Questions and Answers Got Questions? We Got Answers! Read below some of the common FAQs about joining a sorority What do I need to be eligible to join recruitment and go Greek? You need to be an un-affiliated woman at Kettering with at least 16 credits and a required GPA of 2.7. Living with 18 house-mates seems like too many! I don't think I'll be able to focus on my school work! Oh no, this is actually the opposite of the truth. Living with people that all have similar goals helps you to focus. You also have a ton of opportunities for homework and study buddies. Having older members around is also great because in most cases they have taken the class already and can help you out or let you borrow their old books - Bonus! you don't have to buy one. The older girls can also help a lot with choosing what classes to take and which professors are good and which to avoid. Having all the commitments of joining a sorority is going to interfere with my grades. I barely have time to study. How will I have time to commit to a sorority and all of its events? Time management is very important, especially when you go into a sorority. Yes there are a lot of things going on and it is a commitment. But almost everything that is important or requires attendance is on the calendar from Monday 1st week (or before!). As soon as you get your class syllabi, just mark off on a master calendar what is happening and when. If you know weeks ahead that you are going to be having an exam the same week there is a philanthropy event running, you have a better chance of working a time to study in. Good rule to follow - if you sisters are studying - study with them! Even if you don't have an exam coming up or a big project due, take advantage of the quiet, productive atmosphere, it will help later when you might not have as much time to study as you'd like. I'm paying for college myself, and I don't have a lot of money to pay for dues and a house bill! Living in a sorority house is one of the more inexpensive housing options (in adddition to being much safer). The cost of housing, dues, and food all together at the ASA house is cheaper than living in the dorms without food (and the food is WAY better). There are also less obvious ways of saving money by living in a sorority like carpoooling to school/mall/wherever, borrowing books instead of buying them, and best of all borrowing clothes. |
What other sororities are on Kettering's campus? Alpha Sigma Alpha - A Alpha Sigma Alpha - B
Alpha Phi - A Alpha Gamma Delta - B
Beta Sigma Phi - B
If I wanted to be an RA (resident advisor) would I still have to live in the house? No, ASA suports a member's decision to become an RA and would never force you to live in the house. Being an RA and being a member of a sorority are actually pretty similar. Both roles focus on meeting new people, giving back to the campus community, and being a leader. We would never want one to take away from the other. My family lives close to home. If I joined would I still have to live in the house? No, only if you wanted to. Although if you live in the house, you get experiences that you can't find anywhere else. But, if you live nearby and commuting to Kettering is an option, then you could do that too. I've heard all those horror stories about pledging, are they true? All Sororities (and Fraternities for that matter) at Kettering sign a non-hazing agreement and we stick to it. Pledging helps you get to know ASA and what we're all about. Making you scared wouldn't really help us make you feel welcome. TV and movies really distort Greek life in a bad way. What if I'd like to study abroad? ASA completely supports the option to study abroad and expand one's knowledge. When this happens you will be put on special status for the house which means you will not pay for living in the house (because you are not), and dues will be less (because you are not currently active). The same goes for volunteering. |
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