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Originally Posted by 33girl
I'm sorry but this just seems like affirmation of exactly what I said. How do they know their chapters "only wanted them for the numbers"?
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Do you remember a thread I started years ago because a GCer had pmed me asking for advice on how her chapter could seem less desperate for members and assure PNMs that they wanted then for themselves and not because they obviously needed numbers? A lot of GCers' chapters had been in those shoes and they offered great advice.
Just like some men and women reek of desperation when they're seeking a spouse, some chapters do too. You don't see it as much now because of RFM but it's obvious, and not always by their numbers because they may have brought in out of town sisters to help rush. These might be the chapters who invite back almost everyone every day--until a few years ago, it was obvious because you could cut chapters and you might cut Icky Iota daily but daily, that invitation would show up again.
Tent talk doesn't always cause the problems. It can be a multitude of factors and can be compounded if the national office has warned of sanctions of the chapter doesn't get a lot bigger but doesn't offer much help. I bet that some of the "old rush hands" here can relay a lot of things they've seen but some times the problems are internal and they snowball from there.