Recruitment Information

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Members of the Class of 2011 will be eligible to join a Greek organization in September 2008.  Formal Recruitment will take place immediately after students return to Gettysburg in September.  Students may be offered a bid to join a fraternity on Sunday, September 14, 2008.  Acceptance of a bid prior to this date is a violation of College policy.

REQUIREMENTS FOR JOINING A FRATERNITY OR SORORITY

A student must have sophomore academic standing at the College (excludes transfer and advance placement credits)

• Students must have a minimum 2.2 cumulative grade point average for women and 2.25 cumulative grade point average for men after the Spring semester. (Some individual organizations have higher minimum grade requirements to join)
• Students may not have 6 or more sanctioning points as a result of College Judicial Action at the time of Formal Recruitment in September 2008.
• A student must register for recruitment (minimal processing fee of $15.00) in order to authorize the release of grade information.

COMMITMENT

There are a number of expectations for students who join a Greek organization:

• Members are expected to honor and practice the values espoused by the organization
• Members are expected to perform well academically
• Members are expected to assume a leadership role in the chapter
• There is a financial obligation of members that includes initiation fees, chapter dues and national fees, housing fees, and non-resident fees for those who do not live in the house, as well as the timely payment of bills
• Men can expect to be required to live in the chapter house for junior and senior years