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So things are progressing nicely. We have two interested women who came to a meeting last night, just to see how we operate, what we focus on, etc. And the star points idea is going really well, I like it alot. I'm also drawing up a contract so that everyone is aware of their responsibilties within NBO. I'm very excited about our potential new members, I feel like they are in line with what we believe in, and I can tell that, if all goes well, they're going to be wonderful additions. Here's the problems that I'm facing though:
1. We have one member who just consistently does not show up for meetings, doesn't make an effort, etc. We've tried talking to her about it but she doesn't seem to change. She'll swear up and down that she wants to be a part of NBO, she's going to be devoted, and then it doesn't happen. What makes it even more frustrating is that she often gives us a guilt trip and tells us that she feels left out, and not in the loop. Well, maybe if she came to meetings she would be in the loop. Anyway, we're all tired of babysitting her, trying to call her and remind her of meetings, etc. We even changed our meeting times so that it would be more accesable for her and one other member. But does she show up? No, even after we had called her the day before and gotten a confirmation that she would be there. I'm over it. I'm supposed to talk to her today and give her an ultimatum- ie show up to the next three meetings or don't show up at all- but I've been studying all day and I have a midterm tonight and thus I don't really have the time or the energy for it right now.
2. Three of her friends were the other three girls who were interested in joining NBO. But I haven't been able to get in contact with them, and going through her obviously doesn't work, so I don't know what's going on with them. Plus I don't think they'd be interested if she's not active anymore, so I don't know what's going on.
3. We are still very interested in going NPC, but I don't think that AZD is going to be interested in us. We're obviously nowhere near 35 members, and we won't be able to obtain that number by April. I'm going to be really sad if my dreams of being a part of an NPC sorority don't come true. Should we look into other organizations again? I don't know that anyone else would be very impressed with us either. We've done a ton of philanthropy work since we last checked in with AZD, but we've lost as many members as we've gained and thus we're making very little progress! I'm feeling a little overwhelmed right now, someone tell me everything is going to be ok please.
love, Corina
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