Academics

Grade Requirements

All non-affiliated women interested in joining a sorority and going through the recruitment process must obtain the required grade point average that is necessary for the specific chapter.

Chapter	Requirements to Join	Initiate	Remain Active
Alpha Sigma Alpha	Cumulative GPA of 2.5	2.5	2.5
Chi Omega	Previous sem. GPA of 2.5 AND Cumulative GPA of at least 2.0	2.5	2.5
Delta Gamma	Previous sem. AND Cumulative GPA of 2.5	2.5	2.5
Phi Mu	Previous sem. GPA of 2.6	2.5	2.5

 

All Sorority vs All Women's Gpa

In recent years, Roanoke College women who are members of a sorority have shown consistently higher grade point averages than the all women's average across campus. Research also shows that women in sororities have a greater chance of graduating from their undergraduate institution than those who are not members. Below are the data from the past nine academic years.

Year		Semester		Sorority GPA		Women's Average GPA
2012-2013		Fall		3.05		2.96
		Spring
2011-2012		Fall		2.91		2.89
		Spring		3.0
2010-2011		Fall		3.01		3.05
		Spring		3.00		2.91
2009-2010		Fall		3.01		2.87
		Spring		3.00		2.88
2008-2009		Fall		2.98		2.86
		Spring		3.00		2.89
2007-2008		Fall		2.93		2.81
		Spring		2.97		2.89
2006-2007		Fall		2.87		2.82
		Spring		2.93		2.88

For more GPA information regarding groups on campus, click here.

Chapter Academic Breakdown

Fall 2012

	Semester Average	Cumulative Average
Alpha Sigma Alpha	3.11	3.17
Chi Omega	3.03	3.03
Delta Gamma	3.17	3.1
Phi Mu	2.87	2.79

Spring 2012

	Semester  Average	Cumulative  Average
Alpha Sigma Alpha	3.1	3.14
Chi Omega	3.02	2.98
Delta Gamma	3.17	3.09
Phi Mu	2.75	2.73

Fall 2011

	Semester Average	Cumulative Average
Alpha Sigma Alpha	3.09	3.12
Chi Omega	2.98	2.98
Delta Gamma	3.04	3.05
Phi Mu	2.54	2.48

Spring 2011

	Semester Average	Cumulative Average
Alpha Sigma Alpha	3.10	3.10
Chi Omega	3.07	3.17
Delta Gamma	2.98	2.99
Phi Mu	2.72	2.68

Fall 2010

	Semester Average	Cumulative Average
Alpha Sigma Alpha	3.07	3.10
Chi Omega	3.03	3.04
Delta Gamma	3.07	3.01
Phi Mu	2.74	2.72

Spring 2010

	Semester Average	Cumulative Average
Alpha Sigma Alpha	3.018	3.070
Chi Omega	3.066	3.049
Delta Gamma	2.994	3.006
Phi Mu	2.813	2.795

Fall 2009

	Semester Average	Cumulative Average
Alpha Sigma Alpha	3.12	3.10
Chi Omega	3.09	3.13
Delta Gamma	3.05	2.99
Phi Mu	2.96	2.83