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This is a legit concern, and I appreciate the relative anonymity with which you posted the concern. Keep it that way.
Do you have a supportive executive council? There were some rather rough times for our chapter while I was on exec (having to place loved members on probation, some financial woes, frustration in general with life), and I know I lost a bit of my fire for a while. I know my exec would have our own version of stitch and bitch when things got rough in the chapter. We all loved scrapbooking, so we got together and just ranted about life/chapter problems. It doesn't sound like it would help, but it did...getting concerns out in the open made them seem so silly.
Also...remember friends outside of the chapter. Sometimes you just need a weekend off from the concerns...go visit a friend at home or another college. See mom for the weekend, warn your alum advisor, and turn your phone off.
And the new members will be terrified of you...keep being nice, and eventually they'll warm up. All of my little's friends were still scared of me because I was VP Admin, up to a year later...they've gotten used to me now. It's natural to be afraid of the older person with authority.
People get burned out. Just remember: you have other things in life. This small rough time does not ruin the good memories you have, nor should it ruin your chance at a lifetime of memories and membership in your sorority.
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