<p>Anyone know anything at all about them? Any info would really help. thanks</p>
<p>I am also wondering about this organization... can anyone describe typical involvement/time commitment? How is it different or similar to other Greek organizations on campus? Thanks for any info.</p>
<p>Yeah, I was wondering as well. From the website it seems that you have to "rush" it. What does that mean? You have to "rush" an Honor Society?!?</p>
<p>It'd be great to find out whether this is worth doing or not.</p>
<p>Just as an update I don't think I will do it. An honor society that accepts members with a gpa as low as a 3.0 isn't quite what I'm looking for lol.</p>
<p>PSP is more than an honor society-- it's explicitly a community service and social fraternity as well. It's also co-ed (with a majority women). The rush and initiation process is a reasonable time commitment over the semester, but not nearly as involved as most other fraternities/sororities (and truly, there's no hazing). It's this spirit of inclusion and diversity that makes PSP an oddball among other Greek-letter fraternities, not unlike Cornell and its peers in the 1800s. </p>
<p>Although the GPA minimum is low, you'd find that a large number of recent graduates from the Cornell chapter attend the very top PhD programs in the country. My guess is that most students have GPAs far above the 3.0 minimum dictated by the national fraternity. </p>
<p>PSP also offers participation and leadership opportunities in its community service and social activities. Many volunteering activities also span the scholarly divide, and doing it with friends makes it social as well. </p>
<p>PSP has a house on Oak Avenue, a couple doors up from CTB. General body meetings among the ~50 members take place each weekend, and typically last 30 mins - 2 hrs. In addition to the meetings, it's generally expected that you'll attend at least a few events per semester, but there are usually several events every week and this can be a good way to form a core of mutual friends from a broad cross section of Cornell, without being in the traditional Greek scene.</p>
<p>Of course, there are other ways to get these benefits, but perhaps you should bring a friend to a rush event, talk to some brothers, and see if it's for you!</p>