Little White Lies?

[33girl]

Originally Posted by sratted_out

did outstanding in other aspects of acdemics.

[Always AlphaGam]

Originally Posted by sratted_out

*academics ok? you're such a bitch. i asked for help regarding my questions and you're making snide rude comments. sounds like you need to grow the fuck up

Now would be a great time for the "WE GOT LETTERS...YOU GOT DREAMS" statement.

[thetaj]

Originally Posted by sratted_out

*academics ok? you're such a bitch. i asked for help regarding my questions and you're making snide rude comments. sounds like you need to grow the fuck up

We get bored, too.

If you're only going to be a sophomore, it won't be too difficult to raise your cumulative GPA if you do really well this year. I would recommend kicking it into high gear, finding out the GPA requirement for recruitment and look into informal in the spring (if chapters on your campus participate) or just holding off until next year.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by thetaj

We get bored, too.

If you're only going to be a sophomore, it won't be too difficult to raise your cumulative GPA if you do really well this year. I would recommend kicking it into high gear, finding out the GPA requirement for recruitment and look into informal in the spring (if chapters on your campus participate) or just holding off until next year.

But a .8 is so low. She'd need a year of 4.0 to even get in the range that some chapters could offer her a bid at which point she'll be rushing as a third year with like a 2.4.

Obviously, pulling up her grades is the #1 thing no matter what. And the Greek Life office will know more than we do.

[UGAalum94]

OP, it's not worth trying to go through recruitment with a .8 GPA. Even if your campus admits transfer students with GPAs that low and Greek life lets you go through, I'd be amazed if any groups' national or international policies will allow them to offer you a bid.

It's even questionable whether a .8 can be pulled up high enough to make even COB or recruitment next year a possibility.Even if you make a 4.0 for the year, your average (assuming you have a year's worth of credits contributing to the .8) will still probably be under what many groups require and further still under what's likely to be the average at your campus.

I'm sorry that you are in this situation, and I'd like to be able to give you better news. But unless you are at a campus that gives a lot of bids to juniors with middling grades, it's hard to see this working out for you.

[DubaiSis]

The actual question was about lying about having pledged a sorority previously. I wouldn't bother lying about that because they wouldn't necessarily hold it against you. That's why there is a difference between pledging and initiating.

But changing the subject to college admissions, would you be able to disregard a semester of school if you wanted to? Usually people would want to get credit for every possible class taken, but in this case, maybe it's better to just call it a life lesson learned and start over. Would anyone let her? COULD they?

[Titchou]

Some schools will let you do that and some won't. If I were her, I'd just start over too.

[ellebud]

A general comment on lying to a sorority or in life: Are you so stupid as to think a group of fairly sophisticated young women, who's "job" it is (at the moment) to perpetuate a group or business that they believe in won't check you out?

Of course they read your application and your recs because it is important to the sisters that their chapter remain strong.

As I mentioned in my daughter's recruitment thread my daughter knew a girl going through a second time. The girl was very vocal and proud that she had received a bid to Top Tier House, but turned them down. (This would presuppose that she had two houses at Pref, both excellent choices.) No......the girl was dropped by every house asap.

....and how (and why) would you become a sister to girls you lie to get accepted? You will always be on guard.

[DubaiSis]

But she probably isn't a sophomore; just a second year college student. With that gpa she has to have failed a class or two, which of course don't count toward her standing.

I still don't think this is feasible, but being a 2nd semester sophomore (or less - we don't know how many hours contributed to that gpa) next fall at a less academically competitive school, with a dramatic improvement in grades, who knows? But we all know she's not rushing this fall.

[Xidelt]

A .8? What quality academic institution would accept someone with such a crappy transcript? I didn't know DeVry had Greek life...

[AnchorAlumna]

Awww....let the troll live.
We've had precious little entertainment this recruitment season!

[DubaiSis]

Oh Anchor, just wait. The real mayhem starts in 2 weeks! Then we can look forward to several "brutally honest" failed recruitment stories.

[Tulip86]

[als463]

Provided this is real...I have to ask: Since when did lying about your GPA become a "little white lie" that you think no one will check? I'd be more concerned that the chapters found out about your abysmal GPA and not whether you went through recruitment at the first school.

Though, if they find out you went through recruitment at the first school and you start over at the new school with a clean slate (GPA and all) they will realize that you must not have transferred any of your grades-most likely to them being bad. I'd see you as a grade risk and unless you are Miley Cyrus or you're the kid of some famous actor/ President---Nope!

[Splash]

IF you go through recruitment, I would not mention that you went through at your old school. Don't even bring it up. It will probably only hurt you and you didn't initiate so it doesn't really matter.

Now, onto your GPA. I would be surprised if you are even allowed to register for recruitment with a .8. Even if you do, I can say with almost absolute certainty that you will not receive a bid. You just won't, I'm sorry, your GPA is too low.

Now, in terms of your new school, how many credits do you have? How many credits constitutes a sophomore standing and how many credits is the average class?