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Originally Posted by DubaiSis
is failure?
Although this article is wildly overwritten, there are some really interesting nuggets in there.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/what-if-the-secret-to-success-is-failure.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=general&src=me
And I think this speaks a lot to the issues that have been discussed here about girls who have done exceedingly well through high school and then bomb out in rush and/or in college.
The survey is this:
http://www.nytimes.com/schoolbook/2011/09/14/q-and-a-can-you-teach-character/
Would the CPA (character point average) be a benefit in rush? That would be a huge bummer for some girls but would help narrow down your guest list to the girls who will 1-make grades every semester, 2-not drop out of college and 3-stay involved with the chapter through her entire academic life and beyond.
I bet the girl with the high CPA would receive her list of invites, acknowledge her cuts, and move on.
I'm picturing the rush party from hell where we ask the rushees to fill out this quick survey and then we'll sing a song! OK, maybe not. But it would be interesting to provide this survey to the rushees prior to rush and see how they succeed through rush and then through college.
I could also see working some of these questions into rush conversation. |
I really like the idea of the survey, but I think it would be a huge pain in the ass to implement into rush. It looks like it requires input from 4 teachers, presumably from high school. If this was part of standard college application materials, along with rec letters and the rest, that would make it a little more practical for application in the rush process. Hell, that would probably make a huge improvement on the whole college admissions process, weeding out all those people who, in my opinion, should not go to college. Okay, stepping off my soapbox now.
You're right, the CPA would help chapters determine which girls are going to be worthwhile members and which ones aren't. You can't always tell which girls are going to join for a year an then quit and which girls are in it for life. I can imagine that it would help chapters decide who to invite back, based on more than just first impressions and resumes.