Ok...so I'm looking for some insight.
I'm currently the Vice President of Membership for my alumnae association and I need some help with retention of younger sisters in our chapter.
At 29 years old, I'm the only active member under the age of 45. We have two members in their 40s....everyone else is like 70-80. What happens is, we'll get a new sister in town, 24 - 30 years old, and she'll come to one of our events. After hanging out with a room full of senior sisters, she'll decide we're not for her and never show up again.
The three of us "younger" sisters try to stick by our younger guests and make them feel welcome and not out of place....but it's a tough hill to climb.
Now, there is one older alumna in town who sort of unofficially heads up a young alum group. It's not official, so it's just sort of one of those things where there is an event or two a year if someone gets around to it. Plus, the lady I just mentioned (who is an outstanding sister btw) is sort of the "keeper" of the young alums and it's kind of tough to get a say.
I know the young alums are in town....I'd just like to see them participate with the actual chapter every once in a while. You know?
As MVP, I'd like to try and get some more "young-ish" type events on the schedule like sushi night, ballgame and stuff like that. Though, I'm not really sure how I should approach this. Does anyone have any experience tackling this kind of problem?
Many thanks for any advice you can offer!
.....Kelly
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