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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
I think having the 80% rule with rigid requirements for excuses is a good idea. Check you bylaws, but in AOII, members NOT in good standing don't get a voice or vote in membership selection. This is a huge reason to get your butt to meeting!
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This! ^
And it's also very important to clearly define what's excuseable and what's not. In my opinion, it's obviously not fair to penalize girls who miss events for school, family deaths, school-required events, etc.; but I think it IS fair to count absences that were not submitted in advance or are for casual reasons (going home for a weekend, other personal reasons). If you're going to excuse absences maybe bump the percentage up to 90% or 95%. I know personally I felt very strongly that girls who had to miss events for class shouldn't have that held against them.
What about organizing a conversation night or discussing attendance at chapter? Maybe talking to the girls as a group would lead to more ideas of what would work for your chapter. Maybe you could come up with some incentives too, like prizes for perfect attendance for the semester or something!
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