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Originally Posted by 33girl
If your membership has decreased that much, "events" aren't going to help you. You basically need to go out and find women who want to help you rebuild the sorority which is a lot different than plain old rushing. You need women who want YOUR sorority, not A sorority.
For starters, update your website and correct the misspellings and grammar goofs (there are quite a few).
Have every member (and alumna) make a list of at least 10 women she thinks would be a great addition to the sorority. Invite those women to the house just to hang out and get to know the sisters and what the sorority is about. Let them know that they'll be able to take on leadership roles almost immediately. If they don't want to do that, they most likely aren't what you need at this time.
Wear letters everywhere. Be INVOLVED in campus activities outside of your sorority (every member should be in at least one activity other than the sorority. Off campus jobs don't count.). Cultivate good relationships with other Greeks.
Most importantly, have (for lack of a better thing to call it) a succession plan. Don't ever look around again and realize in April that you're losing 3/4 of your sorority to graduation. Even if the other sororities don't have two pledge classes a year, you probably should.
Hope this helps!
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As usual, great advice, but especially the bolded should not be forgotten once the numbers improve.