Thank you all for your help so far! It has been very encouraging and I'm definitely taking it all into consideration when it comes to figuring out how to change things for the better!!
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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
If chapter total is 90 and you are off by 20, that is not a huge amount. I mean, I'm sure it still sucks, but one good formal and 2 or 3 good informals, and you could be in fighting shape in no time. A problem, where you really have to mix things up, is chapter total is 90 and you're at 40. When a quota pledge class doubles your membership, that sort of thing.
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Unfortunately, our chapter is in a situation closer to your second example. The past couple pledge classes have helped immensely, but when it comes to women going alum and graduating, we're practically in the same spot we were just a few years ago, numbers wise. That is why we're being pressured to get our numbers up so quickly - we've been so far under total for so long, it's now put us in a 'dire' situation, apparently.
As far as the concerns expressed with the recruitment groups - I agree with everyone saying they probably aren't working the way we had hoped they would. I actually got a chance to sit down and have a nice long conversation with one of our advisors that assists with recruitment, and she's agreed to look at some of my ideas for changes to the groups. My question is, I know we won't be allowed to do away with the groups themselves, so do you all think it would be better to do larger groups (6 or 7 women), stay where we are (2, 3, or 4 women) or do it individually (perhaps with an accountability partner?) the way it is set up now, a majority of the group has to do one of the things on the list we've given out per week - this allows for if someone is having a super busy week, etc. that they can sit out one week, as long as the same person isn't sitting out each week. I like the idea of setting personal goals for each woman, but can't decide what to suggest beyond that.
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