PSPGirl, thank you for the nice words!
Yep, I hate to admit it that some of the Brothers of my Chapter have done just the same thing. I feel like they just used the Fraternity and Brothers. That makes me very sad.
It seems that as KSigkid says, that yes people graduate marry and have familys. They fall farther away from the Fraternity/Soroity, but I have seen so many times that after a while and The Chapter keeps in touch with them that they do come back and become very involved again.
Homecoming and Founders Day are our two biggest times to try and get Brothers back and get them involved again.
One Founders Day, a Brother Came Back, one I had not seen since I Graduated in 1967. He ask me what his Zeta # was. I looked at him like he was crazy!!!!! I also chewed his butt. An alum took him into the House and checked the Charter. He was # 7.
I really let him have it. I told him I remembered mine. Of course he told me how could I forget mine!!!!!!
Bet he never forgets!