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Originally posted by PNMsMom
My daughter will be going thru rush this fall and she is very concerned about keeping up her grades. If she asked a member what the house grade point was, would she automatically be labled a nerd and dropped?
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Usually what I have found is that Sorority averages tend to be far more clustered than fraternities, plus rarely do you see sororities dominate a campus in grades year after year after year like you see with the guys. Since they are closer in GPA, you are unlikely to find a house that is going to lable anyone a nerd for asking. Is it possible, yeah, but I don't think anyone is goign to think negatively of her for wanting to get good grades. Remember many GLO's were founded on principles of academic acheivement, so if they are living there values, the chapter should be trying to provide a positive academic environment.
If you or you daughter is worried about asking a house about their GPA, it would probably be a good question to ask her Rho Chi (recruitment counselor). Other indications of how much emphasis a chapter places on grades would be to look at their facilities, a nice study room with high speed internet access and newer computers is pretty good evidence. Also asking about what the chapter member thinks of their test file system would be a round about way of getting an indication of academics. A disorganized or rarely updated test file system shows a lack of preparation/dedication of the scholarship chair which could be indicative of the houses academic standing.
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