Time Commitment Worries

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by katestar

Im a little confused.I will be living off campus, staying at home with my family. I see alot of mention about "study hours". Would I as a new member have to show up to the Sorority House/Library to study,or is this a requirment for girls actually living in the houses?

The whole idea of study hours is to make sure and help PMNs to get their GPAs.

Maybe living at home will help you having come just from HS.

But, it your GPA starts going down, then what?

By Studying with Your fellow PNMs you will get to know them better!

Which are you more worried about? Why not spend some time with Your PNMs and Future Sisters!

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by katestar

Im a little confused.I will be living off campus, staying at home with my family. I see alot of mention about "study hours". Would I as a new member have to show up to the Sorority House/Library to study,or is this a requirment for girls actually living in the houses?

Study Hours are a committment for almost every sorority member. Each chapter of a particular sorority will conduct them differently. In my experience and those of my friends on other campuses, they're pretty flexible and allow you to study in the location and manner that works best for you-- you're given a set of min. (and realistic) number of hours to spend on class work and study time outside of classs each week. And you just track your hours and turn them in.

You may get some kind of incentive if you choose to study at the campus library or with a sister. It just depends on the chapter.

When you go through recruitment, you should ask each sorority about it's academic program. And throw in, "Tell me about study hours..." If you aren't satisified with the answer, add, "Where can members perform their study hours?" and so on.... Also, when you ask about the academic program, this is a great time to tell your recruiter about your academic achievements and to compliment the sorority's efforts with its academic program.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by katestar

Im a little confused.I will be living off campus, staying at home with my family. I see alot of mention about "study hours". Would I as a new member have to show up to the Sorority House/Library to study,or is this a requirment for girls actually living in the houses?

Study hours structure varies from chapter to chapter. In my chapter, everyone (new members included) had study hours based on their GPA (the lower it was, the more you had to do). These had to be completed either at the house or in the library (unless you had special arrangements to do them somewhere else). Each week at meeting, you recorded your hours in the study hours binder.

[katestar]

Ok, I have no problem showing up where ever I need to, I was just curious how that worked.Thanks!

[UGAalum94]

I'm going to be repetitive here (what else is new?), but to all PNMs, be careful about making sure that you don't seem reluctant at recruitment.

Too many "how much time does this take?" "what events are required?" "how much does this cost?" type questions can make you seem like someone who will drop out of the group later if it gets too busy or demanding. You want to communicate that you are eager to be involved so you don't end up released in favor of a more interested girl.

You are entitled to know what you are getting into with time and money commitments, but be patient and see what the sororities disclose in second and third round and ask rho chis sometimes, rather than the members, unless you can figure out ways to ask that seem eager and positive.

Does that make sense?

It's really good that you are asking here; but be careful at the actual parties.