  The universality of the globular cluster luminosity function (GCLF) contrasts
the variation seen in the specific frequency ($S_N$). The variation in $S_N$
has been shown to follow a linear relation with $L_X$ for brightest cluster
galaxies (Blakeslee, J. 1997, Harris, W.E. et al. 1998). Further, the variation
of $S_N$ with galactic radius within individual giant ellipticals is seen to be
a constant fraction of the gas density (McLaughlin 1998). There are now a
number of galaxies for which direct mass estimates based on the radial
velocities of the globular clusters are available. By comparing the mass of
galaxies determined in this way with the number of clusters within these
galaxies we show that the fraction of mass which is converted into globular
clusters is constant independent of galaxy type or environment. This implies
that the process of globular cluster formation is not influenced by the host
galaxy and supports the notion of the universal GCLF.
