Academics...What matters?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

No, I just don't think most chapters care at all if you are in an honors program.

Sure, it looks good to alumnae when you are soliciting recs and all that, but at the end of the day, chapters want girls who they will have fun with for the next four years.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

No, I just don't think most chapters care at all if you are in an honors program.

Sure, it looks good to alumnae when you are soliciting recs and all that, but at the end of the day, chapters want girls who they will have fun with for the next four years.

While I agree that they want girls that they LIKE and will enjoy spending time with, I disagree that that means "cheerleader" rather than "honors student." And barring some chapters that really narrow their focus and pledge the entire squad/team/club of some sort, most chapters have cheerleaders and honors students and engineering students (who couldn't maintain honors because they're just barely making it despite studying all the time) and College Democrats/Republicans and party girls, and non-party girls and so on.

Be who you want to be, and if you fit in, you'll fit in. If you're trying to become who you think a chapter wants you to be you'll just be unhappy.


ETA: Sorry Kappamd, I snuck in there.

[gee_ess]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

No, I just don't think most chapters care at all if you are in an honors program.

Sure, it looks good to alumnae when you are soliciting recs and all that, but at the end of the day, chapters want girls who they will have fun with for the next four years.

I can only speak from my experience with SEC recruitment. But high GPA's are definitely a plus for a pnm. Yes, chapters are looking for girls to have fun with, but there is criteria for membership that go along with that. Being able to tout that your rush crush has a high GPA or is in the honors program will often trump another pnm who does not have that asset.

Maybe this is truly chapter specific?