Recs + Low GPA??

[apollo_artemis]

Let me clarify. By "focus my energy" I mean finding more recs, really looking into their philanthropies/philanthropic work the chapter itself has done, seeing where each house excels, etc. I will try to dazzle every house I visit during round one, even though I know I will be cut from most of them. I want to have a good reputation with every house, even if they only know me as "the sophomore we cut first round because of low GPA".

adpiucf I'll definitely read your linked post about recruitment!

[DubaiSis]

Originally Posted by apollo_artemis

Let me clarify. By "focus my energy" I mean finding more recs, really looking into their philanthropies/philanthropic work the chapter itself has done, seeing where each house excels, etc. I will try to dazzle every house I visit during round one, even though I know I will be cut from most of them. I want to have a good reputation with every house, even if they only know me as "the sophomore we cut first round because of low GPA".

adpiucf I'll definitely read your linked post about recruitment!

I wouldn't sweat the details to this extent. There is no test during recruitment and how well you can answer questions about ABC or XYZ will improve your odds. It's nice to look at the sorority and chapter websites so you are familiar with them in a general sense, but you don't need to "focus" on anyone's background. And knowing too much or vomiting out facts about a sorority to a member can be creepy and seem stalkery.

I know you already know (or think you know) the grade requirements for all of the chapters. I would do your best to forget all that. There's a lot more to member selection than you think, and you can't control any of it. Go in with a positive attitude and a sparkling personality, wow them with how awesome you are as a person, and then see where the chips fall. If it doesn't work out for you, do your absolute best to improve your grades in the next semester and maybe you can informal rush next spring. But you don't need to worry about that now either.

[Old_Row]

Originally Posted by DubaiSis

I wouldn't sweat the details to this extent. There is no test during recruitment and how well you can answer questions about ABC or XYZ will improve your odds. It's nice to look at the sorority and chapter websites so you are familiar with them in a general sense, but you don't need to "focus" on anyone's background. And knowing too much or vomiting out facts about a sorority to a member can be creepy and seem stalkery.

I know you already know (or think you know) the grade requirements for all of the chapters. I would do your best to forget all that. There's a lot more to member selection than you think, and you can't control any of it. Go in with a positive attitude and a sparkling personality, wow them with how awesome you are as a person, and then see where the chips fall. If it doesn't work out for you, do your absolute best to improve your grades in the next semester and maybe you can informal rush next spring. But you don't need to worry about that now either.

Yes and you risk looking like a total creeper if you start chattering away about all the sorority facts especially during early rounds. So not impressive. I would also be seriously offended if I knew the only reason you did so much research on my sorority is because you decided beforehand based on assumptions that we were one of the only ones who might let you sneak in with a poor GPA.