My chapter didn't have established study hours.
However, all of the athletic teams had them (I know they were required for freshman, but I don't *know* about upperclassmen?). They actually called them "study tables".
And most of the other GLOs on campus had study tables during their New Member Ed period.
Get this: the administration
did consider it hazing for the GLOs.. but, of course, not the athletes.
1)How can it be okay for 1 organization and not another? I don't know.
2)How can a college administration
discourage new students from studying? I don't know that one either
Anyways, that's not what I was going to post about. As I said, most GLOs did have study tables. But to keep it from being considered "hazing", they had to require it for all members, actives and pledges. So they had set hours every night, and members had to attend X number of hours/ week. If I remember correctly, this was only during New Member Ed, but it's been a while
I think study tables are a great idea. In fact, I wish I would have implemented it into my chapter's New Member Ed process. While our required GPA is a bit higher than what the school mandates (so our members often have good study habits already), it would have been nice to have some study groups and to always know there would be sisters & brothers in the library on any night.
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