Academics and Scholarship

  1. In conjunction with the North-American Interfraternity Conference standard, individuals must meet the following requirements to join a fraternity or sorority:
    1. First-semester students must have a graduating High School Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00 or higher to be eligible to receive a bid/invitation for membership in their first semester.
      1. Chapters wishing to set a higher standard are permitted/encouraged to do so by communicating that standard with the Student Activities Office.
    2. Beginning in their second semester of enrollment, a student must have a cumulative college GPA of 2.25 or higher and must be in good academic standing with the University.
  2. Transfer students with a minimum of 12 earned college credit hours are deemed eligible in their first semester of enrollment at Michigan Tech.
  3. Individuals currently holding membership in a fraternity or sorority shall meet the same requirement by Spring 2009 in order to remain in good academic standing with the Office of Student Activities.
  4. Chapters are encouraged to develop scholarship plans for those below a 2.25 Cumulative GPA to assist them in reaching the requirement.
  5. Individual fraternities and sororities must attain a 2.50 Cumulative Chapter GPA to remain in good standing, including all active members and new/associate members effective Fall 2008.
  6. Chapters who fall below this requirement shall be placed on Academic Warning and are required to submit a detailed scholarship plan as outlined by the campus fraternity/sorority advisor.
  7. Chapters who fall below this requirement for two consecutive semesters will be subject to educational sanctioning including but not limited to programming and/or limitation of social involvement.
  8. Michigan Tech will provide academic performance information and rankings to all members of the Michigan Tech community and other interested parties for the fall and spring semesters.