real rankings (fraternity and sorority)

If you don't want to see rankings of Greek houses, don't come on Greek Rank. That's literally what this site is.

@um GR promotes rankings in the ranking section based on several criteria including brotherhood/sisterhood, involvement, etc. but the anonymous nature renders those pretty biased while the forums devolve into a stepchild of juicycampus. Every few threads has the "real" rankings with no meaningful context because there is none applied. It's pretty much the same thread over and over by the same people over and over. GR has another stated purpose which is a forum to ask questions, which is another and valid reason people come on GR.

80-90% based on what? Days gone by? What people want to be true? Post on return rates is on point. Girls and sororities rank each other in real life after rounds. And, where did you pull this out of>>"The most consistent changes is between KD/pi phi/chi o and zeta/axo/adpi"? Did you just make that up? Theta experienced some changes as Kappa got a lot of the girls they cross rushed--stereotypical girls that used to go Theta. Pledge classes do make a difference because they can influence future recruitment. Tri Delt and Pi Phi looked strangely similar this year, so it's not surprising how many of those girls are close friends with each other. And KD is benefitting from Kappa casting a wider net. Such a strong pledge class will certainly help them next year. Chi O is so in it's own category not sure what changes you're referring to. They do a great job with a pretty specific group of great PNMs. On this site, rank is a debate in a vacuum. Recruitment speaks louder.

Congratulations on KD! They do have a great PC, as does Pi Phi, Tri Delt and Kappa. And, many of the girls in all of those are friends with each other, even though they now wear different letters.

Zeta is not equal to chi o either. Zeta has a lot of work to do to compete with chi o, which consistently has the highest average GPA , a long tradition at Vandy, strong campus involvement, and solid recruitment year after year.

This is exactly the point of the post saying how stupid this all is. It is so subjective. Why are Chi O and Zeta even being compared to each other? They are both so unique. Not better or worse than each other, but different. Chi O's don't even care about this stuff, and that is what makes them so respectable. And Zeta is still establishing itself and not even trying to compete with Chi O. They rush completely different girls. No one at Vandy is as obsessed as GR makes it seem.

To all the people saying that 'rank' doesn't matter at Vandy, I have a question: Why did so many people drop out of rush if they didn't get a certain house? I agree we have great houses across the board but I am still trying to understand why so many people just dropped. Ideas?

Some reasons:

1. Some actually bought into the bs and were afraid of scarlet letters that don't really exist.

2. Some were blacklisted.

3. Some fell through the cracks.

4. Some just changed their minds.

This isn't meant to be sarcastic, but did you accept a bid and try it for a couple of weeks? Or did you assume you wouldn't fit based on tent talk and a few rounds? It's hard to make a true "fit" argument if you drop during rounds. A pc can really make a difference. If you're truly open minded, next year might be better. If you're not, next year might be worse. Of course there's also more to vandy then greek life if you stay independent.

She dropped because she probably only wanted to be in one of the top four houses

Theta, Kappa, Tri Delt, KD

ok KD ^

Just enjoy your own letters. You're judging a sorority that you say judges others. The point of rush is to find your best fit. Chi Os do their own thing and so should you. This is why trying to rank is dumb. It's so subjective.