No matter what you do, you can NEVER make everyone happy! This applies to life in general as I'm sure you have noticed.
One year we had a bid day shirt that was the color the assistant GM had picked out. (It was her fav color). Most of the chapter thought it was quite ugly, myself included. But you know what? We got over it! The color of the shirts didn't really matter at Bid Day, everyone was too excited and busy and the new members were just happy to have the letters on their shirts. As it turned out the color actually looked surprising nice in all the pictures. I really think the chapter would be MORE upset if a decision hadn't been made and there wasn't time for the shirts to get in.
As for making decisions, there is NO WAY to consult the chapter before making every decision, especially in the summer. (We usually had this problem with social events, people never made any suggestions or offered help and then complained at the event. Go figure!) I agree that if a person is elected to a position, the chapter should have faith in him/her and any decisions made. Maybe next time the chair person could pass a rough draft of the shirt around, or tell the color, just so the members could say they were informed.
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