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The Alumnae Panhellenic in your hometown may have good advice for you. I'm noticing more and more how active the hometown APs are here in helping rising freshmen!

I agree, you're going to have a tough time at recruitment due to the already competitive nature of LSU recruitment and your lower GPA. Don't let that stop you-- you are guaranteed to not get a bid by not going through at all!!! The best advice I can give you is to just go in, be yourself and do prepare yourself for some harsh cuts. Just know that its not personal-- it's just having to do with your grades. Keep this in mind and you'll be in a better emotional state.

Other campus activities are not a substitute for a sorority, but LSU is a large school with a lot going on. Whether or not you join a sorority, investigate opportunities with the campus organizations. You'll meet a lot of people this way and have a great time through these activities and leadership opportunities (IE: Student Senate, Homecoming, Dance Marathon, Newspaper, Circle K, pre-professional or honor society, etc.) Having this contingency plan in place may help get you through recruitment if the outcome is not what you'd hoped.