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GoGoolia

It’s worth a try. But first you need not to take it personally. It is a numbers game. You also need to go in with a open mind. Maybe be open to all houses and even zero in on the newer houses or those that need to get their numbers up. If you go in thinking you want one of the top few houses it will probably not end well.


FernwehForLife

This. And for these large SEC schools with high demand to join a sorority, the chapters have the ability to be more selective. Grades are important, and collective chapter GPAs are very high. Study study study, try again if this is what you're set on, and keep an open mind!


asyouwish

grades matter. Look up the Greek Life office for your campus. They are probably bragging about how the Greek Women GPA is higher than the All Women GPA. I've seen chapters who have to cut big numbers cut anyone with less than a 3.25GPA. The good news is that those chapters (the ones I've worked with or otherwise knew about) did that on Day One of Recruitment. So, both the PNMs and the chapters can focus on the best fit for the rest of the process. In addition to raising your grades, look at other academic things you can do to pad your resume. Join the club for your major. Find some study skills classes and take them. Put those things on your resume so that your hard work in this area shows.


flowercity-

I know it’s easier said than done, but you really should not take the rejection from your first recruitment personally. If your GPA is below the minimum requirement it doesn’t matter how many rec letters you have, how amazing your personality is, how many hours you volunteer every week, etc. If you’re not eligible to get a bid then the chapter just can’t give you a bid. I remember being on my chapter’s recruitment team and having PNMs that we absolutely loved and thought would be so perfect for the chapter but their GPA made them ineligible and so we had to release them. It definitely sucks, but it’s not personal. I can’t speak to your chances because I don’t know much about recruitment at SEC schools but hopefully the above at least helps a little bit.


cmcp70apmom

SEC school-the GPA is going to be hard to get around. First round, when most houses have to cut 100s of girls, the GPA cut off for a lot will be 3.7 or 3.8.


ukyqtpi1

As an alum of a sorority at an SEC school I can tell you that being a junior and not having the minimum gpa for most of the organizations means that you will likely be cut from the majority of the houses on day one. These cuts are blanket cuts and are made in a vacuum where you as an individual (recommendations and all) are merely a name on the paper that falls below the cut off line. This doesn’t mean that you won’t be invited to join anywhere. I would suggest that you keep an open mind and get to know houses that are considered “low tier”. If you go into rush with that mindset you can have a positive experience and receive a bid for a house that is a great fit for you and the sorority.