gpa required for the following chapters?

[stephanie123]

Hey what gpa is your national standard for a bid into the following sororities for pledges right out of high school?
Kappa delta
kappa kappa gamma
pi beta phi
tri delta
delta gama
gamma phi beta
alpha phi
alpha gamma delta
kappa alpha theta
thanks!

[preciousjeni]

See if this helps:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...om&btnG=Search

[KSUViolet06]

Your school's Greek Life Office should have this info. Contact them.

Reason: Every sorority has a national minimum GPA, however there are chapters who choose to set their chapter minimums higher than that, which is why you should contact the Greek Life Office at your school for this info.

For example: Tri Sigma's national standard is a 2.5 to receive a bid, but MY chapter at KSU set our minimum to a 2.75.

[PenguinTrax]

Ditto what KSUViolet said..most, if not all, individual chapters have the freedom to set their own minimum GPA standards. As was recommended, contact the Greek Life office to find out the minimum GPA allowed for Recruitment participation then inquire if they know if the minimum GPAs for the chapters are higher than that.

[amanda6035]

Am I the only one who thinks it's really strange that there are SO MANY threads about GPAs out of high school? I've kep this thought to myself for a while now....but geez.

Sure, national minimum for alot of orgs is 2.5 (AXiD's is 2.5) but as KSUViolet said, my chapter also has a minimum or 2.75, and preferably even a 3.0 (most incoming freshman at my school have a 3.0 high school GPA anyway, because of HOPE scholarship requirements).

It just seems weird to me that so many incoming freshmen would be worried about minimum GPAs for chapters. If, as an incoming freshman, you dont have AT LEAST a 3.0 high school GPA, I would think you should re-evaluate your academic priorities. Yes, some schools, and many chapters require higher than a 3.0. But if your GPA is 2.something, why even bother?

[gee_ess]

I think the concern is due to the fact that so many chapters want gpa's even higher than a 3.0. PNM's are hearing this through the grapevine and are starting to panic. So and so was cut for her grades...etc. SEC schools are looking for higher and higher gpa's and often this one aspect of their resume can be the tipping point for a pnm when so many other points are equal. My chapter min is 3.0..

[MaggieXi]

I was under the impression that a sorority can have a national GPA, but it is up to the school's panhellenic to set the minimum gpa for recruitment. For example, AXiD nationally is 2.5, the school were I went the min. GPA to go through recruitment is 2.75.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by MaggieXi

I was under the impression that a sorority can have a national GPA, but it is up to the school's panhellenic to set the minimum gpa for recruitment. For example, AXiD nationally is 2.5, the school were I went the min. GPA to go through recruitment is 2.75.

A school can do that if they want, however, I remember us talking on here about I think UGA having a GPA to go through rush that was actually LOWER than not only the national mins, but the chapter ones as well.

[LadyLonghorn]

Schools can set whatever minimum gpa to rush that they want, but the individual chapters have minimums of their own which are often much higher.

[violetpretty]

I'd be more concerned with the chapter minimums. Chapters CAN go below their chapter minimums but not below their national minimums, but it's VERY rare. Don't bank on being that special.

[honeychile]

There are at least four minimums for GPA which I've heard of:

-The GLO's headquarters' minimum
-The Chapter's minimum
-The Panhellenic minimum
and
-The Freshmand minimum (established by a chapter)

Ours was:

-2.75
-2.75
-2.5
-3.0

It's been a while since I've seen a freshman cut for grades, but IMHO, any decent college or university should ask for at least a 3.0 out of high school.

[ugadg]

Below is from the Recruitment Registration form for UGA. Looks like they do not have a min to participate in rush, but make it pretty clear that the range is 2.5 to 3.25. They also recommend at least a 2.8 to participate (this could be where chapters have set a higher min gpa).

ACADEMIC RECORD RELEASE: I understand that to apply for Recruitment, I must be a regularly enrolled, full-time student in good standing with The University of Georgia. I authorize Panhellenic Council to verify my academic eligibility. Although Panhellenic does not require a specific grade point average to participate in Recruitment, each sorority has a grade point average and policies regarding acceptable credit hours for joining and/or initiation that go beyond the University's minimum requirements. These averages range from a minimum of 2.5 to 3.25 on a 4.0 scale. I understand that if my grade point average is below the minimum or much lower than average, chances of joining are greatly reduced. It is highly recommended that you have at least a 2.8 grade point average to participate in Recruitment.

[PeppyGPhiB]

I don't recall us ever even discussing grades for PNMs, but that was because we knew that if they got in to Pepperdine, they obviously had the grades. GPA is more of an issue for sophomores and higher...unless you go to a school with lower academic standards that don't require high GPAs to get in in the first place.

[rhochi2002]

I would think it would be difficult to get in to a college now without at least a 3.0. I would think with all the potentail to increase grades through taking advance placement classes, this situation should be moot. I remember kids graduating with above a 4.0.
(I know when I was in school our sorority set the gpa requirement slightly higher than the requirement to go through rush.)

[gee_ess]

Different colleges and universities have different admission requirements. Maybe the hs gpa was so-so but she tested well and made a high ACT score. Both are taken into account for admission.

One chapter I am familiar with cuts first round based on grades, so yes, chapters are cutting based on grades. I would venture that a lot of them are making first cuts based on this.