Grades & Rush: Is GPA really EVERTHING?

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Originally Posted by SparkleBerry

I went through rush MANY years ago (back when we called it "rush" and not "sorority recruitment") and while grades mattered, a bad GPA wasn't the end of the world. Now it seems like you can't get past the first round of rush without a crazy-high GPA, no matter which school you go to ... even the ones that aren't that academically competitive.

What is the minimum GPA that most large Southern universities will accept these days? Texas examples: Texas Tech, Texas A&M and UT. I'm just trying to gauge what my daughter is in for in a few years.

I understand the importance of grades and their use as a quick way to eliminate from a list of thousands, but ... sheesh, ya'll!

Wait a second.

You're asking what is the minimum GPA that universities will accept? That's what you wrote. That information should be on each university's website.

However, if you're asking about GPA for recruitment, that's a whole other animal. First - it's membership selection territory. What might be published "publicly" as a minimum GPA for rushing =/= what a sorority chapter will set as its own "minimum" acceptable GPA. We have no way of knowing that. And if we did, it would not be discussed here. Because it's private.

There are many other factors that come into play in recruitment during membership selection. Definitely agree with what my Panhellenic sisters have written, above. Chapters want well-rounded members who can handle academic demands and contribute to the life of the chapter. No chapter wants to be below the ASA (all sorority average). Competition is fierce for pnms who are academically sound, as 33girl stated. Bottom line: it would behoove your daughter to do the best that she possibly can in high school. At those Texas schools you listed, she may only get one bite at the apple, and that will come as a freshman.

ETA: what does your daughter set as her own personal goal for GPA/education?