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Tons of Freshmen get lousy grades the first semester on campus. IMO too much blame is put on being Greek when it has more to do with this being the first time on their own. Mom and Dad aren't their asking if homework is done, enforcing curfew and/or saying don't go out on a school night, making them go to class, grounding if they got a D on the first test, etc. Not to mention the all important fact that if a HS senior doesn't pull a certain GPA s/he may not get accepted to college.
I've seen 1,000s of PNM resumes loaded with heavy time commitment activities while still earning admirable GPAs. It shows these girls (and presumably guys too) are capable of balancing school and busy schedules. Like all things in life it's about commitment, priorities, with the most important thing time management. Grades should not have to suffer just because someone pledges.
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