Two things, Adam. Petition your leadership to make the needed changes, or join HOD. I have actually done both at various points in time.
Now, for Nikita, here is my advice on how to begin: (alas only the guild leader can do this)
Change the cape to something similar to what Bashy suggested awhile ago:
Pink, with purple bunnies. Make the background plaid, make the trim brownish, and you have yourselves a cape!
That may not be completely true to what Bashy said, but a cape like that would make people who are in the guild just for a tough-looking cape rethink things. Committed members would either wear it with pride, or make it invisible and stay in touch with the more important things in Guild Wars. Other members might ask what the heck the cape is, in which case you have much-needed discussion.
Now it's your turn to mess with people! Believe me, this is a lot of fun.
~Odin the Mischievous
PS: Don't forget to show me!