Informal fall rush as a junior with low GPA...

[skk]

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[skk]

Oh I forgot to add.. most of you will tell me that I won't have a chance since I don't have a 3.0 or that I should email my school regarding the GPA reqs for each house.. I did email back before soph formal and she directed me to the VP of the houses. The VP did not really help since she just encouraged me to try without answering my question. When I decided not to I also received an email from her stating that my GPA was below and that I should try informal. So yeah my school is not that informative until it's time for rush (we only have a small section on our website). Idk if this helps..

[irishpipes]

You won't know unless you try. If you get cut, there's your answer. Your GPA does seem very low, and I think you need to ask yourself if you can really afford to participate in greek life since you have a track record of allowing distractions to adversely affect your grades. The answer to that question has nothing to do with whether or not the sororities will offer you a bid.

[HQWest]

Originally Posted by skk

Oh I forgot to add.. most of you will tell me that I won't have a chance since I don't have a 3.0 or that I should email my school regarding the GPA reqs for each house.. I did email back before soph formal and she directed me to the VP of the houses. The VP did not really help since she just encouraged me to try without answering my question. When I decided not to I also received an email from her stating that my GPA was below and that I should try informal. So yeah my school is not that informative until it's time for rush (we only have a small section on our website). Idk if this helps..

Your GPA is more than just a little low. There are several of the NPC groups that have a minimum GPA to be initiated, and this is below that. Most groups will not offer you a bid if they cannot initiate you that semester.

Because of this, while no one can ever say there is no way you will get a bid, your choices will be very slim if you do not have at least a 2.5.

My recommendation would be for you to try and improve your GPA.

[UofISigKap]

You may wish to search the national websites of the sororities at your school. For example: http://www.sigmakappa.org/Scholarship_Policies/ If your chapters are smaller, there are fewer ladies to balance out your 2.26 and there is a required overall chapter standard. They have to follow National procedures, so here is a way for you to research outside of what you already know we'll say.

I agree with the other posters. When you search, you'll see that Nationals MAY ALLOW a lowish GPA, but that is the lowest standard allowed. (It may not matter to your school, but as an example, you are below their eligibility to pledge.) The info you could research would give you the absolute lowest that Nationals will allow, but there is a lot of pride in having the highest grades, scholarship awards, etc... that encourage chapters to want high grades from their PNMs. Secondly, grades can affect whole chapter rights/opportunities. Because of this, bringing in a woman with a quite low GPA knowing that several sisters would have to have much higher grades to balance it out doesn't work in your favor either. But being below even the lowest required GPA makes all this moot.

[KSUViolet06]

All NPC member orgs have a minimum GPA required for membership.

The average national requirement is NO LOWER than a 2.5.

Individual chapter GPA requirements are often higher. Ex: Tri Sigma's national requirement is 2.5, but a chapter I work with set theirs at 2.75.

A 2.3 is dismal. Go for it if you want but you likely are not going to get very far.

[adpiucf]

Improve your GPA and then try informal in the spring.

[AZTheta]

Your cumulative GPA is a 2.26? You need to use a Grade Point Average calculator to figure out how many units of A you will need to complete to bring it up to at least the minimum GPA for any chapter on your campus. That will give you hard and fast facts to go on.

Membership selection is not discussed except in very vague, general terms, which is why you're not going to get any hard and fast statements from anyone regarding your chances. However, I will say that with a 2.2 GPA you would not be eligible for membership in any chapter at the University of Arizona. You could have stellar recs and activities out the ying yang and it won't amount to a hill of beans.

Bottom line: your academics are not acceptable at this time. I encourage you to focus on your studies as that is why you are enrolled in college.

[IndianaSigKap]

Can you re-take some of the classes you did poorly in and replace the grade with a new grade? My school used to allow students to do this twice in their academic career. If you replace an F or a D with an A or B, you'd be surprised how much you GPA would go up. Ask if this is a possibility. Anything you can do to raise your GPA would be good, a low GPA can keep you from more than just becoming Greek. It can keep you from getting into grad school, being eligible for certain scholarships, etc.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Improve your GPA and then try informal in the spring.

You didn't read the OP. Informal rush is happening now, in the fall. They have formal rush in the springtime which definitely would not be a good idea for her. It also wouldn't work for her since she's doing study abroad in the spring.

[ASTalumna06]

skk, here are two recent threads about recruitment and a low GPA:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=134879

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...d.php?t=134911

[AOII Angel]

I think Greek life is not for you. Honestly, you are in college to get an education, and by this point haven't been able to make decent grades without the significant distraction of sorority membership. All excuses aside, you have not been achieving at a level that makes the outlay of money for tuition worthwhile. Focus your attention on your education where it obviously belongs. Sororities require minimum grades because #1 we all have an interest in academic achievement and #2 we don't want to be the cause of a student who is barely hanging on to fail out of school.

[Old_Row]

NPC sororities are selective groups that recruit members that will represent who we are best, and your GPA is lower than national requirements which you don't meet. Chapter GPA requirements are usually even higher. So without going into any details about selection procedures, there is just no possible way you're going to get a bid. I also agree that a sorority is the last distraction you need at this point in time and you need to 100% concentrate on raising your GPA for your future. Sorry you don't want to hear that but it's the truth. Good luck!

[APhi4Ever]

A 2.26 is considerably low IMO. Most chapters will require at least a 2.5 and that's a minimum. I personally do not know any that allow a lower GPA than that. Also, ask yourself, you would be doing informal recruitment, why would you want to join a sorority as a new member, initiate, and then automatically go study abroad? You would not really get to know many members in your chapter until your Senior year and I'm sure your upperclassman courses are going to be more difficult than when you were a Freshman or Sophomore. I'd concentrate on your grades. Being in a sorority, especially your new member semester, takes up a lot of time and it may be easier for you to just ignore your studies to participate with the sorority instead. Honestly, your GPA cannot handle going much lower until your school would most likely put you on scholastic probation. Priorities first IMO. I'm not trying to be Debbie Downer but the truth is the truth, I will not sugarcoat.

[agzg]

Don't forget also, that it's harder for a Junior with a 2.26 to raise her GPA without retaking classes than it is for a freshman with a 2.26 to raise her GPA without taking classes.

My advice would be to enjoy your study abroad. Even at non-competitive campuses, a Junior with a study abroad in the spring and a 2.26 GPA is not an attractive candidate. You'd basically have to be a triple legacy and bffs with the entire executive board plus 20 more members to get a bid, IF you're not below the GPA requirement.