2.3 Gpa
 

Help me with this one. If a person had a 2.3 GPA in undergrad and wants membership to your organization should you recommend him or her?:confused:

:mad: NO!

SCHOLARSHIP!!!!!

Re: 2.3 Gpa
 

Were you recommended with a 2.3? You need help with what?

LMAO

:D

Re: 2.3 Gpa
 

Are you saying that this person now wants to pledge a grad chapter? If so then questions to consider --how long has it been since they were an undergrad? Have they demonstrated a high potential of achievement in their career? Are they in graduate school or have attained a graduate degree?

For Delta, if your undergrad GPA is less than a 2.5 when you graduate then you must wait ten years or have earned a graduate degree to be eligible for alumnae membership.

Re: Re: 2.3 Gpa
 

10 YEARS!!!? :eek: If that's not motivation for interests of Delta to do their thing, NOTHING is!!

If this person has already obtained their degree I honestly would not have much of an issue with their GPA. Whether we realize it or not, everyone did not graduate with a steller GPA. We do stress Scholarship as one of our principles, but a person that has obtained a Bachelor's Degree(whether they graduated with a 2.3 or a 4.0)has completed a course of study. Therefore, that in my opinion shows that they at least have the perseverance to see something through. On top of that, you never know why a person may not have had great grades in college(change of majors, full-time employment, personal issues, etc.) Now, if this person was still in undergrad and they approached us with a 2.3 I would encourage them to get their grades up.

On a sidenote, out of all the college graduates that I know far more of them were closer to 2.5 than to 3.5. There are far more "average" people out there making moves than people realize.

I cannot support a double standard in my mind. I always ask the question if we hold our college Fraters and SOrors to one standard then ALumni Fraters and Sorors should be held to the same standard. 2.5(for Alpha) is really not a lot to ask if a 3.0 is a B then all you are really asking for is a B- or C+ effort. Now ten years to hold someone to thier GPA may be a long time but I figure 3-5 years or they go into graduate school after college and that GPA should be applied. Right now in many orgs you could graduate with a 1.5 and join through Alumni/Alunmae? I have a problem with that, especially when we HARASS our college fraters and sorors to a high GPA. BTW I do harass our college fraters and sorors but that is because I had a high GPA in college LOL!

I wouldn't go as far as to let someone in that I knew graduated with a 1.5, but at the same time there a tons of graduate chapters out there that don't even ask a prospective's GPA. Actually, most graduate prospectives that I have encountered had enough attributes to where their GPA wasn't even a concern(community service, a history of extra-curricular activities, etc.). I would rather take a person that graduated with a 2.3 that is involved in organizations or activities than someone that graduated with a 3.2 that did nothing but sit in their room in college and now does nothing but sit in their house. It the end it is about the person as a whole and what they can bring to the table. Grades are just part of the equation, not the total sum. Ideally, a worthy graduate candidate would at least be in their career or in a graduate program before they would even be considered. A kid that graduated with a 1.5 that's working in the mall wouldn't be a worthy graduate candidate:D

By the way, I graduated with over a 2.5 in case anyone is wondering.

LB1914
 

My sentiments exactly! There is more to a person than just their GPA. We should strive for well-rounded individuals, not one dimensional folks who only look good on paper.

Well said mccoyred;)

Re: Re: Re: 2.3 Gpa
 

YOU KNOW!!!! They better get on it!!!

Let's face it some people become a member of organizations and then don't graduate. So if this person graduated, and has other good qualities. Why let that one thing stop them from becoming a member?

out of school
 

I am sorry but if you started but didn't finish college, I think you have bigger issues than whether or not you get accepted to join a sorority/fraternity or not.

Packages
 

When looking at an potential person for the org you have to look at the TOTAL package. Community involvment, major, GPA and other factors. However, there needs to be minimums in each. ie: Community Involvment is very subjective as I have known people to put this org and that project on thier resume and when you ask around about it they were there in name only and did not do a thing! That happens a lot! GPA is the same thing, if you have a 4.0 but sit around and study and twiddle your thumbs then what are you really doing. A potential is someone who is well rounded 2.3 or 2.5 to me(depending on major) is not a lot to ask for, for a balanced person. Also I know people that have been intiated into orgs when they had a 1.7 in undergrad and the year after they graduated pledged and got in! Are we saying that is OK? Let me know.



Sphinxpoet

Sphinxpoet, I'm not trying to call you out of anything but who is letting these folks in and where? I have honestly never seen or heard of any situations like that personally. I know that at my college and at most other schools there was no way you were even going to make it to graduation with under a 2.0 overall. You would have either been sent home due to academic suspension or you would have had your financial aid cut off long before you would even dream of crossing the stage. I guess some schools are different, which is why my graduate chapter and most others probably have never had to deal with anyone that graduated with a 1.7 overall. I guess if you make a couple of 3.0s and a couple of 0.3s that will all balance out, but I haven't ran into anyone like that personally.