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Originally posted by TRSimon
Soror, I agree that GPA is not always an indication of quality, but if someone truly wants to join Sigma or any other organization, she will not let the GPA requirement stop her. I have known several NPHC members who kept trying until their GPAs/community service/finances were what Sigma and their other orgs of choice called for.
We (Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.) are founded on scholarship and high scholastic attainment. I say that if we have sorors who have those low GPAs, we should do what we can to help them as we are our sisters' keepers, but we should not keep the bar low.
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Well soror, I respectfully disagree. I do not consider my GPA to be low. I am in a very demanding program at one of the top research institutions in the country, and in the fall, I will be pursuing my PhD in chemistry at one of the nation's premier institutions. I'm saying that to demonstrate that a 2.8 is NOT low - in fact, compared to others in my program, its pretty high.
I'm not saying take a young woman with a 1.5 or 2.0 even, but making the requirement 3.0? I personally think we will be shooting ourselves in the foot. While GPA is somewhat important, it is not an absolute indication of a person's work ethic, drive, or intelligence. I could have had a 4.0 if I majored in something that came easier to me. Yet I went to something that challenged me and make me work hard, and as a result, I wasn't perfect. But I learned a ton about myself as a person, and I think that's the type of quality woman we want to attract to Sigma.
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