I am the points chair for my chapter, and while I finally got the system in working order (i.e., someone is actually keeping track of points, using a workable spreadsheet, and enforcing consequences), we also do not have enough negative points.

In my chapter you must maintain 20 points each month or you are on social probation for the next month. We have positive events (IM games, going to a PAN meeting, going to a philanthropy, etc) and negative events (initiation, other ritual services, our own philanthropy events, etc). Unfortunately the negative point events are few and far between, so they are not really effective. Plus, for a girl who plays an IM sport, they get 2 points per game, so if they miss a recruitment workshop (-4 points) it doesn't hurt them... at all in maintaining their 20.

Worst of all- my chapter has a weird policy of voting on some things and exec just making decisions on other things. Anytime we make a change to the point system it has to be voted on, so if I get up there and say "I think we need to make philanthropies a negative point event (mandatory)", really, how many people are going to vote for it? Negative point events basically force you to go to that event, so if the event wasn't negative previously, why would it be now? It bothers me that Exec can't just say "okay, here's what's required and here's what is not".

But yeah, our point system is not that effective due to the lack of negative events.

Wow, that sounds like something that would really work in my chapter, although our chapter is SO into big/little that they would probably rip my head off if I told them that!! But that would definitely ensure attendance to events, lol.

Point system for review?
 

I was just elected standard chair and my chapter doesn't have an established points/standards system. Our biggest problem has been that nothing is actually in writing so sisters get confused which makes them bitter.

Does anyone have a copy of their system that they could send me? I’d also like to know what works and what doesn’t for the systems.
Also, what do people do about bringing sister before standards?

Thanks for your help!

I would look around the threads instead of asking people to repeat themselves when the information is right there if you look hard enough.

I don't mean to be mean, but you know how to use the search button, so just take what others have said and modify it as needed.