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the highest grades.
The 1FC has begun giving a
percent discount on the following
mester’s dues for fraternities i
posted grades above the national If
average.
Meg Manning, a member of
Panhellenic Council, said A®
sororities are committed toacade
ic excellence. Panhellenic soroni;
reported a 2.892 GPR for Fall2(li
The three sororities with theliij
est GPR are Kappa Alpha Theta,if
Omega and Delta Delta Delta.
Manning said the sororitiesw
founded on the value of scholars!
merit and seek pledges whohai
commitment to academics andki
ership.
The Panhellenic Council hasi
tablished a system of rewards
members who show commitmen:
their academics. These incenti
range from a one-time $150 bn
scholarship to congratulating k
bers who earn a 4.0 GPR by list
their names in a Battalion advert
ment. The Smartie Pants Award,!
of the strongest incentives and ns
coveted awards, is a plaque giver
a sorority member who hasasta
commitment to academic excellent
leadership and service to A&M.
The co-ed Multicultural Gw
Council is represents 10 fratemii
and sororities that are cultimf
based. Five of the chapters curre::
have a cumulative GPR highetr.
2.7. The group with the highestOf
is Sigma Lambda Gamma.
The Pan-Hellenic Council,bis
ically comprised of African-Amn
can Greek groups, is home to a
organizations, three of which It
GPRs above 2.5. The group witk:
highest GPR is Zeta Phi Beta.
To help Greeks realize theirac
emic goals at A&M, there are mi
pie resources available thatindi
private tutors, scholarships, tii
management sessions and faci
and staff advisers.
The combined GPR fortheO
of Cadets last semester was2,i
GPR for the freshmen in the 0
was slightly lower, at 2.61.
Philip Carson, scholasticsoffi
for the Corps and a senioreconom
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