If your national and local bylaws state that only recruitment and initation are fineable, then that's all that should be.
Instead of working with negative reinforcement, work on positive reinforcement. Instead of fining someone for missing an important event, reward those that attend events (use a point system), and use negative points for those that miss it. At the end of the year, reward those people with the most activity points with a special gift or party. Make sure everyone starts out either at '0' or at a reasonable points number, say, 25.
You also need to reevaluate what events are so important that they might qualify for points.
Barbara
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