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Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna
Just as being in a struggling chapter doesn't give you a quality fraternity experience, so does being in a huge chapter.
How many women only turn up for the minimum number of meetings once the "in love" stage of the sorority experience is over? Will never do more than serve on a committee because there are too many other members? Can disappear for weeks and nobody realize they haven't seen her for a long time?
I think it's awfully sad when you ask a girl about a sorority sister and she says, "I've heard the name, but I don't know her."
I'd really like to see the statistics on retention.
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I agree with everything you've said, but my chapter imo has done an incredible job with the large numbers we experienced last year. I know several chapter struggled with participation and retention on campus, but that is something we stressed the entire year, and it definitely paid off. We had one girl drop from 104 new members the first two weeks because she just didn't think Greek Life was for her. Other than that, we only lost 3 other new members. This was due to the fact that we have grade requirements for initiation. When they were informed they would have to pledge another semester, they decided to drop. I know it's not perfect retention, but I would say 100/104 (96%) is a hell of accomplishment considering the circumstances. I'm hoping with more programming and extra focus on involvement, we can achieve similar or better odds this year.