[DubaiSis]

Also, just because I don't think it has been stated point blank:

The sororities have a minimum GPA. They have NO leeway on that minimum.

Now that minimum may be well below what they typically do accept so it may FEEL like leeway. Let me give an example with completely random numbers. ABC sorority's national minimum GPA is 2.5. ABC at Big State U has a working minimum GPA of 3.0. So super snowflake rushee comes in and is perfect in every way except she has a 2.75 GPA. They will have some leeway to accept her. But if super snowflake comes in with a GPA of 2.2, no, at least in my sorority's case, they would NOT have the leeway to accept her. And the thing with that leeway is in this day of RFM and having to make deep cuts, grades is a pretty easy, non-personal way to get it done. The chapters do not relish the cuts they have to make and I'm sure they know that among the long list of girls they cut there would be several who would have been great members. But RFM is good in the big picture, so you make the cuts and move on.

I can also tell you that losing members because they don't make grades sucks BIG TIME. And it happens all the time. So they're going to mitigate that eventuality the best they can. Without having access to psych evaluations and intelligence tests, the only way they have to gauge this risk is in past grade performance. So grades count. A lot. And yes, maybe more than looks or super special snowflake personality.