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First, good on you, Pledge, for stepping up and trying to help.
Second, do not be surprised if Actives do not want your advice or help - you frankly don't have the experience yet to help rescue a struggling Chapter.
Third, numbers are not important except that there is a minimum number of Actives needed to pay your bills, keep your House, and function socially. Always prioritize quality of Rushee / Pledge over quantity.
Fourth, your former Pledge Brothers are not supposed to like your Pledgemaster; they are supposed to fear and respect him (in that order). That the other guys dropped is good - if they were not willing to continue through a Pledgeship that was not cotton candy and kittens, then they would never have grokked what a real fraternity is and what their role would be. Good riddance - do not re-Pledge them.
The most effective way to boost Rush and Pledgeship numbers is to follow exactly the method described in a simple book by the head of PhiredUp Consulting, Matt Mattson. The book is, "Good Guys." https://www.amazon.com/Good-Guys-Possibility-Fraternity-Recruitment/dp/1411671279/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?keywords=Good+Guys+Matt+Mattson&qid=1573491649&sr=8-1-fkmr2 Read it, follow his method precisely, and you will have a very very large spring Pledge Class - 20, 30, 40 - whatever you want. Two of Mattson's employees parachuted in to the University of Alabama to Rush for a new fraternity and successfully Bid a Pledge Class of 90 guys - for a new fraternity - at Bama.
There are problems with Phired-Up's philosophy, from my point of view - but there is no doubt that his methods, when followed precisely, produce large Pledge Classes and can save Chapters struggling with critically low membership - extensive comments are in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/Frat/comments/c1getc/thoughts_on_getting_the_best_guys/?st=jxtsd9np&sh=1222d348
Start recruiting smarter guys than you have now - that will help your GPA - Rush guys who want to go to med school or law school or dental school or business school - those guys need great grades to win entry into post-grad programs - and their GPA will boost Chapter GPA. Start Rushing better guys than you and your Pledge Brother - better looking, more athletic, more experienced leaders - guys who have been leaders of their peers all their lives - high school varsity team captains - all well raised by loving families. And then your recruits will Rush guys better than themselves and their Pledge Brothers - that's how Chapters get better year over year.
Lastly, when you and your Pledge Brother get some experience and are leaders in the Chapter, understand that what happens in Chapter, stays in Chapter. A Pledge should neither know nor repeat what happens there. In addition, no un-Initiated Advisor (unless he is an Alumnus of your fraternity) should ever be in your Chapter Meetings - those meetings are for Initiated Brothers only - anyone else is there to narc on you if you say or do something they disagree with. We are secret societies - and we will remain on campus longer if we act like it.