<p>I'll be transferring in the fall from a CC and I'm really interested in joining a sorority, but I'm totally clueless about the process. I watched GREEK a lot on ABCFamily...that's about it, haha.</p>
<p>The university does rush (?) during the spring semester, rather than the fall and I'll be transferring as a sophomore in a 3+1 combined degree program. Will I be at a disadvantage?</p>
<p>My GPA is a 3.63 ( :( ) at my CC, but apparently Miami doesn't recognize pre-transfer GPA, only what you got there. Is there a GPA requirement to go Greek? I've been through some of the sororities they have on campus and I know they list average GPA but it wasn't very helpful outside of that.</p>
<p>Will working and doing research as a Microbiology major with a full course load make it hard to participate?</p>
<p>How does rushing work? Is it different at different schools?</p>
<p>And what is Pan Hellenic?</p>
<p>My GPA is a 3.63 ( ) at my CC, but apparently Miami doesn’t recognize pre-transfer GPA, only what you got there. Is there a GPA requirement to go Greek? I’ve been through some of the sororities they have on campus and I know they list average GPA but it wasn’t very helpful outside of that.</p>
<p>A number of schools have GPA requirements for rushing. You could probably find that information on the school’s website.</p>
<p>And what is Pan Hellenic?</p>
<p>That’s the council for major sororities.</p>
<p>You’re going to have to ask people who are at the school you are transferring to. There are some things that are pretty consistent, but there is a lot of variation from school to school.</p>
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I’m not in a sorority and never rushed, so I really don’t know a lot of specifics on this.
But are you 100% sure on that? My school says formal rush is spring semester, but there’s an informal rush in the fall every year that’s open to all non-freshmen, which is how a lot of transfers do rush.</p>
<p>^^I just know if the information packet I got when I got accepted, it mentioned Greek life and that rush was done in the spring semester. I don’t recall seeing anything about formal vs informal, though.</p>
<p>Just checked the site. There are Greek events through the fall, but “Formal Sorority Recruitment” is a four-day period in January. I’m assuming it’s because you have to have completed at least 12 credit hours the semester before you can participate.</p>
<p>Are you talking about Miami of Ohio? If so, the do have deferred recruitment so that freshmen can get used to school and classes, studying, roommates, etc. It really isn’t a bad idea. They probably have a number of events in the fall to meet girls who are potentially interested in joining a sorority. Go to them. They will be scouting out girls then. Oh, and keep your facebook page clean during fall semester. Call the Greek Life office to see if they do informal recruiting in the fall for girls with sophomore or above standing. Informal recruiting may only be done by some of the sororities though, usually the ones that still have spots open in their membership. It is usually more laid back than formal recruitment, but the downside is that not all sororities will be participating.</p>
<p>Even though Miami will not count your cc gpa toward your Miami gpa, they probably will count the hours and some courses toward graduation if you came from an Ohio cc. Since your cc gpa is the last one that you have, that will be what you use when asked on your recruitment form for gpa (freshmen would use their high school gpa).</p>
<p>In some competitive recruitment schools (mainly in the South), recs are an absolute neccesity. Not so sure about Miami though. Recommendations (or recs)- are introductions to a sorority written by sorority alumni in good standing that you have asked write a rec for you- basically telling the sorority about you and your accomplishments. Who can you get recs from? Any older friends who were in sororities in college, teachers, your mom’s friends, you friends’ moms, your teachers… aks around, they should be willing to write you one if they are a good idea at Miami. recs DO NOT have to come from Miami alumni. So, for example, if your best friend’s mom is a Chi Omega alumnus, she can write you a rec for Chi Omega.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>