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regret not rushing in the fall of my freshman year, but I rushed during the spring for a few sororities. I am a Chi Omega legacy who is very involved on and off campus, and my GPA is a 2.64 (the university requirement is a 2.5). I declined a bid from a sorority (they offered bids to everyone who rushed) in the spring, but now I am worried that I won't get any bids at all in the fall despite being a legacy.
I panicked a little when I read my school requirements for rush: "it is recommended that all new member classes and all subsequent qualified
members achieve an overall qualified member grade point average (GPA) of
2.75 or higher" in the Statement of Expectation for Greek life on my campus. My high school GPA was a 3.49, and even then, I was very involved in extracurricular activities. Although I had a good high school GPA and I am very involved, would I be kicked out of rush (or something along those lines) with my current GPA? Or am I just worrying too much?
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No, they don't "kick people out of rush" for grades, but you could be cut from all of the chapters early. You are absolutely right to be concerned. Is there a reason for your GPA to be so low that can be explained and justified?
Depending on the competitiveness of your school,
(strike one) a sophomore
(strike two) with a very low GPA
(strike three) on her second time through rush
will likely have an extremely difficult time in recruitment. We have no way to know if your legacy status can help you, but I wouldn't count on it.
You had your shot at Greek life, you turned it down. You very well may not get another one. Something smart alecky about choices and consequences comes to mind....
Use your time to study. Get your grades up. As the wise people here on GC advise, "Pledge the library"!
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