Random: Recruitment

[OrangeJuice]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Here's my random recruitment comment: PNM's, it is not the end of the world if you don't join a sorority. The sky will not fall and life as you know it will not end.

I agree.

[KSUViolet06]

This is some pretty good advice:

If you have grades that are BARELY high enough to go through recruitment (lower than most of the chapter GPA requirements), you shouldn't waste your time.

You will face some heavy cuts and won't have a chance to really get to know every sorority. It will probably end up being a bad experience.

Girls, remember that you are IN COLLEGE TO GET AN EDUCATION.

You need good grades to do things like get into your major classes, get internships and graduate!

If you know that it's possible to get a bid as an upperclassman, then work on your grades, and go through rush next fall. You'll have a much better result if you have a higher GPA.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

This is some pretty good advice:

If you have grades that are BARELY high enough to go through recruitment (lower than most of the chapter GPA requirements), you shouldn't waste your time.

You will face some heavy cuts and won't have a chance to really get to know every sorority. It will probably end up being a bad experience.

Girls, remember that you are IN COLLEGE TO GET AN EDUCATION.

You need good grades to do things like get into your major classes, get internships and graduate!

If you know that it's possible to get a bid as an upperclassman, then work on your grades, and go through rush next fall. You'll have a much better result if you have a higher GPA.

I don't completely agree with this. In some smaller schools, you may still have a decent chance to join a sorority. When I was in school, a girl pledged Phi Mu (very good chapter on our campus) with a 1.9 GPA! She was a sophomore who had classes with a lot of other members. When I was a Rho Chi, my entire group were upper classmen with very low GPAs. Some were cut, but most received bids. Of course, we only had 4 groups on campus with 25-35 NM quotas. My advice is to know the system you're rushing. Big competitive schools are probably not worth it, but smaller schools may still be an option for girls with borderline grades. I do totally agree with KSUViolet when she says that you are in school to get an education, so if you can't make good grades without having all of the extracurricular activities that a sorority entails, you may want to think twice about joining!

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

My advice is to know the system you're rushing. Big competitive schools are probably not worth it, but smaller schools may still be an option for girls with borderline grades.

Yeah I don't know what school you go/went to, but I have never heard of a girl getting a bid with a 1.9. At my school, anyone below a 2.0 was on academic probation and wasn't eliigible to get a bid from a sorority (formal rush or otherwise). The sorority GPA requirements at my school were all 2.75 and above.

I don't want PNMs to get the impression that they can rush with a 1.9 and get a bid because that is the exception, not the rule. At most schools, you would get cut IMMEDIATELY.

[susan314]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Yeah I don't know what school you go/went to, but I have never heard of a girl getting a bid with a 1.9. At my school, anyone below a 2.0 was on academic probation and wasn't eliigible to get a bid from a sorority (formal rush or otherwise). The sorority GPA requirements at my school were all 2.75 and above.

I don't want PNMs to get the impression that they can rush with a 1.9 and get a bid because that is the exception, not the rule. At most schools, you would get cut IMMEDIATELY.

I absolutely agree that someone getting a bid with a sub-2.0 GPA would be the exception, not the rule, and no PNM should ever count on that happening.

That said, while I was active, my chapter took a new member via COB, and she had a GPA lower than 2.0. (She was a second semester freshman when she pledged, so she only had 1 semester's GPA under her belt. Also, she did not initiate until that second semester's grades were in and brought her cumulative up substantially. But, she did pledge w/a sub 2.0 GPA.) However, she had 2 very close friends from HS in the house who really fought for her. She actually ended up being a good member, went on to graduate school, and has a fairly prestigious job these days. (I'll decline to say specifically what she does, for her privacy's sake.) She was very, very much the exception and not the rule though.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Yeah I don't know what school you go/went to, but I have never heard of a girl getting a bid with a 1.9. At my school, anyone below a 2.0 was on academic probation and wasn't eliigible to get a bid from a sorority (formal rush or otherwise). The sorority GPA requirements at my school were all 2.75 and above.

I don't want PNMs to get the impression that they can rush with a 1.9 and get a bid because that is the exception, not the rule. At most schools, you would get cut IMMEDIATELY.

I actually went to a small state school with low standards for admission. (I followed my older sister there because they have the best nursing school in the state. My sister is a nurse, not me.) Anyway, grades were important in my chapter...but, the other three groups on campus regularly pledged lower grade candidates. I don't think PNMs should have the impression that it is easy, but I think telling people that they will not have a chance no matter where they rush is false. If you go to a school where the GPA of a chapter has to stand up to the non-greek average which is higher due to high admission standards, low GPAs are more of a big deal. Even with chapters accepting these low GPA girls, the all-sorority average was still significantly higher than the all-women average at my university. And, just because you haven't heard of something happening doesn't mean it doesn't! Your own personal experience may be limited because of the type of campus you were on. I know this is a big deal in many places, but exceptions are often made at campuses like mine.

And...as for this girl with the 1.9 GPA, I remember her specifically because she was hated by one of my pledge sisters. They apparently dated the same guy! Hard to forget someone you talked extensively about. Also, I know for sure what the grades were in my rho chi group. I did advise them during rush that they should not be surprised if they were cut (I knew my own chapter's rules) but imagine my surprise (and relief!) when most of them got bids!