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Given that most GLOs promote scholarship/academics as one of their main tenets or areas of focus, I think that mandatory study hours are a fair expectation of all members.
In AXiD, we had to log 6 hours a week as a pledge. Once a week, there was a previously agreed-upon mandatory time (ex. Weds 6-8), a time when no one had a class. This time was decided upon by the pledge class. We had to sit at one of two large tables. No talking, nothing. I imagine these days it would require no phones, etc.
The remainder of hours (4) could be done at any time. There was a sign-in sheet at the library front desk. Fortunately, the university was more than happy to help us out and have the desk people maintain the lists. If I recall, the library was open very late, so there was NO excuse.
I don't see why flexible study hour requirements are such a burden. Sure, some people study better in various environments, but every student must have SOMETHING in their 5 or 6 classes that they can do QUIETLY at the library. It's called managing your time. Most people have papers/essays/projects that require research. Now, I am not sure if students still use the library for research, but there has to be some use out there.
Being in a GLO is a privilege and a responsibility, and I think that maintaining solid grades are an important requirement. Maybe that makes me old fashioned, but as a first-generation American (my dad is off the boat), and only the third person among 51 first cousins to go to college (my older twin sisters were the first), I can relate to the obstacles our founders experienced just to attend college.
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