Question about grades for recruitment

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Okay, I am confused.

First, you blamed a medical situation (which usually indicates it was out of your control) for last semester's poor grades, then stated that you've "learned from your mistakes" and fixed things. I don't quite understand that, but anyway, you're saying that the reason doesn't exist anymore.

Originally Posted by potential_greek

So this past semester my grades did not end up being as good as I had hoped. I will be participating in recruitment in January, and I know that some chapters will cut me immediately for grades. The reason for my poor academic performance has to do at least somewhat with a medical issue. For any chapters that may not cut me immediately, is there a chance that they might ask about my grades? And if so, how should I respond?
Thank you in advance for your answers.

Originally Posted by potential_greek

The true answer to what would be different is completely inappropriate to mention during recruitment.
I do, however, completely understand this concern, which is why I'm not sure how to address this situation if it comes up. I suppose I probably should just say that I've realized my mistakes and have worked out ways to fix them or something to that effect. Hopefully it will just not come up.
Thank you both for your responses!

But then last month, you said that your grades were low the first time you went through recruitment the year prior.

Originally Posted by potential_greek

My school has deferred recruitment. Last year I went through recruitment, but due to my grades, was cut by every sorority except one within the first couple rounds (it's not necessarily completely because of my grades, but I was cut from most after first round and I know my grades were below the line at which they start cutting people.) So, unfortunately, I dropped out of recruitment. It was in part because I knew I needed to work on my grades and figure out what I wanted to major in, etc, but it was also, as immature as it is, a little bit due to the fact that the sorority I was left with has a not particularly good reputation.
Within the past year, though, I have dealt with some issues that I needed to work out, figured out my major, and raised my gpa somewhat. I am planning on going through recruitment again, and I will be absolutely ecstatic to get into any of the sororities on my campus, including the one I was still invited back to last year.
Can anyone give me advice about how to have a successful recruitment? And what are good conversation topics? I can be somewhat shy, so I need all the help I can get.
Thanks for any responses you give me

So what's the story? Was it just the last semester and due to a (temporary) medical issue that you've now "fixed"? (Not asking you to answer here, but to think about that) I think if you're going to talk about medical issues, you need to be prepared for some concerns (even if they don't say them out loud), only because you thought it was important enough to bring up during recruitment, and people are curious.

I think that it's a lot of information to share during the likely brief amount of time you'll get with any one person during the first round, and like others said, there's a good chance people might already know your GPA. But if not, and you feel the need to prepare everyone, people will be curious as to how you're going to do better academically with the added stress/work/time required to be a New Member/Member.