University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) 2012 Recruitment

[DubaiSis]

You can't worry about it.

And regarding mothers and blathering about things their daughters say in confidence, it's just not cool. If the daughters ARE sharing confidential information (and membership selection of any sort beyond what is publicly published IS confidential), finding their way to this site would probably be horrifying.

The point some of the less "I know everything about rush because my daughter is in the best house" gcers are trying to make is although there are very strong guidelines for all of the chapters, the hard and fast absolutely can't be broken rules are most likely secret.

How some of us would have preferred this to be written is "grades are very important here and even with a gpa of 3.0, you can be cut after the first round based on grades, to say nothing of a hundred other things; things you can and cannot control. You can't take it personally, so just be prepared for cuts and be happy with the chapters who have invited you back."

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

You can't take it personally, so just be prepared for cuts and be happy with the chapters who have invited you back."

You always put it so eloquently and succinctly.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

"grades are very important here and even with a gpa of 3.0, you can be cut after the first round based on grades, to say nothing of a hundred other things; things you can and cannot control. You can't take it personally, so just be prepared for cuts and be happy with the chapters who have invited you back."

And I think that's exactly what you and I and so many in our Greek Chorus, have been preaching since post one of this thread.

So pleased with my double entendre that I might bust.

[HQWest]

Love it MP!

One thing I have to throw in - for several NPC groups there is a minimum incoming GPA below which the IHQ will not allow someone to be initiated. Back in the day, when initiation wasn't until the 2nd semester, you could be held over until the 3rd semester to bring your grades up and be initiated. Now with schools encouraging shorter pledge periods all chapters might have to go on is high school GPA to predict whether someone will be able to maintain good scholastic standing and still be an active participant. (Its after all - still an honor society.)

CPCs want to be friendly and inclusive so the minimum GPA to rush is often lower than what some of the chapters have to have to be square with their executives. A chapter that has problems maintaining overall standing with grades might have had that minimum number increased to help improve their standing.

Translation: No matter how adorable your triple legacy SGA President/cheerleader/soup kitchen founder is there is a minimum GPA that I CANNOT allow her to be initiated, so we are being nice to try to cut those women early.