GPA Requirements

emme · #1 06-26-2006, 09:58 PM

Hey guys!! Late but hope you guys can help! I am a sophomore (well until fall I can get the credit to be viewed as a sophomore) But my first year I did horrible, I went into with a different major choice. But my gpa now is 2.3 and hopefully it will go up to at least 2.5. I knew gpa was a requirement but I didnt know how competitive. Scared now? Def! ADPI has the highest gpa with 3.1 which is VERY competitive and ADPI is one of my top choices. My chances of getting into my top choices scares me very much now

KSUViolet06 · #2 06-26-2006, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by emme

Hey guys!! Late but hope you guys can help! I am a sophomore (well until fall I can get the credit to be viewed as a sophomore) But my first year I did horrible, I went into with a different major choice. But my gpa now is 2.3 and hopefully it will go up to at least 2.5. I knew gpa was a requirement but I didnt know how competitive. Scared now? Def! ADPI has the highest gpa with 3.1 which is VERY competitive and ADPI is one of my top choices. My chances of getting into my top choices scares me very much now

A piece of advice: I wouldn't go into recruitment with a group of "top choices" especially if your GPA is low. I'd keep an open mind if I were you. With that GPA, you'll be facing some cuts.

emme · #3 06-26-2006, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by JocelynC

A piece of advice: I wouldn't go into recruitment with a group of "top choices" especially if your GPA is low. I'd keep an open mind if I were you. With that GPA, you'll be facing some cuts.

Yea thats what Im VERY scared of! I have my top choices but im not closed minded at all!! I will be very open minded to all the sororities and hope for the best. The only thing im scared about is all the ones I like being cut from them. I prepared for the worst and the best. I know my personality and it will shine I just hope my GPA will be looked at before my personality.

kddani · #4 06-27-2006, 06:01 AM

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Originally Posted by emme

Yea thats what Im VERY scared of! I have my top choices but im not closed minded at all!! I will be very open minded to all the sororities and hope for the best. The only thing im scared about is all the ones I like being cut from them. I prepared for the worst and the best. I know my personality and it will shine I just hope my GPA will be looked at before my personality.

Honestly, (this may seem harsh, but it's a reality), you will probably be cut from all of the groups very early on because of your GPA. 2.3 is a VERY low GPA. While there is always a chance, and also depends on your school, I very much doubt it.

Also, if your grades are that low, you probably should be concentrating exclusively on your school work. Sororities take up a lot of time. It's going to take a lot of work to get that GPA up, which should be your top priority. You have your own future to think of- getting a job after college and/or getting into a grad school.

Buttonz · #5 06-27-2006, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kddani

Honestly, (this may seem harsh, but it's a reality), you will probably be cut from all of the groups very early on because of your GPA. 2.3 is a VERY low GPA. While there is always a chance, and also depends on your school, I very much doubt it.

Also, if your grades are that low, you probably should be concentrating exclusively on your school work. Sororities take up a lot of time. It's going to take a lot of work to get that GPA up, which should be your top priority. You have your own future to think of- getting a job after college and/or getting into a grad school.

She's right. Also on top of that, many sororities have a national GPA requirment. While usually less then the schools GPA requirment, that alone can get you cut.

I'd suggest you concentrate on your school work and don't worry about rush.

KSUViolet06 · #6 06-27-2006, 11:38 PM

While we're on this topic of grades:

All rushees should take this general piece of advice, but it's especially true for freshmen:

Of course there are always uncontrollable circumstances (i.e. illness, natural disaster, etc), but TAKE COLLEGE SERIOUSLY. Make an effort to do well. If you don't, you'll have to work HARDER to bring it up. Make it easy on yourself and do the work/go to class. You'll be glad you did.

This is relevant to recruitment as well. If you go through rush after getting crappy grades, it's going to be harder for you to get a bid. That's just the way it is. Whether you're rushing at Ole Miss or at some small school in Wisconsin, bad grades will hurt your chances.

If your grades are lower than like 90% of the sorority GPA requirements, then in my opinion, you need to save yourself the trouble and focus on school. If possible, go through the next year after raising your GPA.

Forgive me if I'm being harsh, but I feel like this thread could benefit from this little reminder.

adpiucf · #7 06-28-2006, 10:13 AM

^ What she said! Ladies, please remember that you are in college to get an education and move onto a future career. Your grades need to be the top priority. Forget sororities for a moment. If you overwhelm yourself with too many extracurriculars and you have poor study habits it will not bode well when it comes time to pursue internships, graduate study and some entry level jobs.

College is about getting a degree. Sororities are one of the many ways to enrich your college experience, but you need to have a strong sense of self and a handle on your grades before you commit to Greek Life. We reward good scholarship and provide membership programming to keep our sisters on task with their grades, but we are not going to wake you up every morning and hold your hand through class. You need to prove to us that you are committed to school before you can commit to membership.

ETA: Please don't be deluded that an outgoing and wonderful personality will compensate for a poor GPA. There are 100s and sometimes over 1000 women who go through sorority recruitment. You have a limited amount of time to make a first impression before cuts can begin for the next round. With so many women coming through, those with the most stellar resumes are likely going to make it through before the ones with fewer credentials. Chances are, those girls with the great grades have just as wonderful a personality and they are going to be seen as the more desireable candidates because they can bring the sorority more kudos by way of their academic and extracurricular achievements which makes the whole sorority look good. On those rare occasions someone with lower grades is offered a bid it is usually because she has some stellar achievement, such as a pageant title or a high ranking student government office.

tunatartare · #8 06-28-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by emme

Hey guys!! Late but hope you guys can help! I am a sophomore (well until fall I can get the credit to be viewed as a sophomore) But my first year I did horrible, I went into with a different major choice. But my gpa now is 2.3 and hopefully it will go up to at least 2.5. I knew gpa was a requirement but I didnt know how competitive. Scared now? Def! ADPI has the highest gpa with 3.1 which is VERY competitive and ADPI is one of my top choices. My chances of getting into my top choices scares me very much now

Most sororities have GPA requirements that are above 2.3. I don't know if any sororities at UCF have requirements of 2.3 or below. The ones that have higher requirements will automatically cut you.