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Originally posted by Wine&SilverBlue
I don't know how I feel about mandatory study hours. We (all GLOs) had them during lot week for Thurtene Carnival and I found it a pain. I barely got anything done and it was so inconvenient. I have a 3.5+ and like to study on my own, in my room. I think study hours might be a good idea if you have under a 3.0, but I don't think they should be mandatory for the whole chapter.
How do they work anyway? Are there specific times you can go? etc. My chapter DOES have "study hours" where if someone from exec volunteers to be at the library/etc for a certain time span on a certain day, you can earn points for going during those times.
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I was better at self studying too, but, as a result of a good GPA, I only had to attend like two hours a week, where someone with a 2.2 might have to put in 10 hours. I would plan to do things that didn't take too much concentration or that required library resources anyway (this was before the internet, when we had to go to the library for EVERYTHING!). Each chapter works it a little differently, but yes, the scholarship committee sets up proctors (everybody has to take a turn at that too) who have people sign in and out during a certain time period. Like I said earlier though, they would also include time spent with a tutor, in a computer lab, or in a study group (some majors do a lot of group work). The details are up to the chapter to come up with what works for them. Sometimes any time spent studying in the presence of a sister would count, so sisters with like majors or in the same class could study together. For chapters with houses, the study hours could also be held in the house, say, in the dining room, during certain hours. Some chapters set up study buddies with upperclassman paired with underclassman, etc. Each chapter I oversee does them a little bit differently, but they all have them in some form.
Dee