Parent Troubles...

[xoheatherxo]

congrats on your bid!!! i was a lil worried at first during my pledge semester that my grades would slip, but we had mandatory study hall hours in the library (we had to sign in and everything) as pledges. it was actually good for me because it gave me time to get work done that i needed to do. you might also find out that one of the older sisters has taken a class that you are taking and can help you out so you can maintain the gpa that you need! grades were very important in chi omega (as im sure they are in all greek orgs) and they totally understood if you had to miss a mixer or something that wasnt mandatory because you had a paper or had to study. scholarship (studies) should always come before social obligations. theyll probably be happy that you have the mindset that you are there for learning first then social stuff. im sure youll be fine but definetely try it out and see what happens. if it doenst work out for you you can always drop before initiation! but definetely give it a shot and communicate with your big (when you get one) and your new member educator about your concerns. good luck!!

[AGDee]

As a parent, part of our job as parents is to make sure that our kids have thought through their decisions. It sounds like this is all your parents are doing. My daughter joined the competitive marching band this year and it has been a very hectic, physically demanding and time consuming pursuit. I keep checking with her that she's having FUN through the tendonitis in her achilles tendons from hours of marching, the lack of time for other things (between band, girl scouts and youth group, she has things to do every night and all day Saturday and only has 2 hours to herself to get her homework done daily). I just don't want it to become a burden for her. She has been complaining a lot lately so I check. As tough as it is, she's also loving it and doesn't want to quit. I don't want to discourage her from doing marching band but I don't want her to feel like she HAS to do it either if it gets to be too much.

As for keeping a 3.5 while in a sorority.. I had to do the same thing to keep my scholarship and I kept it all 4 years and had the highest GPA in the chapter my last two years in the chapter. I had to choose not to take on a major office once I got into Occupational Therapy school because it was very demanding, but that was fine. I took less demanding offices and went to all the mandatory stuff and picked which social things I could do based on my classwork at the time.

[honeychile]

Congratulations on your bid - hope you enjoy your New Member period!

If it helps any, my grades actually improved when I started to live in-house. There aren't as many distractions, and the atmosphere to excel is really strong.

[KSUViolet06]

Sororities place a high value on scholarship. My chapter had mandatory study hours for both actives & new members, which went on a sliding scale by GPA (the lower your GPA, the more hours you had to do).

My grades actually improved when I joined. I went from like a 3.5 to a 3.8 by the time I was initiated. We all competed for the highest GPA in my chapter so it was always exciting to see who had the top GPA and won the big awards and prizes for having good grades.