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My best friend, who ended up being one of the hardest-working people in his chapter, had roughly a 2.6 when he crossed. Conversely, there were people that came in with him that had GPAs over 3.0 that were nowhere to be found. They were focused on their books(which was a good thing), but outside of class they didn't do anything besides sleep or play video games.
I personally wouldn't want anyone that had like a 2.0, but I don't see any issue with sticking with 2.5 and above. You have to look at the whole individual when you are measuring a candidate's worth. That person with the 2.8 may have done poorly in a previous major and may now have over a 3.0 in their current major. At the same time, the person with the 3.8 may be in something like American Studies or Recreation and may not be as "smart" as their GPA would lead you to believe.
I have seen some NPHC chapters personally ask for higher GPAs than what their National standards or even their university asks for, but if they want to pass up what could be quality members that is their loss. A person could have looked at me back and undergrad and said, "Oh, he's not much. He barely has over a 2.5 and probably won't graduate". Today, I am in an MBA program with aspirations of continuing on to law school. You can't always get the entire picture of an individual just by what is on paper. I knew girls that made the Dean's List every semester that were known campus freaks, so GPA doesn't say much about character, overall work ethic, or that person's long-term potential.
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