Policies Governing Sorority Life
Eligibility Criteria for Sorority Life
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. Please refer to the Student Account brochure for the
payment dates. Financial clearances will be verified with Student Accounts the Monday
following Greek Forum.
If a student is in expectation of a scholarship, it must be posted to the student’s account
by the Monday following Greek Forum.
5. 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
6. Completed Greek Life Interest Release Form which will be given out and signed at both
the fall and spring Greek Forum
7. Completed organization and application processes
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.
* Persons who cannot attend due to study abroad or other reasonable excuses have an opportunity to attend the spring Greek Form
session, but must notify the Office of Student Life & Engagement.
Greek Forum
Any student interested in Greek Life at Spelman College is required to attend Greek Forum. Greek
Forum is an information session designed to provide students with an overview of each sorority,
history and traditions of Black sororities, college policies and procedures, policies pertaining to
membership intake policies, and risk management policies. Greek Forum occurs in the Fall and
Spring semester. All interested students must attend Greek Forum. If you are unable to attend, you
must submit electronic written documentation of the reason for your absence to the director of
Student Life & Engagement
prior to Greek Forum
. Excused absences are granted at the discretion
of the Office of Student Life & Engagement.
Absences are typically granted for health-related issues, death of an immediate family member,
academic conflicts, prior scheduled community service activities, study abroad, and Spelman
College-related travel, activities, and events. Spelman-sponsored events, activities, and travel will
require a formal documented excuse from the advisor/coach.
Excuses are not accepted for job
conflicts, failure to receive the notice of Greek Forum, or other personal conflicts in schedule.
Students who are unable to attend the advertised Greek Forum date must submit an excuse by the
eve of Greek Forum during business hours. Excuses include: study abroad, death in the family,
severe illness, hospitalization, significant and/or ceremonial events such as funerals, weddings, and
those once in a lifetime events that can be verified.
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