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I am sorry that you feel that way about our chapter.
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Don't get me wrong, it wasn't an attack on our chapter. I love the girls and had the best time there. However, I live 3,000 miles away and can't drop everything to run to Chico because I got an invite to homecoming the week of. It's a fact of life. I would love to go to events, I would love to get updates about the chapter and alumni, I would love to give them money. But the only time I hear from them (other than my annual homecoming invite that
always arrives too late) is the pre-rush "please send us a check letter". I have sent checks and I have never gotten a thank you. My sisters and I have talked about meeting in Chico for a homecoming - but that involves buying plane tickets and making hotel reservations. That's very expensive at the last minute.
When I used to live closer and wasn't married and didn't have a 9-5 job, I was able to visit more often. Things felt awkward after all the girls I knew left. I'm usually back in California to see my family once a year. I try to visit friends in Chico, and I always drive my husband by the ADPi house. We stopped a few years ago, but the girl who answered the door was kind of abrupt. I don't blame her - I wouldn't want strangers to come into my home. So that was my last visit.
When I was a senior, as an active, I tried to suggest that we put together an annual newsletter for the chapter. Update alums on what was going on with the chapter and each other. Nothing fancy, just something photocopied on paper. My idea didn't go over well.
My point of this post was for chapters to give some notice for activities, say thanks when alums do nice things for them, and strive to make them feel welcome in a home that used to be theirs. It doesn't matter if it's Chico, San Diego, Texas Tech, or George Washington.