Meetings are not supposed to be fun.
Meetings are where you get things accomplished.
I agree with the previous post -- if people do not go, fine their butts. At least your next party can be better funded since apparently that's where their priorities lie.
'round these parts, sororities fine their members for every little thing. It's not frowned upon, it's accepted as the norm. Leadership often is adverse to negative reinforcement. But it's been proven time and again to be the most successful way to run things.
My brothers girlfriend at Oklahoma University would have been fined I think around $150 if she hadn't attended rush meetings. Their house has well over 100 girls. Were I the president, I'd be praying that at least half the house miss