Hello,
Speaking as another parent, and as a volunteer alumni advisor (Division Vice President) I can understand your concern.
Greek Letter Organizations vary widely from chapter to chapter, and university to university.
I can tell you that, on a national level, all fraternities and sororities take academics very seriously. We have minimum GPA levels for pledging and for initiation. In all honesty, some local chapters are less grade oriented than others. If grades are important to your son, he should check where the chapter stands in regard to the All Fraternity and All Male averages on his prospective campus.
Greek organizations ask for a fairly heavy time committment in terms of meetings, philanthropy, social activities and chapter governance, but many also include "study tables" as part of that time in the early college years. In most the chapter GPA is very important, so the group has an investment in his success.
The important thing is to carefully check out the national organization and local chapter involved before pledging. This goes beyond academics to things such as alcohol awareness programs, no hazing policy and other things as well.
I hope this answers some of your questions and concerns.
If there is a Delta Tau Delta Chapter on the campus where your son will attend, please check our website at
www.delts.org for more information. Most other greek organizations also have sites on the internet. Many chapters also have websites.
Sincerely,
DeltAlum
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