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"Burnout" may relate to the chapter's and individuals level of involvement. For an example, here is my daughter's schedule.
Sun-chapter study hours, church. Mon-an org. meeting, sports practice,chapter meeting, study hours, Tues- mentorship, org meeting, study hours, Wed- sports, Greek night at the clubs-she would go but not stay too long. Thurs-mentorship-mixer. Fri-Mixer Sat-SLEEP LATE-game/date. There were other study hours throughout the week and the girls are expected to eat at the house at least once a week. All of the outside organizations as well as the sorority have retreats. This is a lot of scheduling! Add to that, trying to keep your grades high and all the other little chores that go along with "independance" and you can see how some would be overwhelmed. Now, what if the girl had to have a JOB!
I've talked to some parents of Sophomores who say their daughters pulled back from their Freshman level of involvement.
Reasons range from losing touch with their "other" frends, grades slipping, not getting the "warm fuzzies" from their sisters, work, on and on.
The saving grace in my daughter's case was when their pledge trainer said "Delta Gamma will NOT be your whole life." They made them get out and keep in touch with life outside the chapter. It did mean an additon of an activity or two to an already busy schedule, but it keeps it from being repetitive.
Juniors are expected to live in the house, so that would help keep the older ones involved. Parents' Day, we didn't stay for the game and had dinner here in town. I ran into a Senior of XYZ and asked why she wasn't at Homecoming. Basically, she said she'd been to so many games, so may parties, it was no big deal to miss it. She was looking forward to getting out and starting her life.
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