seeking NPHC Advice

ily · #1 12-13-2009, 02:53 AM

Hi,
I recently attempted to become a member of this one NPHC sorority, I made it to the interview but was not selected and I was wondering should I try again next year or not? Any advice will be helpful, thanks in advance.

ZKAMastermind · #2 12-13-2009, 02:00 PM

What kind of feedback did they give you about why you weren't selected? Because that's the answer right there. If they didn't feel you were ready, then yes try again next year. If they thought you needed more service hours, more experience in organizations, or a better GPA, work on these things and come back later.

MexicanMami0286 · #3 12-13-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ZKAMastermind

If they thought you needed more service hours, more experience in organizations, or a better GPA, work on these things and come back later.

The OP should do this anyway. Showing some initiative in bettering herself may be the positive attention she needs to go beyond the application phase next year/semester.

rhoyaltempest · #4 12-14-2009, 02:50 AM

Most/all NPHC sororities do not provide feedback regarding why someone did not get invited to join or move on to the next step, for a myriad of reasons. If you made it to the interview (and not everyone does) then perhaps it was your interview. Review your interview overall and your answers to the questions and you might be able to find where you went wrong.

On the other hand, the chapter may have had a certain number of candidates in mind (or as decided by the school and some schools do dictate how many can be in an intake group) and perhaps they chose their top candidates based on what they need in their chapter. You just never know so spend less time trying to figure out why you weren't selected and more time trying to improve upon your qualifications (beyond the basics) and yes, try again next time.

ily · #5 12-14-2009, 01:49 PM

Thank you all for the helpful advice.

Angelicqt716 · #6 12-16-2009, 12:08 AM

I co-sign on the above about improving your qualifications, but you should be doing that anyways.

I say if it's really in your heart just keep trying. Remember you're not limited to just your time in college. The NPHC will still be here when you graduate.