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Personally, I think that it's wonderful that you are trying to improve on something you obviously love and hold dear. It's hard when not everyone in your GLO feels the same way or represents the way you wish they would.
1- being a small house isn't always a bad thing. You can form a closer bond with the women you have, so play that up during rush activities.
2- Preconcieved notions about what your "entire" house is are just stupid, and only stupid people perpetuate them. Good for you on your way of looking at it!
3- Talk to the Scholarship chair and see if there is a way to improve the existing program. Make the study hours and GPA count for something more, like lower grades= loss of social prevlidges (sp?) Get new proctors who whon't just sign off someone's study hours. The grades will show the real result of studying.
4-as far as retetion goes, most houses will always have people who will drop for one reason or another. Find out the reason's why they drop and see if you can do anything to change things so it doesn't happen for the same reason.
5-As far as that group of sisters goes, try sending them to standards for unsisterly conduct. Talk to you standards board and explain why you think action needs to be taken. It's a sad fact, but few can bring the many down. If they know they will get punished for negative conduct, they will be less likely to do it.
The fact that you want to change what is happening makes you a superstar right off the bat! It sounds like you have the right get-go you will need to do whatever it takes! Good luck, I hope this helped. Keep us posted!
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