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They want to raise GPA standards to...what they already are. Umm OK.

**Edited due to misquotes in article.**

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Greek organizations’ GPA requirements may be raised

John Santa

Clarion University President Joseph Grunenwald has requested proposals from the Clarion University Greek Organizations to amend the current grade point average requirements for future students who wish to pledge fraternities and sororities affiliated with Clarion University.


“What is happening is that Dr. Grunenwald has sent out a letter talking about Greek Organizations,” said Shawn Hoke, Assistant Director of Campus Life, Student Organization and Fraternity & Sorority Affairs. “This is fairly common practice…meant to develop some set of academic standards for the Greek organizations. All of the organizations on campus have their own set of standards.”

The direction that the new requirements are taking, according to Hoke, is that any upper-classmen or second semester freshmen that wishes to pledge a Clarion University fraternity or sorority will be required to have earned a 2.5 cumulative GPA and be in good academic standing. Student pledges that are first semester freshmen will be required to have had a cumulative 3.0 GPA in high school and also be in good academic standing.

“The GPA requirement was already a 2.5 for upper-classmen and a 3.0 coming from high school…this is just an overall standard so that we won’t lower it [GPA requirements],” claimed Jeremy Borkowski, vice president of public relations for Interfraternity Council.

“We aren’t prepared to take an official position until all the Greeks are ready to make any announcements,” Grunenwald said, concerning his own call for proposals. “I don’t want to pre-empt the fraternities or sororities.”

Currently there is no official deadline for when proposals have to be turned in to Clarion University’s administration and no proposals from the Greek organizations have been submitted.

“We are working with the organizations for a plan by the end of the term,” said Grunenwald. “We will be able to release more information later in the semester.”