Well, so far we haven't had too much of a problem with sisters remaining involved after graduation. We do have some that are not involved, but most of us understand that involvement in an alumnae chapter will be severely limited for sisters attending graduate school, medical school or just adjusting to work and married life.
Actually, graduates remaining involved is part of our communication problem between alumnae and actives. We have some very vocal alumnae from our chapter and the actives are beginning to react rather explosively to anything they suggest. So my goal for the next year (as VP in charge of communication) is to find a way to define the ideal differences between being an active and an alumna and to make sure that graduating sisters are aware of this difference.
As part of this goal, I am hoping to have a meeting with the active sisters to determine what they want and need from our alumnae and then to pass that information on to the rest of my chapter. Hopefully, we will be able to better determine what the chapter wants from us so that we are no longer trying to do so much, making the actives feel like we are useful rather than intrusive.
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