Engineering and Greek Life

[Hopeful_Bubbles]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

I was pre-med for my first two years of college

Sorry for the hijack, but I was curious about the time issue and other types of majors. I'm in hard-science (Earth Sci specifically) and it seems uncommon to find them in social glos (Other than Alpha Sigma Kappa).

[mccoyred]

I majored in electrical and computer engineering in college; I pledged my sophomore year. I must confess that my grades suffered. Our chapter was very small so a lot of work was demanded of each and every member. Between working and partying, my GPA suffered because I did not have the time management skills that I have now in grad school. Some of it also had to do with my lack of career direction at the time.

So my advice would be to really ensure that you have a top notch time management system in place and everything will be fine. Good luck!

[Obligato]

Originally Posted by mccoyred

I majored in electrical and computer engineering in college; I pledged my sophomore year. I must confess that my grades suffered. Our chapter was very small so a lot of work was demanded of each and every member. Between working and partying, my GPA suffered because I did not have the time management skills that I have now in grad school. Some of it also had to do with my lack of career direction at the time.

So my advice would be to really ensure that you have a top notch time management system in place and everything will be fine. Good luck!

Sounds like my current situation as a fourth year undergrad...

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by Hopeful_Bubbles

Sorry for the hijack, but I was curious about the time issue and other types of majors. I'm in hard-science (Earth Sci specifically) and it seems uncommon to find them in social glos (Other than Alpha Sigma Kappa).

Well, I think that may totally vary from school to school. My University has a strong science department, and since the school is 60% female, that means many women are found in the science majors (among other majors). And since about 30% of the women at the school are greek, you can assume a fair number of the science majors are also in sororities.

You probably also know that traditionally women have not been encouraged to go into science. That has changed a lot in recent years, but I'd guess at most schools men still far outnumber women in the sciences. So it doesn't surprise me that much if you don't find as many science majors in the sororities on your campus.