Sophomore Informal vs. Junior Formal Rush

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

Your Greek life office should be able to provide you with what the GPA requirements are for the sororities on campus. These are not flexible, so if you're below it, then there's no point. But if you're even a little above it, by all means, give it a shot!

I disagree with all of this. I have seen chapters take women below their stated requirements. If you have a house to fill, you make exceptions. On the other hand, if you are a super-popular chapter, your actual requirement is probably much higher than what you officially tell the GL office.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I disagree with all of this. I have seen chapters take women below their stated requirements. If you have a house to fill, you make exceptions. On the other hand, if you are a super-popular chapter, your actual requirement is probably much higher than what you officially tell the GL office.

If a chapter is having grade issues (low membership, the 10 girls below a 2.0 wouldn't be an issue if there were 100 women, but there are only 50) they may not be able to get around that rule. I only mention it as I've seen it happen where a woman didn't receive a bid until her grades were higher and the chapter was healthier. I've seen it happen with fraternities too, since they'd rather have better grades and a member who won't be out of school the following semester.

But yes, you're right, sometimes exceptions happen.

ETA: One exception I personally know of was for a woman who had poor grades due to family/health issues and was uanble to get them expunged from her record without losing all college process and credits earned (Fresh Start program). That is a rare case though.