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If you're NPC, you're probably stuck with whatever national pledge program you have, to a degree. If you're in touch with chapters at schools similar to your own, ask them what they have done.
This sounds like one of two things:
1) You have some seriously burned out older sisters whose only concern is what time the bar opens. If they're seniors, wait it out. I hope to heaven no one was looking at me as a role model my last semester, because I certainly wasn't one. Give it a summer, and hopefully everyone will come back with better attitudes.
2) Your chapter had a "geeky" reputation, tried to change it, and went too far the other way...i.e. chose members who were only interested in partying. If this is the case, they need to go to standards board. If they don't want to show up for mandatory events, conduct themselves properly at ritual, and pay their dues on time...they're out. Period. They may complain about sticks up asses and "this isn't what we signed up for" but the fact is, you can have a good time and still be a conscientious member.
If the big/little thing is an issue, you may want to enact requirements such as all dues must be paid and you must attend 85% of events or you cannot take a little. Too many women get disenchanted with the sorority because they get sucky bigs who are never around - it is definitely something you need to remedy.
And if this is an issue of OMG DRINKING IN LETTERS (or other behaviour when imbibing) - that's honestly a campus by campus thing. Some campi no one cares, some campi you don't dare do it. For better or worse, follow the campus norm. Doing otherwise makes you stand out in a negative way (i.e. you're either the prudes or the alcoholics).
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Last edited by 33girl; 05-07-2012 at 01:04 PM.
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