GPA Requirements

[adpiucf]

Each UCF sorority has to make cuts after Round 1. Those who have had historically higher return rates have to cut an even larger percentage.

Typically, these cuts are made based on pre-recruitment data like your GPA. Similiarly, if you have a criminal record or a questionable character and this has been brought to the attention of a sorority, it will likely end in your being cut from that sorority. These are pretty straight-forward cuts. Being a legacy, having a rec, etc., will help get your through these first cuts, but don't guarantee that you will receive a bid. Some women who have neither recs nor legacy status AND who don't have the grades may get through this round, but she will have to be really outstanding in terms of her extracurriculars, have friends in the chapters, etc.

There are rare cases where a grade risk is invited back and some who are offered bids. This is the exception and not the norm.

The sororities whose minimums are a 3.0 are just that-- a minimum. It does not guarantee a free pass. They may actually cut up to a 3.5 if they have to release a high number of women.

That being said, there are other sororities whose minimum is lower than a 3.0. But I wouldn't worry about any of this-- whose minimum is what. Just be yourself at each sorority event.

[SmartBlondeGPhB]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

There are rare cases where a grade risk is invited back and some who are offered bids. This is the exception and not the norm.

This deserves repeating........

If your grades are below the minimum, you will be the exception and not the norm. If there are TONS of girls with grades above the minimum why would a chapter take a grade risk? Most won't do it. Grade minimums are not simply important during recruitment, most organizations keep an eye on the chapter's GPA all year.

[adpiucf]

Agreed. And from personal experience, our grade risks rarely worked out in the long run... This isn't necessarily true of every UCF sorority, and I honestly think that if a woman keeps her options open, our Panhellenic will make every effort to match her with a sorority. She just needs to be open to the idea that it may likely not be her top choice.

[Zillini]

The term Grade Exception should be fairly self explanatory IMHO. Any exception is just that, an exception to the rule. It's not the norm. It's a rarity, but not an impossibility depending on the GLO, the Chapter and the campus.

A little FYI - over the last several years my Chapter has been slowing moving up it's minimum GPA requirement. Months prior to Recruitment starting, our Exec Board determines whether we want to consider Grade Exceptions or not for the next Formal Recruitment. This way it's based on our current scholarship policy and program and not influenced by any individual PNMs the members have fallen in love with.

Probably half the years we've decided to allow exceptions and half not. In the allowed years though, we only considered GPAs a few tenths below the minimum. Ironically none of those candidates have made it into our pledge classes. Most of the time the PNMs ended up dropping us. Go figure.

[adpiucf]

Thanks for posting that link!!! Keep in mind, however, that this doesn't necessarily indicate their actual chapter/recruitment GPA requirements or minimums. The Office of Greek Life should have these numbers.