NPC recruitment as a 'non-traditional' student.

nashvillegirl89
Sun, 04 Aug 2013 12:27:47 +0000

I enrolled at Vanderbilt in 2007 as a freshman. I had a variety of personal issues during my time there, and after two years of less than stellar grades, I took a leave of absence that ended up lasting four years. I’ve recently been reaccepted to the University and will be enrolling this fall. Because of my academic situation and a change of major it’s looking like I have three years left instead of two, so I’m essentially going to be a sophomore this year. I’ll be living off campus, although very close. Because of my age and my housing, I feel like it would be very easy for me to go through the rest of my time at Vandy as something of an outsider, but this isn’t what I want. I really want to embrace the college experience, and since receiving word of my acceptance in the spring I’ve been thinking really seriously about Greek life as an incredible opportunity for campus involvement.

All that said, though, I know Vanderbilt is a traditional school, and I’m not exactly the traditional student. Because of my academic issues the first time around, I will have to recover my GPA a bit before I could go through recruitment. I’ll turn 24 this fall semester, but it would more than likely be next year before I would be qualified academically. So what I’m asking is does anyone have any thoughts on a 25-year-old’s chances in NPC recruitment at Vanderbilt? I’m outgoing, friendly, and fun, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity to ‘refresh’ my GPA, if you will, and reestablish myself as a strong student.

On that note, I also wonder if anyone knows if chapters look at specific grades or just overall GPA? I’ve always been a strong student and I know I’m currently in a good place to continue on as such, and I would be so much more confident going into recruitment knowing that I was being judged on the ‘bigger picture’, not just the number. Thanks!