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i was secretary at Delta Delta before it closed.
for attendence i used a grade book like teachers in elementary, junior high, and high school used. it works really well and that way all you have to do is show someone their documented attendence if she is concerned. if there was a conflict with an event (ex:class, i did not accept work as an excuse if the event was announced more than 10 days prior) the chapter member was required to send an excuse at least 24 hours in advance to an email address set up specifically for that purpose. if a member got sick within 24 hours it was necessary to call me and explain her absence.
for incentives i held a little drawing at chapter. for every event you attended throughout the week you were given a piece of paper to write your name on. then, at the end of chapter there was a drawing and whomever's name was drawn won a small prize (a bag of candy, a phi mu cup or key chain, etc.)
we really didn't use the point system because we were closing, but my idea for the point system kind of went hand-in-hand with incentives. the way i wanted to do it was to make every event worth a certain # of points depending on importance. For example, a formal business meeting would be worth 10 points, regular chapter would be worth 5, COB/Rush would be worth anywhwere from 7 to 15 points depending on the type of rush event, and sisterhoods would be worth 3 points. to attend a mixer a member would have to earn 80% of points available to be earned for the week. members would not be penalized as long as excuses were sent, however, excessive amounts of excuses would lead to a meeting with the secretary and the president or standards to explain why a member was never able to come to meetings.
my system seems a little harsh, but it was necessary in my chapter. i hope this helps!
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