Hi! We are going through the same thing here in Alabama. It is very frustrating to use up all those stamps for people who are not even interested. We just got a directory finished for our area. We have 114 alumnae & only 20 dues paying members. 13 of them are advisers(who are wonderful, bless their souls!).
We are having better luck with the collegians- we are really working on recruiting them and pounding into their brains that DG is for a lifetime. But it really makes me sick when one of the alums tells me ,"I'm so busy". I've got four children, 11,8, 4, & 19 months plus very involved in church. spare me! Dg doesn't take that much time & I'm president of my local association as well as new member education adviser(very fun!).
We thought that after getting a collegiate chapter close by that would help. It did , but now it seems the advisers do everything. It also seems that we must grab these recent graduates before they get involved in other groups.
We also have some closed chapters(years ago) in our state that made alumnae very angry. I wish panhellenic groups would really think before they just close down a group. Of course, we don't know why- it's very hush -hush. It has definitely affected our alumnae association. Well, I guess I also wanted to vent. I am doing things to change this(i.e. website, more newsletters, more activities, phone calls), but it has been frustrating. Christy
