Eligibility Requirements

Deferred Recruitment Model

Deferred recruitment means incoming students are ineligible for membership until their second semester. Eligibility is based on academic performance at Baylor during the fall semester.

Baylor practices a deferred recruitment model to allow incoming students time to adjust to academics and connect to the life of the university prior to making a big commitment like joining a sorority or fraternity. The first semester provides space for students to get to know chapters, learn about membership benefits, and find community. 

Academic Requirements

Academic achievement is an important value of the Baylor Greek Life community. Students must meet minimum requirements to participate in a recruitment or intake process. 

Baylor policy states that first-year students and current Baylor students must have: 

•  A minimum of 12 hours of academic credit during one semester in residence at Baylor University.
• Obtain a 2.67 cumulative GPA and a 2.00 current GPA to join a fraternity or sorority.
• Grades are NOT rounded up in determining eligibility.

However, many organizations require all potential new members to have a higher GPA to join their individual chapter. 

Baylor policy states that transfer students must have:

• Attended a college, university or junior college during a fall or spring semester AFTER high school graduation. Dual credit or advanced placement NOT included.
• To join first semester, a transfer student must have completed a minimum of 24 transfer credit hours with a transfer GPA of 3.0. Dual credit or advanced placement NOT included.
• Grades are NOT rounded up in determining eligibility.

To be an active member in any organization at Baylor, students must maintain the following:

• Cumulative 2.33 GPA or higher and Current 2.00 GPA or higher