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Originally posted by TonyB06
a few suggestions...
1. Start inviting them to the chapter's upcoming activities:
community, civic events, voter drives, mentoring, etc..
2. Put them in the chapter's information loop:
--add them to the chapter's e-mail roster
--(if it's not cost prohibitive) add them to chapter's snail mail roster;
3. Invite em' to chapter parties (and tell em' plenty of AKAs will be there).
4. Is your chapter having a Super Bowl party this Sunday? If so, invite the inactive bruhs. Give em' a reason to again feel "the Alpha spirit."
5. Always"chat up" the chapter's work. After all, he loves Alpha just like you do; when he hears what he needs to hear, bruh(s) will come home.
6. Call their home phone and leave the Alpha Hymn on their message (well, I'm kinda trippin' with that one but, hey, it may work for somebody.)
hope these help.
....deep in my heart, I love my A-Phi-A!
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Phrats,
I am reactivating with the Sorority after a looooong hiatus, and even though I kept in touch with some of my sands, I still really didn't know what my chapter was doing within the community. One of the things that I'm planning to suggest, as Tony did in a different way, is a chapter newsletter. Snail-mail it, e-mail it, but if they see what you're doing, that might bring them back, because most people want to be where the "action" is.
Talk to them when you see them; are they having financial problems that may permit them from paying dues? Did life just get in the way? There may be a way that the chapter can help.
I'm hoping that my chapter will embrace the idea of a newsletter, because that will keep them abreast of what is going on. I understand that the list of inactive sorors in my small chapter is probably longer than the list of actives (which is about 35 women in number).
And TonyB, you might be joking about your hymn, but nearly every time I hear ". . .we'll help each other; for we know there's no other. . ." I get all mushy!