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Not gonna lie.. I was in this exact situation and it actually took several years and until a lot of the older girls graduated for things to turn around. Unfortunately you can't make anyone act maturely or responsibly.
It's not something that gets fixed overnight, but our redeeming part was that the girls who gave us the bad reputation didn't do well at recruitment either so they didn't 'procreate' and find tons more members like themselves. Those of us who recognized the problem worked 10 times harder than anyone else on campus to make up for them and recruited phenomenal new girls around them. I'd go so far to say that they helped us realize even more what we didn't want to see in new members. It's harder if they are girls younger than you since they will be around after you, but have faith that the hard working women who want to see your chapter have a positive image will succeed in the end.
We each challenged ourselves to each be THE face of our chapter on campus and launched massive PR campaigns at the same time. We also added requirements like attending panhellenic meetings, going to a certain number of greek or campus events, etc. For the women that went, it seemed to cement in the idea that we needed to represent better and the side benefit was that the better we got to know others on campus, the more our reputation disappeared.
I also know how it feels to sometimes question your decision, but take those moments to think about the people who you love in your chapter who you may not have met otherwise. I would never have met my best friend or my little sister (both of whom I'm still close with) if I hadn't joined my chapter.
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