Ole Miss Rush/Recruitment~2007

[greekmom]

Originally Posted by Tennissusan

I thought 1000 seemed rather high, but we are talking Ole Miss! The 870 number is lower than last year because of the new GPA requirement to register?? Did 200 girls
really get cut last year...I saw that on this website? Thanks!

What is the new GPA requirement?

[OleMissGlitter]

From the Ole Miss Greek Life Website:
http://www.olemiss.edu/greeks/about.htm

Is there a minimum GPA for the different organizations?

There is no GPA requirement to go through the Formal Recruitment process, but some groups have strict GPA requirements of their own. You are encouraged to ask this question during the Formal recruitment rounds.

NPC affiliated sororities have between a 2.6 and 3.0 high school GPA threshold for top consideration. If you have a lower GPA than this, it is important to remember that there are some exceptions and this is not the only factor.

NPHC groups have between a 2.5 and 2.6 minimum grade point average from Ole Miss to pledge and actives must maintain a minimum GPA of at least a
2.4.

IFC affiliated fraternities have no minimum high school GPA to join but they do have a minimum 2.0 grade point average to be initiated. Many fraternities, though, have higher minimum GPAs for initiation. To find out what the minimum are, ask one of the members during Formal Recruitment Week.

ETA:
http://www.olemiss.edu/greeks/join/gpa_wtd.htm
Read that too...that's about the sorority's requirement...basically if you don't have a 2.5 you need to have a doctor's note...This new requirement has deterred some girls from going through and getting their grades up their first year of college to go through their sophomore year, but not that many...

[33girl]

I don't know if anyone said it before, but YAY for Ole Miss for emphasizing that recs are important. (Note, I'm not saying yay for them being important, just yay for Ole Miss telling it like it is.)

[OleMissSweetie]

Originally Posted by greekmom

What is the new GPA requirement?

You could not register for recruitment this year if your high school GPA was below 2.5! That did knock out quite a few girls...but I was told they
had to lower their numbers and this was a good place to start. Most if not
all the sororities have GPA requirements.

[Low C Sharp]

You could not register for recruitment this year if your high school GPA was below 2.5!

You can get into Ole Miss with a 2.5 in high school? That surprises me. Do they forgive your grades if you have scores above a certain threshold?

Anyway, I think that's a great rule. Being at a state flagship school has to be a real challenge for someone who struggled in high school; they don't need a bunch of extracurricular responsibilities.

And 33girl, I agree with you. I wonder if Ole Miss' honesty plays a role in their very high placement rate. They seem to do a great job of telling you what you need to do to have a real chance.
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Glass bubblers

[banditone]

If you find out the IFC recruitment numbers please post.
Also, do the men get ALL of their pledges from formal rush??? Meaning they have Zero pledges from the summer. That seems crazy to me.

And someone who only pulled a 2.5 in High School shouldn't have a prayer of getting a degree from an accredited university, (at least in my mind).

[OleMissGlitter]

Originally Posted by banditone

If you find out the IFC recruitment numbers please post.
Also, do the men get ALL of their pledges from formal rush??? Meaning they have Zero pledges from the summer. That seems crazy to me.

And someone who only pulled a 2.5 in High School shouldn't have a prayer of getting a degree from an accredited university, (at least in my mind).

Hopefully they will have an article in the DM about the numbers for IFC recruitment. I saw the Sigma Nu's having one of their parties under a tent across from their new house which is under construction. Tonight ended up not being all rainy and nasty, which was nice!

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by banditone

If you find out the IFC recruitment numbers please post.

Also, do the men get ALL of their pledges from formal rush??? Meaning they have Zero pledges from the summer. That seems crazy to me.

And someone who only pulled a 2.5 in High School shouldn't have a prayer of getting a degree from an accredited university, (at least in my mind).

As I understand IFC rush (recruitment) at Ole Miss, rushees may not pledge a fraternity until the end of formal rush. Having said that, I am sure the chapters have most of their pledges *picked* from summer events.