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Originally posted by adpiucf
And sadly, sororities do a great job of promoting the undergrad experience, but alumnae associations exist primarily as a support group. There is no huge push to recruit alumnae members, nor requirements for alumnae chapters to stay in operation (number of service hours a year, etc)... nor motivation to require a new or older alumna to remain actively involved in the sorority. I call again on the great Junior League model-- there are requirements that you must fulfill and after a set number of years, you take on a voluntary sustainer status where you pay dues and have limited requirements that differ from active members.
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As the president of our alumnae group, we've been working collaboratively with other alum groups to try to increase membership and work together to provide ideas and referrals for each other...
Yes, most of the active members are also the advisory board (I'm also an advisor...go figure!), but there are newer members who are coming out of the woodworks to join activities that are alum-only. We've incorporated events for the families, not restricted to one location (all over California to allow members to attend) and vary the types of events to connect to various tastes...
Ironically, when the alums aren't involved with the active house, they wonder where we are...when we are there, then they sometimes feel like we're there too much...still trying that healthy balance! LOL