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Originally Posted by DaffyKD
I am President of my Alumnae Chapter. Our membership is getting younger and younger because: 1) we get our new alumnae involved in our group. They are put on committees, are asked to be on the board, are asked for their opinion of the type of meetings they would enjoy. 2) We ask the new member to bring their friends to a meeting. 3) We greet our new members and make them feel welcome. 4) We make sure we keep them informed of our activities by putting them on our newsletter e-mail list. Our newsletter goes out monthly.
Many stay active for quite a while until they start having kids. Once they are involved with kid activities and school they leave until the youngest gets to be about 12 or 13 and then they come back.
DaffyKD
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The same thing needs to be done for older members.
It's one thing to go to a meeting where you know some people already. Older members may have been out of it for several years (thing moms who's kids are finally old enough to be home by themselves for a couple of hours). A call from an actual person is always more persuasive than an e-mail. Picking up someone new and taking them to the meeting is helpful, too.
Give a newcomer something to do...not just come to a meeting and sit and listen to people they don't know.