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Originally posted by brownsugar952
I personally just know a lot of people who would love to join BGLOs orgs but they are scared what would happen if they pledged. If you can join academic clubs that you can be involved with after graduation and also join groups such as Sister to Sister (an AA group on my campus for women that was both social and community service oriented), it makes some people not see the point of joining a greek org. I don't see why a comment like that shouldn't be validated.
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I think these comments are valid and touch on those that IotaNet initially mentioned. Of course hindsight is 20/20 (and being almost 10 years removed from college
) but grades are important. They can determine what grad school you get into, what internship you get during the summer (which could turn into a job offer upon graduation), etc. To totally discount people that are concerned about their grades is illogical to me, because in reality you are in college to get a degree (and eventually a better life for yourself, family, etc.). I'd hardly call someone that is concerned about over-extending themselves to the point where their grades slip (ESPECIALLY is they are on an academic scholarship which funds your entire education) as a cop-out.
To put another spin on it....
If you are active in a professional/academic/major-specific org(s) where you are networking, making friends, gaining skills/contacts that will help you succeed, you maintain a good GPA, and you have made good friends with people in the dorm/class and such, then I can see why they would be cynical.
They have everything covered:
~Sister/Brotherhood=got it
(made close friends from living in the dorm and membership in org)
~Leadership skills=got it
(serves as an officier in professional org/active member)
~Networking=got it
(attends all conferences/workshops of prof. org. - gaining skills and internship opportunities, etc.)
~Academic support=got it
(maintains GPA, prof./academic org offers tutorial support if needed, etc.)
I'm not saying that BGLOs are bad or anything like that. I am saying that its not "hating, laziness, or lack of organizational skills" on a non-greek's part if that's their reason for not seeing the point in joining.