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[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

I also want to point out that while the above advice may seem negative, it is realistic. We very much want you to go through recruitment if sorority membership is something that interests you.

Absolutely. We're not trying to be harsh... we just want you to go in with realistic expectations.

At an SEC school, it's difficult to get a bid as a sophomore, but I think it's MUCH more difficult to get one as a freshman with a low GPA. I think you would be more likely to receive a bid if you rushed as a sophomore (assuming you became involved on campus and had a high - as in 3.5 or higher - GPA during your freshman year). It's totally your choice if you want to rush this year, but the reality is that you're probably not going to end up with a bid, especially if you are attending UGA, LSU, Alabama, or Ole Miss (and there are plenty of threads on GC that will help you see why I would say "especially" about those).

[_Lisa_]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

(assuming you became involved on campus and had a high - as in 3.5 or higher - GPA during your freshman year).

Although I can't say its true at every SEC school, the college GPA requirements are usually lower than the high school GPA requirements.

I'd also say that if you were a legacy, you might be given special consideration despite your low GPA, but even with great recommendations you probably wouldn't make the GPA cut. But hey, if you want to spend the money going through recruitment, why not go ahead & do so? You'll meet lots of new people & get an idea of what each sorority is like! Maybe you can do COB in the second semester once your first semester GPA is posted?

[dgdramadawg]

Originally Posted by _Lisa_

Although I can't say its true at every SEC school, the college GPA requirements are usually lower than the high school GPA requirements.

Not all competitive SEC schools have a separate quota for upperclassmen, though, and most chapters would much rather have a member for four years than for three... so in many (but not all) cases a PNM would need to be exceptional to be considered as an upperclassman. As we've discussed previously, the required GPA to participate differs (sometimes greatly) from the GPA that chapters actually require. The fact is that if you're up against tons of freshmen with 3.5-4.0 GPAs, you aren't going to look so hot if your college GPA is a 2.5 or anything in that area... I would think that to be considered competitive against those girls who'll be paying dues for four years who also have excellent high school GPAs, an upperclassman PNM would need really stellar grades (3.5+) or really good grades (3.0+) coupled with lots of involvement on campus.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by dgdramadawg

Not all competitive SEC schools have a separate quota for upperclassmen, though, and most chapters would much rather have a member for four years than for three... so in many (but not all) cases a PNM would need to be exceptional to be considered as an upperclassman. As we've discussed previously, the required GPA to participate differs (sometimes greatly) from the GPA that chapters actually require. The fact is that if you're up against tons of freshmen with 3.5-4.0 GPAs, you aren't going to look so hot if your college GPA is a 2.5 or anything in that area... I would think that to be considered competitive against those girls who'll be paying dues for four years who also have excellent high school GPAs, an upperclassman PNM would need really stellar grades (3.5+) or really good grades (3.0+) coupled with lots of involvement on campus.

I agree with you completely. I do think she's still better off waiting, but I think you said that too. She just needs to make sure she makes some awesome grades and gets involved.