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"1 didn’t want to get too involved in too much too quick without thinking about what 1 really wanted. About the middle of my spring semester, I decided I want ed to do a sorority.” Reynolds said her roommates last year influenced her decision because they were both in sororities. She said already knowing people in the sororities made recruitment less nerve-wrecking. “It was always nice to walk in a house and see someone I knew,” she said. After a week of recruiting. Reynolds decided to join Delta Gamma, the sorority most of her friends belong to. “By hanging out with them. I kind of knew Delta Gamma was the sorority I wanted before I rushed [joined) because 1 knew what it is about,” she said. Reynolds said some sororities cut upperclassmen no matter who they know because they want girls who will be part of their chapters for four years. “Some won’t even consider you if you are a sophomore,” she said. “1 know some sophomores who were cut because of their grades.” Liz Lozier, spokeswoman for the Texas A&M Collegiate Council and senior marketing major, said there are no recommendations for the grades a potential member should have. She said anyone with a 2.0 can go through recruit ment. However, she said a low GPR can poten tially have a negative effect on upperclassmen going through recruitment. “In our pamphlet, we say upperclassmen with below a 2.5 GPR may receive fewer invites to parties,” Lozier said. “Different sororities have different standards. It is individual for every chapter on the GPAs required for incom ing freshmen and upperclassmen.” Lozier said there are no rules requiring each sorority to take a certain number of upperclass men, whether they have good grades or not. In contrast, she said the University of Texas (UT) makes exceptions for sororities who accept jun iors. Sororities at UT are allowed to have “free juniors,” who do not count against the number of women each sorority is allowed to take. Reynolds said her sorority took 10 sjoph- omores this year. She said she looks for ward to getting to know both freshmen and sophomores in her pledge class. “In Delta Gamma, you can’t always tell what pledge class a girl is in because every one is so close," Reynolds said. However, after having been part of a sorority for a year, Gretchen Chabot, a jun ior community health major, said a pledge becomes closest to those in her pledge class. “I feel closer to my pledge class than the girls my age in the sorority,” said Chabot. who joined Kappa Kappa Gamma last year as a sophomore. “The girls in the pledge class above me treat me like I’m on their level.” Chabot said many of the w omen that joined with her as sophomores are very involved with the sorority. Although it is easy to become involved as a sophomore, Chabot said she would have done things differently if she could do it over again. “I would have rushed as a freshman because I would be the same age as some of my pledge sisters,” she said. “I lead a different lifestyle than a lot of them because I’m a year older. 1 would have liked to have experienced the same things at the same time as them.” Reynolds, however, disagrees. “If I had rushed as a freshman, I couldn’t have told you which sorority I would have gone to. Rushing as a sophomore gave me a year to better understand each sorority and which one would be best for me.” JOSH DARWIN* THE BATTALION 2002 Parking Permit Distribution Reed Arena August 28 - 30 September 2-4 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ♦Pick up is available for all permits ordered prior to August 30 ♦Bonfire Bus Route provides shuttle service to/from Reed Arena and Koldus ♦Free soft drinks and popcorn! ♦Ask the experts - Parking and shuttle bus reps on site After September 4, permits may be picked up at the Koldus Building on the 1st floor. ♦ Please display your permit in the lower right-hand comer on the front windshield of the vehicle. ♦ Simply peel off the shiny, clear liner on the face of the permit and apply. ♦ The permit may be removed and re-applied.