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I have varying opinions on this topic. Let me begin by saying I don't think the GPA requirement should be raised. However, if I have two interests with similar credentials and one has a 2.5 and the other a 3.8, will it make a difference? I'm not gonna lie.. of course it will. I worked hard to get my GPA to a certain level before I applied for membership, and I think if the person really wants to be in a particular org., they'll do what's necessary. 2.5 in my opinion isn't a lot to ask. You're spending somebody's hard-earned money to be going to school anyway, and I would say that even if you're not interested in being greek, a C+ avg. would be a feasible goal.
But I do agree with looking closely at what classes a person is taking or what their major is. If somebody has a 3.8 but that person with a 2.5 is taking more challenging courses, then of course that should be taken into consideration. Grades fluctuate so much depending on the course, the level, the instructor, etc. And a 2.5 at Harvard is not a 2.5 at my school, which is not a 2.5 at the school up the street. That's just the way things go.
But if an interest is teetering around a 2.5 already, what will happen during/after the... umm.. "experience"? No, grades should not be all that matters, but I also don't see the point of bringing somebody into the chapter who might be inactive the next semester because that 2.5 slipped a little. Just my opinion.
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