GREEK GRADES
Fraternities and Sororities must reach or make progress toward the
undergraduate all-men’s or all-women’s averages from one review period to
the next review period. Failure to continually make progress leads first to an
endorsement warning, second to endorsement probation and finally to the
disaffiliation process. The first number represents the average GPAs earned
spring 2003, fall 2003 and winter 2004; and the second number represents
the average GPAs earned winter 2003, spring 2003 and fall 2003.
Sororities:
Alpha Chi Omega 3.13 3.10
Alpha Phi 2.90 2.88
Chi Omega 3.17 3.13
Delta Gamma 3,05 3.04
Gamma Phi Beta 2.93 2.87
Kappa Delta 3.22 3.21
Kappa Kappa Gamma 3.01 3.03
Pi Beta Phi 3.30 3.23
Sigma Kappa 2.98 3.06
UG average: 3.1794 3.1462
Fraternities:
Alpha Epsilon Pi 3.03 3.02
Seta Theta Pi 2.95 2.89
ChiPsi 2.68 2.75
Delta Sigma Phi 3.06 3.00
Delta Tau Delta 2.78 2.77
Delta Upsilon 2.93 2.92
Kappa Sigma 2.78 2.70
Lambda Chi Alpha 2.80 2.83
Sigma Alpha Epsilon 2.87 2.80
Sigma Chi 2.97 2.94
Sigma Phi Epsilon 3.02 2.96
Theta Chi 2.76 2.64
UG average: 2.9806 2.9614
SOURCE: Greek Life Office
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Chairman James Runge said he un
derstands people could draw the con
clusion that the dry-house rule is
cause for the grade improvements,
but he said it depends on each house
and each member as to whether that
makes a difference.
"That comes down to a house-by
house basis," he said.
Delta Sigma Phi has made academ
ics its top priority, he said, with a
strong support system for struggling
students. l ie said a scholarship chair
was created in the fall, and members
meet to study in the library two to
three times a week.
"We try to make sure every brother
in our house is a well-balanced guy,"
he said.
Pi Beta Phi Vice President of Mental
Advancement Marissa Neitling attrib
utes the improvements to a new system
of goal-setting implemented in her
house last term. In the system, mem
bers decide on academic goals and are
rewarded for achieving them. She said
she doesn't know if there's a correlation
between dry houses and better grades,
but said the greek system is pushing for
general improvement.
"We're working to hold ourselves to
higher standards," she said.
Despite this widespread effort, two
fraternities continue to struggle with
the endorsement requirements and
face disaffiliation from the University,
Lobisser said.
Although Beta Theta Pi received the
second-highest fraternity GPA last
term, it failed to meet the University's
dry-house standards last fall, which
led to its national organization calling
for the house to be restructured, chap
ter President Dan Occhipinti said.
"Since that time, our chapter has
made significant advancements in
every aspect of greek life," he said in
an e-mailed statement.
The house recently appealed to the
University and awaits a hearing to re
ceive an extended probation period,
which would give members the
chance to prove their chapter is wor-*
thy of endorsement, Occhipinti said.
Beta Theta Pi Scholarship Chair
man Chris Holman said the restructur
ing meant members that fell below a
2.75 GPA had to leave the fraternity. He
said the remaining 29 members have
been able to keep up their averages.
"Right now our house is really
strong in academics," he said.
Holman added the dry-house rule
has helped members focus more on
schoolwork.
"Alcohol is just one less distraction
that you have to worry about," he said.
The Chi Psi fraternity also faces
possible disaffiliation. The fraternity
has continually failed to meet the
University's GPA standards for frater
nities (meeting or exceeding the Uni
versity's undergraduate all-men's aver
age). Chi Psi's GPA average for the
past three terms has been 2.68.
House Corporation President
David Waterfall said the house also
has appealed the disaffiliation
process, and that the members are
striving to get their grades up.
"Their idea is to improve dramati
cally and get back up to the average,"
he said.
Sutherland said the greek system
was founded on academic success,
leadership and character building,
and she is hoping the overall im
provements will attract more stu
dents seeking such opportunities.
"The greeks are very good at pro
viding those," she said.
Contact the higher education/
student life/student affairs reporter
atchelseaduncan@dailyemerald.com.
EMS
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"The one thing I would hear from
students is, 'I didn't even know you
existed,'" Troxel said, "rhe name will
help draw attention to our depart
ment earlier in their studies."
The actual process to change the
name took more than a year and a
half, Klug said. The department re
ceived input on the name change
from a variety of sources including
faculty, student focus groups and
other universities. The grueling
process of choosing the name "Hu
man Physiology" took an entire
year, and it took about another six
months to get the name approved
by the University and the State
Board of Higher Education.
The name officially will change
July 1, but EMS Office Manager Jan
ice Brady said she doesn't know
when the EMS sign will be replaced.
Contact the people/culture/faith
reporter
at moriahbalingit@dailyemerald.com.
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