Academics...What matters?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Of course this is chapter specific. In fact, this is membership selection stuff, and we probably shouldn't indulge the OP at all. My point is that being in an honors program does not mean chapters are going to fall all over her (her daughter?). It's an item on the resume, just like anything else.

Re: cheerleaders -- This obviously differs by campus, but if you were a cheerleader or an Illinette at Illinois, you missed most of rush. Most cheerleaders signed up anyway, and had pref invites anyway. The same would not have been true for an honors student who missed two rounds of parties. In fact, it was not even true for women in marching band, who missed two rounds for the same reason the cheerleaders did.

[Eightisgreat]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

Of course this is chapter specific. In fact, this is membership selection stuff, and we probably shouldn't indulge the OP at all. My point is that being in an honors program does not mean chapters are going to fall all over her (her daughter?).

Yes, I have a daughter, but this conversation actually came up between myself and an old college buddy who was in a different sorority than me. I am writing a RIF for her daughter (unfortunately her sorority is not represented at my D's college choice) and we started to discuss her extremely attractive honor student. Someone from her local Panhellenic started the debate and we were just finishing it. Their stance was attractive, good personality and honor student = rush crush. I was simply throwing it out there for varied opinions. And I knew I'd get them