Does early initiation=early boredom and attrition?

[KSigkid]

It completely depends on the chapter and the person involved. I've seen it happen both ways: a person gets a lot of responsibility quickly and stays involved throughout, or they become overwhelmed and stay hands-off from that point onward.

One point though - there are plenty of chapter founders who are freshmen/sophomores, and plenty of young chapter presidents who stay involved through graduation and beyond. I don't think you can make a hard and fast rule to cover everyone.

[Cheerio]

Originally Posted by carnation

What do you think? Could early initiation and getting early offices result in burnout?

Originally Posted by KSigkid

It completely depends on the chapter and the person involved...I don't think you can make a hard and fast rule to cover everyone.

How a modern sorority chooses to train, treat and inculcate their NM will affect retention and burnout rates. A recent GC post noted a NM who "wanted out" of her sorority when said NM had only spent one semester of non-pandemic time with her chapter. Rightly or wrongly, and I won't judge, she felt the sorority wasn't serving and never would serve her sorority needs.

Not every NM will have a similar sorority experience, but it was obvious from her posts that at the very least her chapter had not prepared her for a good sorority experience.

[33girl]

I don’t think that anything about the last 2 years can be considered normal, and I don’t think conclusions should be reached or changes should be made.

[*winter*]

Agreed about 2020-2022 (I saw a meme that said every decade is ten years except 2020-2022!) I don’t blame girls for not feeling connected to their sorority if everything has been a hodgepodge of Zoom. I hate Zoom so much. I’m tempted to drive an hour to our staff meeting tomorrow just to avoid having to do it on Zoom. Honestly I cannot imagine trying to do interactive activities as a chapter on Zoom. These kids really got screwed.