Initiation GPA to a sorority

[DeltaBetaBaby]

At some schools, the panhellenic recruitment book lists a minimum for each chapter. Even this may be a lie. So, higher GPA's are better. Anyone should be able to figure that out.

[victoriana]

At the risk of getting yelled at... every sorority woman I know had a minimum chapter GPA requirement of a 2.5. As other posters have said, it is up to the discretion of individual chapters or College Panhellenic Councils to raise the bar to a higher GPA.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by sororitymom222

No need to be a jerk Fridayyyyy! She actually is still in high school, and I'm just trying to have answers to questions I know she will ask me in the next year or so. It is called being a good mother. Doubt you understand the concept!

Wow. So the appropriate reaction when you think someone is being a jerk is to act like a much bigger jerk? Got it.

BTW, I'm a parent too. I do understand it. And my idea of being a good parent is teaching my kids how to find the answers to their own questions, not doing it for them. But whatever works for you . . . .

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Twenty-five years is not so long that you don't know the more effective way to find out about GPAs.

Loved your quoted correction. And, and equally great answer. I have been out of school for 25+ years and instructed my nieces to tell their friends where THEY could find their answers. And it wasn't through their mom.

[Barbie's_Rush]

Just because a pnm meets a minimum gpa doesn't mean she won't be cut for grades anyway during a competitive recruitment. There are also consequences to falling below a gpa once you're an initiated member.

If her gpa is your big worry while princess is still in high school, I have the feeling she's not exactly going to be bringing the strongest package into recruitment. Maybe you should concentrate on the current state of her gpa versus what she will need to attain and maintain sorority membership.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by Barbie's_Rush

If her gpa is your big worry while princess is still in high school, I have the feeling she's not exactly going to be bringing the strongest package into recruitment. Maybe you should concentrate on the current state of her gpa versus what she will need to attain and maintain sorority membership.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

You're too dumb to realize no one answered your question.

Why are you so rude? It's the internet. She politely asked a question. I don't understand why people are so mean on here. It's unbecoming.

[Alumiyum]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

Why are you so rude? It's the internet. She politely asked a question. I don't understand why people are so mean on here. It's unbecoming.

OP came back with an obnoxious response, to be fair. I feel the same way when someone gets jumped on for asking a question, but this was deserved.

I agree with those that suggest the daughter should find these things out herself. I remember going through and though my mother did help me with recs (and wardrobe haha) she made me find out answers to questions like these myself and that was the best way she could have handled it...I was used to asking questions and going to the trouble to find resources on my own before I even got there.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

OP came back with an obnoxious response, to be fair. I feel the same way when someone gets jumped on for asking a question, but this was deserved.

I agree with those that suggest the daughter should find these things out herself. I remember going through and though my mother did help me with recs (and wardrobe haha) she made me find out answers to questions like these myself and that was the best way she could have handled it...I was used to asking questions and going to the trouble to find resources on my own before I even got there.

Just in general, members who have been posting on here for years (from what it looks like) want to execute someone for asking a question they don't like or that they think is dumb. Gosh, get over it. People have questions, and honestly its an internet forum...try not to care so much.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by sororitymom222

She actually is still in high school, and I'm just trying to have answers to questions I know she will ask me in the next year or so. It is called being a good mother.

Originally Posted by sororitymom222

Daughter is in high school....came on this site because I felt I could get an honest answer, which I did by the other helpful posters.

The OP makes it sound as though her daughter is incapable of asking these questions herself because she is in high school. I find it hard to believe that a 17-18 year old girl doesn't know how to use the phone and/or internet.

When she asks you these questions, say to her, "Try calling the school's Greek Life office. They should give you all of that information," or ask her, "Have you searched for any information online?" Finding out all the answers for her isn't "being a good mother." It's ok to help where she needs it. Give her the phone number to the Greek Life office... Direct her to Greekchat where she can ask questions of other sorority members... But don't do the work for her. If you keep that up, she'll never learn to do these things on her own.

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

I agree with those that suggest the daughter should find these things out herself. I remember going through and though my mother did help me with recs (and wardrobe haha) she made me find out answers to questions like these myself and that was the best way she could have handled it...I was used to asking questions and going to the trouble to find resources on my own before I even got there.

Exactly.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

Just in general, members who have been posting on here for years (from what it looks like) want to execute someone for asking a question they don't like or that they think is dumb. Gosh, get over it. People have questions, and honestly its an internet forum...try not to care so much.

You're right. It is an internet forum. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Try not to care so much.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

The OP makes it sound as though her daughter is incapable of asking these questions herself because she is in high school. I find it hard to believe that a 17-18 year old girl doesn't know how to use the phone and/or internet.

When she asks you these questions, say to her, "Try calling the school's Greek Life office. They should give you all of that information," or ask her, "Have you searched for any information online?" Finding out all the answers for her isn't "being a good mother." It's ok to help where she needs it. Give her the phone number to the Greek Life office... Direct her to Greekchat where she can ask questions of other sorority members... But don't do the work for her. If you keep that up, she'll never learn to do these things on her own.



Exactly.

But why do you care about her mothering philosophy?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

Gosh, get over it...try not to care so much.

It's now your turn to drink the Kool Aid that you made.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

You're right. It is an internet forum. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Try not to care so much.

I enjoy things like badge trends and what not. But you're right, everyone is so rude to others whom they disagree I should stop reading.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

It's unbecoming.

Unbecoming of.......