Frustrated,
First off, I'm sorry that your experience has not turned out as you would have liked. I'm also sorry that your chapter sisters weren't more straight up with you during your pledge period.
I'm going to assume that when you were initiated, you took an oath in some form to protect and support the sorority. That means supporting your chapter, too. Granted, you pledged to XYZ - but you pledged AB chapter, and that is the first area where you need to be loyal to your sorority. For better or worse, that is the school you are at, and that is what the XYZ chapter is like there.
Remember you are a new sister, and that might be why your efforts are being ignored. Think about how you would feel if the shoe was on the other foot - if you were an old sister and a new sister came in and started saying "this sucks and that sucks."
Try getting in contact with some of the alumnae and express that you're afraid the chapter is in trouble and you need their help. Alums should be the first people you turn to when it seems everyone else has "tunnel vision." They were there and they know what it's like, but they also have been away long enough to look at things objectively.
Like I said, for better or for worse, this is the chapter you have pledged yourself to for your college years. If you want to truly help and support your national sorority, hang in there and support this chapter and help strengthen it, rather than walking away and washing your hands of it.
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