so confused

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Bamamom13

Did you go through the pledge period and then did not go through initiation because of your grades?

She said she "didn't get pinned" - i.e. did not go through the formal pledging ceremony. I take that to mean she didn't begin her pledge program at all.

[violetpretty]

Am I the only one who thinks that this is strange that this would happen in the first place? During formal recruitment, every PNM's GPA is on the master list. During informal recruitment, we explain to PNMs that no chapter can offer a PNM a bid without first getting a copy of her transcript. Unless she lied about her GPA (and the chapter found out after bid day) I don't see how this would happen.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Am I the only one who thinks that this is strange that this would happen in the first place? During formal recruitment, every PNM's GPA is on the master list. During informal recruitment, we explain to PNMs that no chapter can offer a PNM a bid without first getting a copy of her transcript. Unless she lied about her GPA (and the chapter found out after bid day) I don't see how this would happen.

She may have pledged ChiO, who waits for semester grades before initiating, or there may be a school rule that they have to wait for grades to initiate. Or the school my be on a quarter system.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by kddani

She may have pledged ChiO, who waits for semester grades before initiating...

Ya think so? No, there's no Chi Omega chapter at Chapman.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Ya think so? No, there's no Chi Omega chapter at Chapman.

Plus, she said she "didn't get pinned" which to me, sounds like she didn't begin pledging, and this was in the spring, so there would be a college GPA available.

OP, I wasn't accusing you of lying, but just trying to understand how this could have happened.

[hijack]
Nut, since many campus Panhellenics allow the new member period to be 6 weeks maximum, yet Chi Omega's policy is to wait for grades, something's got to give at a campus with a fall FMR. Do some Chi Omega chapters ignore the Panhellenic policy and wait to initiate their new members until they have first semester grades, do they ignore Chi Omega policy and initiate after 6 weeks, or do Chi Omega rules trump the rules of the campus Panhellenic and it's ok for them to wait?
[/hijack]

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

[hijack]
Nut, since many campus Panhellenics allow the new member period to be 6 weeks maximum, yet Chi Omega's policy is to wait for grades, something's got to give at a campus with a fall FMR. Do some Chi Omega chapters ignore the Panhellenic policy and wait to initiate their new members until they have first semester grades, do they ignore Chi Omega policy and initiate after 6 weeks, or do Chi Omega rules trump the rules of the campus Panhellenic and it's ok for them to wait?
[/hijack]

I don't know. Their might be some exceptions, but for the most part, I don't think it's an issue -- and it certainly hasn't seemed to hurt us during recruitment.

[ASUADPi]

I would say that if she has tried contacting chapter members with no luck then 1) contact an advisor (if you know a number) or 2) contact HQ/EO

This question has been brought up, the assumption has been that you didn't go through the pledge period (when you said pinned), but it could also mean you didn't get initiated. If you didn't get initiated, someone from the chapter should really be talking to you about this situation. Heck, if you didn't go through the pledging/new member process, they should be talking to you about this.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

[hijack]
Nut, since many campus Panhellenics allow the new member period to be 6 weeks maximum, yet Chi Omega's policy is to wait for grades...
[/hijack]

Do I understand this correctly? Chi Omega requires new members to make grades before initiation? Are you sure about this? Many campuses require 6 to 8-week new member periods, and refuse to allow chapters to have semester-/quarter-long NM periods...including campuses with ChiO chapters.
I'm confused.

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Do I understand this correctly? Chi Omega requires new members to make grades before initiation? Are you sure about this? Many campuses require 6 to 8-week new member periods, and refuse to allow chapters to have semester-/quarter-long NM periods...including campuses with ChiO chapters.
I'm confused.

Several XOs have stated that XO waits a semester for grades. The search function sucks and it was actually carnation who said it, but I found this:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...t=45371&page=2

From what I read here: http://nm.chiomega.com/benefits/defa...humbs2&thumb=6 grades must be demonstrated before initiation.

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

Do I understand this correctly? Chi Omega requires new members to make grades before initiation? Are you sure about this? Many campuses require 6 to 8-week new member periods, and refuse to allow chapters to have semester-/quarter-long NM periods...including campuses with ChiO chapters.
I'm confused.

Exactly. That's why I asked Nut about it.

[FirstAndFinest]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Am I the only one who thinks that this is strange that this would happen in the first place? During formal recruitment, every PNM's GPA is on the master list. During informal recruitment, we explain to PNMs that no chapter can offer a PNM a bid without first getting a copy of her transcript. Unless she lied about her GPA (and the chapter found out after bid day) I don't see how this would happen.

I'm not so suprised. As an advisor at a small school, we once were notified after pref night that one of the PNMs was ineligible, due to grades. There was no master list that the school would provide the GLOs. Even worse, we were not allowed to know their GPAs during recruitment registration!! It was considered a violation of the PNMs' privacy! The PNM would put her GPA on the registration form, then the school would photocopy the registration cards - but black out the GPA!!

[FSUZeta]

it could be that the college reconfigures the reported h.s. gpa; many do.