Questions on Extenuating Circumstances?

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

^^^Depending on the school, you can be eligible to participate and still fall below the CHAPTER GPA requirement.

Panhellenic minimum and chapter minimums are sometimes different.

So she could ask the Greek Advisor if she's eligible, and that person could say yes (because she meets whatever the min req Panhellenic has set), and she could still not fare well in recruitment.

Example: Random University Panhellenic says that the minmum requirement to rush is a 2.50. Random University has 3 chapters. Their CHAPTER requirements are as follows:

XYZ = 2.75
ABC= 2.80
BBB= 2. 85

Let's say Patty PNM has a 2.5 and she asks Greek Advisor whether her GPA is high enough to participate.

Greek Advisor is going to say "yes of course you can" because she meets the Panhellenic minimum that was set. So she CAN go through recruitment, but is likely not going to end up with a bid because her GPA is still too low to be considered by a chapter.

Not saying that this is the case for the OP, but just throwing that out there.

That often happened on our campus, but I assumed it was because grade risks got bids often enough to warrant them still at least trying to go through recruitment. Surely the advisor would tell her? But good point...so to the OP add KSU's suggestion to the list and ask if your GPA meets the minimum of the chapters, too, and not just the council's minimum.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

That often happened on our campus, but I assumed it was because grade risks got bids often enough to warrant them still at least trying to go through recruitment. Surely the advisor would tell her? But good point...so to the OP add KSU's suggestion to the list and ask if your GPA meets the minimum of the chapters, too, and not just the council's minimum.

Yeah, my campus had a GPA req to register that was lower than most of the chapter GPAs. Many schools do. They SHOULD tell girls about that, but often they don't and girls get dropped right away for grades.

I've always told PNMs that if your GPA is below the LOWEST chapter minimum, then you shouldn't go through recruitment. I tend to think that you should not count on a chapter taking a grade risk. It was a rarity when I was in school (and probably doesn't happen alot now.)

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Yeah, my campus had a GPA req to register that was lower than most of the chapter GPAs. Many schools do. They SHOULD tell girls about that, but often they don't and girls get dropped right away for grades.

I've always told PNMs that if your GPA is below the LOWEST chapter minimum, then you shouldn't go through recruitment. I tend to think that you should not count on a chapter taking a grade risk. It was a rarity when I was in school (and probably doesn't happen alot now.)

I always told them not to expect much if they were below the lowest required GPA, too, but the powers that be felt differently. And I guess when it's a recruitment like ours, it can't hurt to go through recruitment, even if you can't get a bid. It's laid back and doesn't take up a lot of time, and then you've at least met some of the girls and have a better foot hold if you want to COB later when your college grades are in. But they weren't told that in context of "You probably won't get a bid". Which irritates me...myself and other recruitment counselors did often tell girls in that situation they probably weren't going to get a bid, so going through was up to them. Never fails, though, grade risks do get bids every year on our campus.

[honeychile]

I'm so sorry to hear that you've lost a parent - please accept my sympathy. I can't imagine that anyone who has been through such a loss would be less than understanding. Please keep that in mind, even if the news about going through Recruitment is bad. Even if you do, and are given a bid, I would think that your GLO would want to make sure your grades improve.

As to the legacy situation, if your grandmother is still alive, or if you have an aunt who would speak for her, have her write a legacy introduction to her GLO. It would mean so much more than just writing, Grandmother was an XYZ.

Please keep us posted as to whether or not the Greek Advisor is understanding. I'm sure we would all like to hear the news - Good luck!

[TinyDancer98]

Echo what the others have said, I would speak to the Panhellenic advisor on campus about your particular situation. I'm not sure what your campus is like in terms of competition (if it's feasible to get a bid through COR in the spring or as a sophomore) but if your GPA is high enough to go through recruitment but not high enough to get a bid, you will at least have met some sorority women and gotten your name out- then you have a semester or two to build your college GPA and campus involvement. I know we allow women in a certain range below our Panhellenic minimum to participate in the first day of recruitment (chapters are aware that these women cannot be invited back) so they can get a feel for sorority life and get their names out there while they are working to bring their GPA up. Some chapters can and do accept grade risks (above Panhellenic and national minimums but below chapter minimum), but this is generally uncommon and something you should speak with the Greek advisor about- his or her contact information should be on your school's Panhellenic website, and he or she can let you know the appropriate measures to take or people to contact. Best of luck with your recruitment and please do keep us updated!