Purdue Greeks, cooperatives grades continue to surpass average student GPA

For the 21st consecutive semester, the average GPA of Greek and cooperatives’ grades have exceeded that of the average Purdue student.

Grades for the Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life organizations averaged a 3.28 GPA in the Spring 2024 semester, while the all-undergraduate semester average was 3.23. The FSCL membership comprised 7,019 members among 79 groups, or 18.7% of Purdue undergraduates.

Leading the way for all 79 groups was Ann Tweedale, a female cooperative comprised of 41 members who had a 3.68 spring GPA. The organization has been the top academic performer at Purdue for three semesters straight. Its 3.68 GPA is the highest on record in the last 20years and is likely the best ever among FSCL groups, according to statistics released last week. While Ann Tweedale led the 11 cooperatives in grades, others who led their categories include:

• Interfraternity Council: Evans Scholars, a co-educational fraternity, 3.49 GPA, 39 members

• Interfraternity Council (all male): FarmHouse, 3.47, 108

• Multicultural Greek Council: Delta Phi Mu Sorority, Inc., 3.42, 13

• National Pan-Hellenic Council: Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., 3.50, 13

• Panhellenic Association: Phi Mu and Delta Gamma, 3.52, 148 and 150 members respectively

The FSCL 4-(FSCL 77% vs., Purdue 67%), 5-(88% vs 81%) and 6-year (89% vs. 84%)graduation rates continued to surpass the University average, too.

Other statistics from the spring semester about the community:

• $466,864 raised, $51/member) in philanthropic fund-raising, Zeta Tau Alpha led with $90,542

• 42,260 community service hours, Alpha Gamma Rho led with 3,137 hours

• 7,019 members, which was the largest in Purdue history and the first time the 7,000-member mark was eclipsed, Sigma Alpha Epsilon had 201 members in the spring, the first group to cross the 200-person individual group ever

• 42% majored in engineering, 19% in health and human sciences, 15% in business, 12% in polytechnic, 9% science, 8% agriculture, 6% liberal arts, 2% each in exploratory studies, education and pharmacy

• The Interfraternity Council had 40 member organizations at Purdue ,accounting for 3,600 men, an average of 90

• The Panhellenic Association had 20 organizations at Purdue, accounting for 2,781 women, an average of 139

• The Purdue Cooperative Council had 11 organizations at Purdue, accounting for 327 men and women, an average of 30 each

• The Multicultural Greek Council had 9 organizations at Purdue, accounting for 216 members, an average of 24 each

• The National Pan-Hellenic Council had 9 organizations at Purdue, accounting for 96 members, an average of 11 each

• While the Purdue Fraternity, Sorority and Cooperative Life organizations had a 3.28 average GPA in the Spring 2014 semester, other campus-wide statistics include: 3.23 all-undergraduate semester average GPA, 3.19 all-men's undergraduate semester average GPA, 3.31 all-women's undergraduate semester GPA, 3.14 all-first-year students semester GPA