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Originally posted by LXAAlum
One thing about invites - don't send a homecoming activity invitation to alums just two weeks before the event - give a minimum of 3 MONTHS lead time for alums to get the calendar squared away - life in the "real" world (work, spouse, kids) gets full-up quickly. The more lead time, the greater the probability of attending.
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Wow...three weeks...that is a lot in my chapter. I once received an invite to initiation 3 days before it was scheduled! I live 6 hrs away from the chapter, so I had no chance of ever making it. And it was scheduled for a Wednesday at 10 PM, even the local alums couldn't make it!
I really appreciate all of the suggestions that everyone has made. I wish the girls from my chapter were reading this! When I was collegiate president, I added the position of corresponding secretary (our chapter was pretty small so we had one secretary doing recording and corresponding prior to this). I graduated 5 years ago, and each year since I have received less and less mail. As a matter of fact, I don't think I have seen a newsletter in over a year! And we have a chapter association, too. I have gotten one newsletter in 2 years. It is definately hard to contribute to the chapter's wish list when I haven't heard a thing from them!!
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