so confused

AnchorAlumna · #1 05-27-2008, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by violetpretty

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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...
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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.

#2 05-27-2008, 09:37 PM

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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.

AnchorAlumna · #3 05-27-2008, 09:55 PM

Thank you, OTW.
I wish ALL NPC groups waited that semester/quarter. It would give NMs more time to learn the basics about their fraternity/sorority.

violetpretty · #4 05-27-2008, 10:25 PM

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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.

breathesgelatin · #5 05-28-2008, 01:48 AM

I know that the Chi-Os at my school initiated the same weekend as everyone else (8 weeks after bid day). Or at least they pretended to. LOL.

Maybe this was because we had a deferred recruitment?

NutBrnHair · #6 05-28-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I know that the Chi-Os at my school initiated the same weekend as everyone else (8 weeks after bid day). Or at least they pretended to. LOL.

Maybe this was because we had a deferred recruitment?

Exactly -- with deferred, you've already "made your grades" at the school where the chapter is located.

breathesgelatin · #7 05-28-2008, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Exactly -- with deferred, you've already "made your grades" at the school where the chapter is located.

Ah ha. Thanks for the clarification.

PeppyGPhiB · #8 05-28-2008, 07:12 PM

OK, is it that you just don't want to go through recruitment again? If you didn't even make it to the pledge ceremony, you don't really have any attachment to this sorority. Or is the issue that you want to join a sorority in the fall and aren't sure whether your bid is still "active" at the first sorority?

Which GPA did you miss? The one Panhellenic requires to rush, or the one the sorority requires to pledge? If Panhellenic let you rush with a gpa that was below the requirement, I'm going to guess that your bid was not valid. Also, if the chapter gave you a bid, but your gpa was too low for what is required for membership, they should therefore have not given you a bid and again I'm going to guess that your bid is/was never valid.