[Erik P Conard]

issued grades are a kind of measuring stick from the instructor
as to how he/she feel you, the student, grasped the message,
and put out the effort.
As an erstwhile scholar at the end, I do think a modicum of paper
trails, grade-wise, will assist in a career climb. Additional effort may enhance this upon entering the field, and this is where the
so-called "gpa" is of little value.
Fraternity membership in many cases, like with the Betas and FarmHouse, will be there to assist the seeker of success.
There is more to college than pissing on the Pike porch or the
efforts to deflower Minerva. But all that aside, a combination of
efforts will yield a mighty fine product.
But, politically correct or not, there are lots of folks who simply do
not belong in the higher education halls.