Looks like you're having a problem that's affecting many teams this year. My team had the same problem, but it (luckily) fixed itself, we have a good group of dedicated members, but there are still some students who aren't as dedicated (like what you described above).
I was talking to the team leader about the idea of restricting members from coming to regionals. It's harsh, but it isn't such a bad idea... if they want to go to a regional, they have to show that they're part of the team, not just show up once in a while.
Anyways, before you start laying down the punishments, try motivating them first... now how to do that is the difficult part.
Here was an old thread that I started, maybe it can help:
http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=31592
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