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Aw. My cousin did both his BA and MFA at Alfred University (not Alfred State, though they're in the same town I believe).
I would bet that lack of school recognition is really hurting you. One thing you definitely need to do is make sure you follow everything to get that recognition back and present your best possible faces.
I have a few other ideas. You imply that you switch Presidents every semester. In general, I don't think that's a very good idea. It would obviously be awkward for you as next semester's president to suggest that you extend your term to an entire year, but maybe you could suggest doing it for the NEXT person's term. Having a year-long President is going to make the office more effective.
So really your goal for the fall is to attract as many upperclass women as you can. I think you'll get better ideas on that from some other members of GC than me, because I didn't go to a school where we ever recruited upperclassmen... I would say, though, that if you already know that people haven't heard of your sorority, maybe the best thing is to get your name out there in a positive way. Get some lettered t-shirts and pick a day of the week and have all the sisters wear them around campus and to class. Do a fundraiser and recruit and advertise at the student union or a central area on campus and try to get non-Greeks to participate.
I guess my point is, don't just focus on recruitment if people don't know about your org, but also getting your name out there.
Whatever you do, don't do anything that would be considered hazing. Not only would this jeopardize your sorority getting recognized, it also seems like upperclassmen might be even less interested in getting hazed than freshmen would be.
What kind of recruitment do you have? It looks like you have all local fraternities/sororities at your school, do you have a formal recruitment with the other sororities on campus at any point or is it up to you to hold recruitment parties and events?
Finally, this may not be what you really want to hear, but if you chapter is seriously struggling with numbers, this may not be the best time for you to pursue getting a house. That's a major financial commitment, that to be frank, could break your sorority. Unless you have a very active alumnae organization that will support you, or a big endowment or something, I would strong advise you to hold off on the house. If you really think that's where your chapter needs to go, maybe you could consider just starting a savings fund for a down payment and putting a portion of every semester's dues in there.
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