Best academic house on campus...is this good???

[Rudey]

Isn't Stanford notorious for grade inflation? I remember reading that your average GPA was a 3.7 one year. Anyway, relax. I'd rather look for guys that are commited to the chapter - not asses who come in thinking they're doing my chapter a favor for showing up at the party. Beta is right. Try to find a balance I guess if you can choose but don't hide the fact that your guys are smart.

-Rudey

Originally posted by phikappapsiman
I am no longer an undergraduate at my school, but I still live in the area, and I am a chapter advisor. We have formal rush Spring Quarter, which differs from most colleges/ universities. I went back today because it is the first day of Rush, and I received a shock. Don't get me wrong, it's not a bad thing, and I am very proud of my chapter...but we have the highest G.P.A. on campus! This is not a really good selling point. I mean, when I was there, we had fun, and we studied, but we had a mixture of guys who were serious about school, and guys who...well...were not. And they were a lot of fun. I just don't want us to be known as "nerd" fraternity. Am I wrong??? I mean, the kind of guys that the chapter is attracting this year does not bode well for the future in terms of mixers with sororities. Let's face it, the really popular sororities are not going to be too excited about partying with the computer science/electrical engineering majors. I trust them enough to make their own decisions about what brotherhood is about, and what type of man would be the best brother, but I am afraid some really cool guys might not rush because they don't want to be in a house where the average G.P.A. is over 3.4! What should I do???