Office of Greek Life

Interfraternity Council Recruitment

Recruitment Opportunities

Fall 2009 Formal Recruitment
 

Recruitment Schedule

The recruitment schedule is designed to give each participant the opportunity to meet all fraternities and make an informed decision. Once initiated, fraternity membership is for a lifetime.
 

Academic Requirements

 

To be eligible to participate in recruitment, you must meet the following academic requirements:

• East Georgia students are not eligible to join fraternities and sororities.
• Students enrolled in the Georgia Tech program at Georgia Southern are eligible to join fraternities and sororities.
• Enrolled as a full-time (12 hrs) Georgia Southern student
• Incoming first year students (less than 12 hours of completed college work) must have a minimum 2.75 high school GPA as calculated by the Office of Admissions.
• The Office of Admissions calculates your GPA based on 4 English, 4 Math, 3 Social Science, 3 Science, and 2 foreign Language classes.
• Students with a 3.0 or higher high school GPA (as calculated by the Office of Admissions) will be allowed to participate in formal recruitment and receive open bids with no restrictions placed on their membership.  However, if these students would like to receive extra academic support during their new member period, they may elect to participate in the Greek Incentive Program as described below.
• Students with a 2.75 or higher high school GPA (as calculated by the Office of Admissions) will be allowed to participate in formal recruitment and receive open bids.  However, should these students be offered and accept membership into one of our fraternities or sororities, they MUST participate in the Greek Incentive Program as a condition of their membership.
• NPHC organizations that offer membership to students of freshman status (less than 24 hours of completed college work) are encouraged to have their new members complete the Greek Incentive Program during their intake process.

   

Greek Incentive Program

• Students participating in this program must be a full-time, regularly enrolled student, having at least a 2.75 high school GPA (as calculated by the Office of Admissions).
   
•  Show proof of having met with their academic advisor at least once during their new member period.
   
•  Show proof of having participated in at least two pre-approved academic skills workshops during their new member period.  These workshops should be a part of the chapter’s new member program and included in the calendar and program submitted to the Office of Greek Life.
   
• Meet with the Greek Life Graduate Assistant on a weekly basis throughout the new member period.  Progress reports from each of the new member’s professors are to be submitted to the Graduate Assistant at this meeting.
   

• Students with a high school GPA of between 2.75 and 2.99 (as calculated by the Office of Admissions) must submit a completed "Greek Incentive Program Completion Form" to the Office of Greek Life prior to gaining permission to be initiated.
   

• Chapters that accept members with a high school GPA between a 2.75 and a 2.99 (as calculated by the Office of Admissions) are responsible for ensuring that all such new members complete the Greek Incentive Program.  New members that do not successfully complete the Greek Incentive Program are not to be initiated by the chapter.  Any chapter that does not follow through with this will not be allowed to offer membership to potential new members with high school GPAs between a 2.75 and a 2.99 during the next fall recruitment period.
   

• Students who have completed 12 or more hours of college work must have a 2.5 cumulative college GPA in order to participate in formal recruitment or receive open bids. 
   

• These requirements are set by the university and apply to all Greek-letter organizations.  However, individual chapters may require a higher GPA when making membership decisions.

• Students interested in participating in recruitment MUST attend a SOAR Session and Register for classes prior to the first day of recruitment. Please be sure to sign up for SOAR sessions early.

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If you have questions about your eligibility for recruitment, please contact our office at (912) 478-5185 or e-mail grklife@georgiasouthern.edu .

 

 

Registration

• Register on-line when Registration opens (May 15, 2009).
• Registering and attending recruitment does not obligate you to join, however, many men wish to after attending recruitment.
• Please do not send pictures. We do not accept them.
• Fraternity web sites and other helpful information is available through our web site.

REGISTRATION IS CURRENTLY CLOSED!!!

Fraternities may accept new members 365 days per year at their discretion.