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Phi Alpha, SAEAlumnus!
I am from a chapter that was a test pilot for the Minerva Project, now the True Gentleman Initiative. One of the main premises of this involved same semester initiation, and it bit my chapter in the rear. We were initiating goose eggs. My home chapter has since gone back to waiting for grades before initiating.
I agree with AstroAphi, though, in that some of the zeal is lost. Isn't it a more realistic, though, for a chapter to not vote someone in due to bad grades than it is to expel an initiated member because of them? I know that waiting can lessen the excitement, but if you want to go through with it, isn't it worth the wait? This helps get rid of some "dead weight" before the chapter has extended full membership and privileges.
What about the finances piece?
By the way...we have deferred recruitment for freshmen with less than 12 hours. We require a minimum previous semester and cumulative of 2.0, but they're not all making that during their pledge/new member semesters.
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