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I've had this problem MANY times. I advise a very diverse chapter. They are all great girls. In the past, we have lost a couple due to religious differences. One girl last year just felt like she didn't fit in after she was initiated. Her religion banned her from drinking. She didn't go to parties and was never really social. Not to say you need to drink/party to be in a sorority, she just felt like an outsider which was odd because we have multiple girls who don't "party".
In the end, sometimes you just have to let them go. We currently have one girl whose parents are EXTREMELY strict. It has nothing to do with culture. She is a typical sorority girl, from a very non-religous family. She even had a curfew during recruitment. The poor girl was nearly in tears when she asked me if she could go home early because her dad wanted her home. Ultimately, their family should be the most important thing to them. If it isn't, they have thier priorites out of whack!
Maybe you could have a conversation with the parent directly to put thier mind at ease. If they need special passes to go home early from events, you should accomodate the member. The family is just trying to look out for the best interest of thier child.
If you want to chat directly about the situation you can pm me and I'll give you my phone number.
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