I made a 2.2 one semester during pledging and, besides that one, I would have 3.18. with it, i have 3.05

No.

It puts further emphasis on a history of poor decision making.

lulz

bad idea

Definately. It will make their day and they'll be in a better mood when they read my application.

No.

I don't think a "I'm sorry for bro'ing out" addendum will garner much sympathy. You chose to pledge, and you chose to not study. A lot different than a death in the family, personal illness etc... you had total control over the situation.

Dear Admissions,

I should have spent more time studying freshman year but was too busy wiping puke off the frat house toilet seats after mixers and getting hazed at weekly functions. My GPA especially suffered during "hell week," when I was shut in a house with 30 dudes for 4 days without sleep. On the plus side, I can now recited the entire Greek alphabet, in ascending and descending order, in less than 3.4 seconds.

Hahaha, sorry but no. I would say you could talk about poor decision making, etc. but it really doesn't do THAT much for your GPA so I'd leave it.

Maybe you should put on your resume that your hobbies include high fives and popped collars. That would probably explain the GPA issue.

This has to be trolling.

The anti-greek sentiment of TLSers is palpable.

TLSers = a bunch of type A nerds that never got invited to frat parties. I mean that as lovingly as possible

Still, I, and many other people, pledged and managed good grades. It's not really a good thing to write about.

Also to balance out the anti-greek sentiments:

My grades actually went up after I joined a fraternity because I had a large group of guys demanding personal excellence and fostering friendly competition.

I also would not recommend writing such an addendum. I had a similar experience, and it sucks that it happened. Luckily, I have an upward trend in my GPA after that point, and you obviously do as well. Adcomms will like that.

Like TheBigMediocre and hypermeganet, I think it's funny how many people fail to realize the opportunities offered by fraternities. Mine gave me great leadership experiences that have allowed me to develop professionally and socially.

Purchasing friends and opportunities is lame

What's your point?

Isn't law school a purchased opportunity?

People are unjustly hostile towards those who were in fraternities/sororities during undergrad.

Wasn't aware that frats were merit-based

Wasn't aware you or I mentioned merit.. you mentioned purchasing an opportunity. I'm sure you can find a frat or two that select members based on merit. I guess it depends on your definition of merit.

They're based on basic ideologies which create a bond among all members. I know that some chapters do not carry themselves well, but they are not representative of the whole population.

This is bordering on optimism and cannot be tolerated at TLS.