Ole Miss GPA requirement

[thetalady]

Originally Posted by texasgal25

Thanks for the advice. My best friend, who is also rushing at Ole Miss, has a sister who was in ABC and says even though I do have a low gpa, I should go ahead and participate in recruitment regardless of my chances.. She said most houses will cut me very quickly but that others may give consideration. After speaking with her, she says with my personality and my additional involvement on campus, I could get lucky. I don't want to regret not going through my freshmen year. Would it look bad if I rush this year, don't receive a bid, and rush again next year? I know my grades are a pretty big deal, and I'm not going to go into detail on the illness on here but that did play a large factor as to why it's as low as it is. The classes that I did attend and was 100% healthy, I excelled in. It's just really hard to accept that there's nothing I can do about it, I was really looking forward to this. Also, I've already paid the fee to participate

Yes, it will effect you tremendously if you rush this year and do not pledge.

With some house at Ole Miss, you only get 1 shot, so you better make it your best. Some people will tell you "Once cut, always cut." Some are not so harsh, but rerushing as a sophomore is very different from rushing as a sophomore for the first time.

We have all told you the same thing. You have been shown the Panhellenic advice on grades showing you that you will likely be dropped from rush. It does not matter why your high school GPA was so low. I am sorry if that seems unfair. Life is not fair.

You are a freshman. You have no "additional involvement on campus" at Ole Miss.

You seem to have your mind made up & are just asking us to cheer and clap and tell you it is a good idea. We aren't going to do that. The replies may become more harsh if you persist on asking the same question. We have answered you honestly. At this point, take our advice or not. It is your life and decision to make.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by thetalady

With some houses at Ole Miss, you only get 1 shot, so you better make it your best. Some people will tell you "Once cut, always cut." Some are not so harsh, but rerushing as a sophomore is very different from rushing as a sophomore for the first time.

If it wasn't for this part, and if you could handle the cuts, I think we all would say go ahead and go for it and realize you'll get cut a lot for grades and just look at it as "practice" (albeit expensive practice). Also, this is just a wild guess, but I'm thinking that the chapters that do have this policy don't keep track of WHY they cut someone.

If you were at a rush that has like 200 girls in it, things would be a lot different. But this isn't that.