Formal Recruitment as a Soph?

Originally Posted by buckeyegirl121

I'm actually a freshman this year. At my university we have deferred recruitment, so no one can rush until January. Well my first quarter at school, I messed up majorly! My grades were a mess, but it was just beacuse I was used to getting straight A's in high school without even trying, and I realized too late in the quarter and ended up doing super bad in 2 of my classes. I now have a really low GPA, way lower than the GPA requirements the sororites have. I'm thinking that I shouldn't participate in formal recruitment because it might be a waste of time since my GPA is so low. However, I'm in the honors program at my school and got a 4.8 in high school, so it's not like I'm not smart, and I will bring my GPA up this quarter.

Do you think I should try rushing and just explain the situation about my grades? Or would that just be a waste of time? Also, the strucutre of formal recruitment just seems like a lot of fun to me, and so even though I could do informal recruitment sooner, I'm considering waiting to rush until January my sophomore year. Do you think this is a good or bad idea? Is it weird for sophomores to participate in formal recruitment?

Thanks in advance for your answers/suggestions!

I doubt you'll find any sorority that'll make an exception to your low GPA. If your GPA falls below the minimum, they won't even consider you.

If you're rushing at a school where hundreds of girls meet or exceed the minimum GPA, I'm afraid you won't have much of a chance.

[buckeyegirl121]

Originally Posted by OTW

I doubt you'll find any sorority that'll make an exception to your low GPA. If your GPA falls below the minimum, they won't even consider you.

If you're rushing at a school where hundreds of girls meet or exceed the minimum GPA, I'm afraid you won't have much of a chance.

Thanks, that's what I thought. Do you think going for informal recruitment sooner rather than waiting for formal recruitment next year is a good idea?

[Denise_DPhiE]

What OTW said but short answer - if your school has competitive recruitment, you probably don't have much of a chance.

With December grades, will you surpass minimum GPA set by Panhel? If so, go for it. The groups may have a higher gpa req but at last some might consider you.

Good luck.