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You've gotta get ALL members of the chapter involved so that they feel like they have ownership of the chapter. You mention that this is a small chapter and my guess is that you have the same half-dozen people managing EVERY activity. This type of organization makes it very easy for people to sit back with a "don't-care" attitude. Require members to be on committees (maybe multiple committees) for EVERYTHING. Do not allow only the active six members to run the chapter exclusively. Have committees or members in charge of the little things that others have mentioned in this thread (raffle committee, prize committee, etc.) to (1) get them excited about coming to the meeting and (2) actively participate in the meeting.
Also, limit the "boring things" on occasion. For regular weekly meetings, have a time limit so that after 30-minutes, meeting is adjourned, no questions asked. You will be amazed how much can be accomplished in a quick and efficient manner when there is a limited amount of time. Perhaps you can call it the "academy award" meeting where each committee member gets 3 minutes before they are cut-off (just like the award show).
For those few meetings a year when there is not much going on, distribute the agenda before hand and when everyone shows up for the meeting, surprise them with a chapter development or sisterhood activity instead. Any comments regarding the meeting agenda can then be handled electronically (email, message board, etc.) following the meeting. Obviously this will only work a few, very select times per year but it gets people to the meeting and participating in something more fun and exciting.
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