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i need help!

so chapter meetings are every Tuesday [7~8:30], every one shows up [on time for the most part]. We run by an agenda [that i print out and hand to all the girls so they have all the info, websites, ect. so they don't forget what we talked about....], and usually everything runs smoothly.

here's the problem, during chapter we get off topic [usually because someone blurted out something, and everyone has something to say about it], and now we have two girls, one officer [for naming sake, Paige] and pledge [Allie] that are taking a lot of control.

for example: i brought up that we COULD be associated with the College Panhellenic, and before i could really get my ideas into words Allie jumps in with how she didn't join a regular sorority because she thought that they were too uppity, snobby, and the stereotypes continued for 5 mins... She then stated that if we did rush like PC, that we won't get any good members [if they are looking for "that kind of sorority"]
I responded by stating that there are a handful of female engineers that go through rush and get picked up by the NPC not knowing that such an organization [Engineering Social/Professional Sorority] exists, and HAD they known that they might like to be a part of us. she then asked the room if anyone else joined THIS sorority for that same reason [now what she failed to note is, (A)a sorority is about SISTERHOOD, and (B)that I FREAKING WENT THROUGH SPRING RUSH SO NOW SHE'S CALLING ME UPPITY, SNOBBY ECT?...]. The room was silent [she's about 22 [i think] so many of the others were intimidated by her], so she assumed everyone agreed. I am a believer in Democracy and i think everything that will major-ly affect a sorority needs to be put to a vote, and the way she said it, no one will vote for what THEY feel. Paige quickly agreed with her. They both put a lot into this organization [time and Money-wise], but i don't think they realize that they are [well at least Allie is, paige is just her exec. agenda pusher] over stepping her boundries.


Any ideas on how to restore balance and order? and keep Allie simmered down? Me and the VP were thinking of re-implementing a paralmentary style of meeting. Thats how we started out and i guess we've strayed....

sigh.