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heres my to cents from someone still active in his chapter ( i think a lot fo your alumns am i right?)
#1 i wouldnt tell alumni. They wont really do anything that drastic to help realistically. If you are asking them for help with things that really boil down to heart, which is what im getting, they are not gonna be to happy. also what they think is helping wont really help that much. also, this happened to us when we werent that great, and a bro went and talked to the alumni and he became chastised from the chapter. if u do talk to alumni try to find a younger one in his 20's from your own chapter or another one that it the area. i would suggest also if past presidents of your chapter are in the area, kep them involved as advisors or something cause they are still young and have a lot of heart.
#2 someone said that dont bring it up at chapter meeting. they are definetly right, i would suggest calling off meeting and instead circle up the chairs and have a roundtable where all the brothers sit and talk about the problem, its what we do and i think it actually works
#3 i think that a brotherhood retreat would be an awesome idea. go out in the woods with a keg or whatever, get shit housed and bond for awhile, tell the new ja's stories about the house to get them more amped and bring some love back to the old guys
#4 i personally wouldnt do rush chair, it seems like you got to much stuff on your plate. grab one of your bros you can count on, help him do it and do something really unique for rush in the spring, i cant think of anything right now but you know what i mean. think of what you guys offer that others dont and utilize it.
#5 dont be so down on yourself, theirs been times when ive hated my chapter more than anything and wonder how we ever get anything done, but some how things worked out. Take your twelve guys or whatever it is and put your name out as much as possible, rock in the philanthopies this spring go insane for greek week and put your name on the board
im out
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