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Sorority Eligibility Requirements

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Spelman students must meet the following eligibility criteria to participate in sorority membership intake processes: 

  1. Be a full-time enrolled student of sophomore status with 30 or more credit hours.

  2. Transfer students must complete 12 or more credit hours at Spelman College prior to a membership intake process. Domestic Exchange students must have completed 12 or more credit hours at Spelman College to be eligible.

  3. Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative grade point average at the time of Greek Forum. This will be verified with the Registrar’s Office the Monday following Greek Forum.

  4. Be in good judicial standing.

  5. Be in good financial standing with Spelman College as determined by the Office of Student Accounts. Students must have a zero balance or be current in either the three- or ten-month semester pay plan by the due dates below.

  6. If a student is in expectation of a scholarship, it must be posted to the student’s account by the Monday following Greek Forum.

  7. Record of participation in Fall or Spring Greek Forum*. Greek Forum must be attended within the academic year that one wishes to go through the membership intake process.

  8. Completed organization and application processes.

Due Dates

Three-month Plan Due Dates

  • July 30
  • September 29
  • October 30
  • December 19
  • February 26
  • March 30

Ten-Month Plan Due Dates

  • June 27
  • July 30
  • August 28
  • September 29
  • October 30

Ten-Month-Continued

  • November 28
  • December 30
  • January 29
  • February 26
  • March 30
*Spelman students who are currently participating in Study Abroad or Domestic Exchange programs at other institutions must be able to participate in Greek Forum and all intake activities in order to be eligible to engage in sorority membership intake processes.