U of KY IFC Is Raising GPA Standard for Chapters
 

The IFC at the U of Kentucky is reportedly raising the GPA standard for chapters. See the excerpt below for the timelines and standards. Please note that these are organizational minimums; in other words, chapter averages. However, the high school GPA required to rush will be a 2.7.

Entire article is at:

http://kykernel.com/2010/11/22/frate...gpa-standards/

Excerpt from campus paper:

. . . The change to the minimum organizational GPA will be gradual. By the end of fall 2010, fraternities must reach the all-male average GPA, which is currently a 2.88. By the spring of 2011, fraternities must have a 2.9 GPA. By the fall of 2011, fraternities must have a 2.95. And then by the spring of 2012, all fraternities must have an organizational GPA of a 3.0. In addition to those requirements, a man preparing to join a fraternity must have a high school GPA of a 2.7 before rushing.

“However, for chapters that make continuous improvement, we will give you more time,” Willett [IFC president] said. . . .

Am I the only one who thinks it's strange to set a standard near the end of the semester, and expect for people to meet it that semester?

Well, yes, I guess so. On the other hand, it may not be extremely difficult for most of the chapters to make the AMA (all men's average) right now. Remember, too, the statement about chapters getting a little more time if they're showing improvement.

See Spring 2010 KY IFC GPAs in PDF at:

http://www.kentuckyifc.com/images/st...pring_2010.pdf

OR access the file above, and those from a few past semesters, by going to the following and clicking

http://www.kentuckyifc.com/index.php...d=18&Itemid=20

Not a smart move IMO. The GPAs of almost all the chapters are above the all male average. There are a few problem chapters, but even then, it's not that bad. I'm not sure how/if pledge GPAs would count towards the chapter GPA, but that is a big issue. A lot of kids who are good students struggle their first semester trying to adapt. Now, a pledge who is finding out he is in the wrong major, or simply trying to adjust and gets a 2.0 (bad, but could be much worse) will almost certainly be cut. I understand what they're trying to do, but they're trying to fix a non-problem, and it can only hurt the greek system.

On the other hand, the GPA standards sororities must meet are even higher, and they do more than OK. So, who knows.

This is a bad idea all around. If you are in good standing with the university or college you attend, then that ought to be enough for any fraternity or sorority.

If the individual group decides to have higher standards, that's their choice. But I doubt they'll have much diversity.

PR move.

Generally sororities seem to have much higher standards for GPAs. I know my campus did. What kind of diversity are you suggesting would be lacking? And shouldn't people who are in college prioritize schoolwork if they can't do both effectively?

We had club athletes - the people who played at the top level didn't have time for GLOs it seemed on our campus, students from every college from engineering to nursing to arts and sciences, about the same amount of ethnic diversity as the school itself, and partiers through people who studied most of their time. What kind of diversity is lacking?