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March 4, 2008
GPA for Purdue students in sororities remains high
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - For the 22nd consecutive semester, the grade point average of students in sororities at Purdue was higher than the all-women's average during the fall semester.According to Lindsey Morgeson, director of scholastic and chapter development for the Panhellenic Association, the all-sorority GPA average is 3.067 compared to the all-women's GPA average of 3.018.
"The fall 2007 GPA report is a testament that the sorority community is upholding the values of scholarship that our founders set forth many years ago," she said.
Eleven of Purdue's 21 sororities finished above the all-women's GPA average, in addition to 16 finishing above the all-campus GPA average, Morgeson said. With a GPA average of a 3.318, Delta Gamma finished at the top, with Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta rounding out the top three.
Writer: Christy Jones, (765) 494-1089, christyjones@purdue.edu
Sources: Lindsey Morgeson, Panhellenic Association director of scholastic and chapter development, scholastics@purduephc.com
Diane Blackwelder, Panhellenic Association adviser, (765) 496-2346, dianeb@purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
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