Grade risks

[ZTA zetahunny]

Originally Posted by centaur532

This is the biggest load of crap I've ever heard. If they come through recruitment with a 3.5 gpa and an engineering major, you'll just drop them anyway?
My old roommate was a tri delt who rushed as a freshman first semester, double-majored in environmental science and engineering and kept a 3.5 (at least!) gpa at all times while being super-involved in her chapter. And the programs were really tough.
I understand the grade risk but automatically cutting girls because of their majors is total bull.

EEEk this is horrible news for my daughter. I think she'll not rush now as she is a science engineering major (incoming freshman) at a highly competitive school. I was also a science major and maintained a 3.75 average at UT. Oh well...Her GPA is only 3.6 not great... but I always told her I was ok with anything above a 3.5. I was more into it than she was, but without going through and seeing for yourself, you won't ever "get it."

[33girl]

Originally Posted by ZTA zetahunny

EEEk this is horrible news for my daughter. I think she'll not rush now as she is a science engineering major (incoming freshman) at a highly competitive school. I was also a science major and maintained a 3.75 average at UT. Oh well...Her GPA is only 3.6 not great... but I always told her I was ok with anything above a 3.5. I was more into it than she was, but without going through and seeing for yourself, you won't ever "get it."

PLEASE do not let the words of ONE poster convince your daughter not to rush. Maybe that's what they do in her chapter (and if it is, she really shouldn't be telling the world that - have we heard of discrimination suits people) but as for the other chapters on the campus, she has NO IDEA why a girl was cut.

Good luck to your daughter!!!

[ChildoftheHorn]

Originally Posted by 33girl

PLEASE do not let the words of ONE poster convince your daughter not to rush. Maybe that's what they do in her chapter (and if it is, she really shouldn't be telling the world that - have we heard of discrimination suits people) but as for the other chapters on the campus, she has NO IDEA why a girl was cut.

Good luck to your daughter!!!

If your daughter has a 3.5, go through it. You never really know until you go through it. There are houses that like science majors and those that don't. For the ones that don't, she wouldn't want to be a part of them anyway.
It is just nice to be prepared for the worst. Those houses I got cut from first were ones not science friendly. There were still houses willing to look past that, a little over half.

Your daughter has a 3.5 in engineering - AMAZING!!!! You should be incredibly proud of her and I would love to see more engineers and science majors in sororities! More women are joining these fields and it would only make sense that houses would grow in that capacity too.

Tell her to go through it. Even if she ends up dissappointed, she will never wonder about "what if?" and that can be very important.

Don't let my comments discourage you, but do let it give you a better idea of what she may or maynot be getting herself into.