mandatory study hall for all brothers?

[bguy88]

xoheatherxo - because my fraternity chapter doesn't have a set number of hours a week, it is a once a week set time.

But you bring up another problem I have with it - when I can attend it, I don't get much done. Forcing me to sit down and do work doesn't really work with me either. All the other brothers can be distracting during them as well.

Getting my work done on my own works for me.

So study hall is a major frustration in my life, gets me fined, and the chapter is always mad at me for missing it (when I have to).

[ΑΓΔSquirrelGirl]

Sororities do study hours very differently from fraternities. Ours is complicated. But I know at least one fraternity on campus required hours on a sliding scale one semester. They just kept a notebook in the library. Of course, you can't guarantee no one will lie, but most of them did put effort into it. Maybe try doing it that way?

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by bguy88

xoheatherxo - because my fraternity chapter doesn't have a set number of hours a week, it is a once a week set time.

This is what is really screwy about the deal you have. It is my general experience that study hour requirements are a certain number of hours per week/month/semester- and that there are multiple opportunities to complete those hours.

In other words, if the requirement is 2 hours per week- then the Scholastic Chair should be setting up 2-3 sessions each week of 2 hours each so that people can pick and choose the times that fit with their schedule.

Obviously I know nothing of your specific situation- but on the facts presented it sounds to me like you have a lazy Scholastic Chair who is unwilling to commit to a long term flexible schedule for study hours.

Let me ask 2 questions,

1. What valid excuses, if any, let someone out of study hours? What if someone has to work during that time? Do they get fined?

2. You say that there is a once a week set time. What happens if your Scholastic Chair has a personal conflict? Does he change the time to suit his schedule from week to week? Does each newly elected Scholarship Chair set a time when he takes office (which would also naturally be built around his own class and work schedule)?

Whatever the answer are, I still agree the set up you are dealing with is unreasonable. The answers to 1 and 2 will just demonstrate how unreasonable.

If nothing else, you should be able to make alternative arrangements when your life creates a legitimate conflict. Back when I was an active, my chapter would never have tolerated a study hours policy like this.