[33girl]

A lot of times, the only alums that collegians have contact with are national volunteers or advisors...who are understandably a bit more "gung ho" than your average alum. They take that to mean that's what an active alum IS, and if they don't want to be involved on that level, they shy away. Not everyone wants to be a leader, some just want to come to the meetings. We have to make people aware that they can do that. That's why I am not an advocate of starting alum chapters with too few members - not everyone wants an office. I don't think you should start a chapter with less than 10 people.

It also depends what kind of relationship your collegiate chapter had with your national HQ. If you loved the women in your chapter but your relations with nationals were more problematic, you'll probably just want to stay in touch w/ your schoolmates.