A Guide to FrAternity And Sorority LiFe - Virginia Tech

POTENTIAL NEW MEMBEr
guIdELINES
1. Registering for formal recruitment does not guarantee a bid for possible membership.
2. Recruitment registration fees are nonrefundable.
3. A woman is eligible to participate in formal recruitment if she is enrolled at
Virginia Tech as a full-time student with at least 12 credit hours, and a 2.0 GPA.
4. A potential new member may continue through formal recruitment until she receives
no further membership invitations.
5. The university requires 12 hours and a 2.0 grade point average for a first-year student
to be initiated as a member of a Greek organization.
6. A woman who has pledged a sorority at another school, but has not been initiated
into that organization is eligible for formal recruitment at Virginia Tech. The
transfer has automatically made her eligible.
7. Incompletes and grade changes will be honored only if they are submitted to the
office of Fraternity and Sorority Life by Friday, January 8, 2010.
8. Each potential new member must attend all sorority recruitment parties that
she is invited to throughout the week. The only exceptions will be conflicting
classes or illnesses. These exceptions must be documented in the form of a
letter presented to the Rho Gamma. If a woman “skips” a party she will be
dismissed from recruitment.
9. Potential new members will wear name tags throughout the week, provided by
the Panhellenic Council.
10. A potential new member will not leave any party with anything she did not bring
with her.
11. Any potential new member who wishes to submit an explanation for low grades
in order to be considered by sororities with higher GPA requirements must fill
out a form provided by her recruitment counselor. However, you must have a
2.0 GPA and 12 hours to attend formal recruitment. Chapters can not consider
a woman for membership if she does not meet that standard. These will be
considered by the sorority only on the basis of extreme illnesses or family emergencies
that occurred in the previous semester. It is EXTREMELY important to
ensure you have a solid academic first semester if you want to consider joining
a sorority.
12. No refunds will be given after a potential new member registers for the formal
recruitment program.
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