A Fresh Start

[FSUZeta]

a 2.0 at a lot of campuses will keep you from even enrolling in recruitment-you definately will wany to check and see what the minimum gpa is at your proposed college. you will also want to try and verify(either by visiting websites or checking with the panhellenic office at the college) to see what each chapters minimum gpa is-sometimes the chapters have a higher gpa requirement than panhellenic does.

[susan314]

Trying to clarify something...

Are you planning to go through recruitment at a different school than the one your bad grades are from?

If you will be attending that school for the first time, you may want to clarify how your GPA for purposes of recruitment will be calculated. Many universities start you off with a clean slate as a transfer - you get credit for the hours you passed at your previous institution, but the grades themselves don't calculate into your GPA. (That said, Panhellenic may still ask you to report your GPA from your previous school even though the university doesn't use it in its calculations.) Its definitely worth inquiring about though - at least you'd know what you're getting into, and it would help you decide whether or not to sign up for recruitment.

[KSUViolet06]

*Depending on the way your new school calculates tranfer GPAs, your grades may be a concern. Individual sororities have minimum GPA requirments that you must meet in order to be extended a bid. These requirements are set by the national headquarters of each sorority, so it's something that they do have to follow.

*Unless you know someone personally from the school who is in a sorority, I wouldn't go SEEKING out sorority girls from there just to ask them about rush. That might seem a odd.

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

a 2.0 at a lot of campuses will keep you from even enrolling in recruitment-you definately will wany to check and see what the minimum gpa is at your proposed college. you will also want to try and verify(either by visiting websites or checking with the panhellenic office at the college) to see what each chapters minimum gpa is-sometimes the chapters have a higher gpa requirement than panhellenic does.

That's very true. My best guess? I don't know the GPA minimums for all sororities, obviously, but I'm going to venture that a 2.0 is going to be too low for most -- if not all -- sororities on your new campus. I know that's not what you wanted to hear and I do feel bad for you because of your rough circumstances, but that's really my best, honest guess. But really, nobody can tell you for sure, so maybe you should find out the number for the Greek advisor/Greek Life office at your new school and ask them about GPA minimums for the individual chapters.

[PeppyGPhiB]

I went through a similar event one year in school. My grades were hurt by it too, and although the professors at my university were sympathetic, the advisors of my sorority found their hands tied when it came to my position as an officer. I had to resign an office because of a family tragedy that left me understandably distressed.

They are bound by rules dictating minimum GPAs for all kinds of things, including joining in your case, so if your GPA is too low for the sororities on your campus, there's nothing you can do about it but get your grades up and try rushing then.