I appreciate everyone's responses.
At a meeting last month, when looking forward as to what we wanted to do within the chapter, we came up with the notion of sending Sorors who are not participating (though paid dues) and Sorors who were members, but have not paid their dues a survey/questionnaire/opinionnaire or some type of COMMUNICATION as to why they are not "active". Are the meeting's day and time a factor? Is it the location of the meetings? JUST WHAT IS IT? Here, we want to get some feedback as to WHY NOT? Maybe, just maybe, we can accommodate YOU.
Even after we do all that, peeps still will WANT to remain INACTIVE.
I was a GM from January '94 to January '01. After I graduated from college, I couldn't afford the dues that one of the chapters at home had.
The graduate advisor at the HBCU at home lived down the street from me. I asked her what should I do, Grad or GM, she told me GM. She brought me my transfer papers I did what I had to do, and I became a GM. HOWEVER, that did not stop me from PARTICIPATING. After I completed Grad school and my certification, I KNEW it was time to transfer into a Graduate chapter. Since that time, I was welcomed with open arms. I didn't know ONE person there. And since then, the Sorors have gotten me TRULY involved,
sometimes TOO involved. LOL ( I have 2 committee meetings THIS week.) I said all that to say to the Soror who is a GM, it's better to be a GM, than NOT active (IMO). At least you will have your membership card AND access.
Anyway, like Soror HD91 said, "people do what they want to do". Last year, I finally accepted that. McCoyRed, you were on point too, as well as everyone else.
Excuse the length. I was kind of apprehensive at this thread in the beginning. I'm glad there are others out there who also share the SAME concen.
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