True. For many of the reasons you listed and more, people become inactive. It will happen; we can reduce the occurrence but it will still happen.
One of the hardest things to do is to become active after a long period. Some people take a year or two off but I am talking about people like myself who were inactive for 10 years (after graduation and relocating). It was really rough because I knew a few sorors in one chapter and none in the chapter I eventually joined. I kept wanting to reactivate but the longer I waited for the 'opportunity' the harder it became. So I walked back in on faith and vowed to never 'relapse' again.
I would say that the Internet is a great reclaimation tool. It gives the local chapter a wider reach, esp. when sorors are relocating or graduating. I think that if the Internet had been as widespread in 1990, I could have come back home sooner.
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Originally posted by Happydaysf91
I think Ms. McCoyred said it best -- people have to WANT to be active.
There are several chapters that have round-ups/ mixers and etc., but Sorors still won't become active. And until they decide to do so, if ever, they will!
We can't MAKE them become active. And I think it was Soror Ideal that said that we need to find out the root of the problem. Sometimes there are no answers. I have had sorors tell me all kinds of reasons for not being active: 1. The way they were treated while on line 2. Financial reasons 3. NOT INTERESTED anymore (Skeeriously) 4. That was undergrad 5. More things in life to deal with and etc.
I've learned...people are going to do what they want to do! The same ones that tell me that they are financially strap have prada bags, wear versace and etc (not knocking that stuff). The bottom line, they just don't want to get involved.
Million dollar question: How can we MAKE sorors/greeks stay active?
And I know I may be in the minority, but I don't mind grad chapters having lines every year. Personally, to me, sometimes I don't feel some of our organizations would survive if we just counted on the undergrads transferring to the grad chapters or members staying active. Now don't get me wrong...there are a lot of undergrads that do make that transition and a lot of members have stayed active. But when I look at the rosters in some of the graduate chapters, I'm astonished by the number of individuals that are in the chapters that were made grad.
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