[FuzzieAlum]

I've seen it happen - if even half the chapter is motivated and wants to rush, to do things right, they CANNOT do it without at least the willing support of the other half. Rushees can sense the division in your chapter and will ask themselves, why should I be a part of this?

Now, I'm not saying you should just give up. Presumably your chapter has (or your nationals can help you set up) a standards board. Achieveing quorum at a meeting should not be a problem, because people who miss enough events should go on probation and eventually get the old-fashioned boot. Even if your chapter is small, you'd be better off smaller if the rest is just dead weight.

If the alums are pissed, it's probably because of what the chapter isn't doing right and those members who aren't doing their share. I know the feeling that you would do a lot for your chapter but after a certain point of them saying "no thank you" once again, you think, "FINE! Then I won't help!"

This may not be the official way to do things, but here's what I suggest - get together an unofficial tribunal of those you know you can trust: actives that work hard plus your best alums. Then go to your advisors and explain to them what is going wrong with your chapter and say, "What can we do?" Go to Nationals if your advisors don't listen.

It is possible that Nationals decision may be one you don't like - they are going to close or restart the chapter. In that case you'd become an alum and not have to worry about its problems anymore without the heartache of disaffliating. Or they could get standards in place, "clean house" so to speak, and work with you all to rush some great new members, so you'd be proud to remain.

No matter what happens - good luck!