[DubaiSis]

I'm sorry. Maybe mentally/emotionally you can put all your eggs in the new girls' basket. It's rough on seniors no matter how up to snuff the chapter is. If they've had a pressure-filled 4 years, they could REALLY be over it. They can't be let off the hook completely, but if you really work on the idea that new members each get one member through informal, that would be substantial growth, and would have the enthusiasm in the young half of the chapter.

I'd also advise against trying to change too many things at once. If what you've been doing has been having small but real benefits, just tweak for now. Your system needs to be modified (not so many penalties, not so many parties) but other than that, maybe you can work on targeting your invitations and worry less about full chapter participation on a day in/day out basis. Headquarters may want you to have 100% increase in chapter size in a year, but I'd decide what is realistic for you and go with that. Maybe a 10 percent increase through informal? Or replacing through informal the number of seniors you will be losing so you don't have that drop over the summer? As Many As You Can Get isn't super helpful when setting goals. It also doesn't allow you to be done with it for a minute (and celebrate that fact) before you have to start over again.