frustration

This has AXO written all over it...

The thing about Auburn is that we don't have houses, and we don't have an intense battle with the outside system. GDI's don't care one way or another if you're Greek or not. Hell, most GREEKS don't really care if you're Greek or not. while I agree that we need to stop being critical and come together as a community, one of the downsides of not having a common enemy is that we turn to each other.

This is very true. Also true that greeks and gdis don't oppose each other as much at Auburn. The bitterness in our greek system does need to change badly though. You usually know who the top fraternities and sororities are by asking the opposite gender in the greek system. Girls are (for the most part) unbiased about fraternity rankings and vice versa. Whereas fraternities will bash each other to promote their own group and the same goes for sororities. This is optimized on this website, where you can't say a thing good about a group without being called out for "self ranking" or "bias" even if the accusation is completely false. Honestly, Greekrank needs to be destroyed in my opinion.

I believe if we were being completely unbiased about the entire tier thing at Auburn, the tiers would look a lot different. I define a top tier as one that is has top tier quality in at least a couple of categories (Member quality/rush success, involvement, social, sisterhood/brotherhood, strength of name). I believe it should look like this.
Sororities
Top Tier:
AGD, ADPi, Phi Mu, KD, Chi O, Pi Phi, AXO
Upper Middle:
ZTA, Tri Delt, DZ, AOPi, GPB
Lower Middle:
DG, AXiD, SK, KKG
Bottom:
Theta

Fraternities
Top:
Fiji, SN, Beta, OX, SAE, KA, FH
Upper Middle:
ATO, SP, LXA, Sig Ep
Lower Middle:
Pi Kapp, Phi Delt, Pike, AGR, DSig, DTD, Phi Tau
Bottom:
Everyone else - I don't know all of the fraternities as well.

Top Tier:
AGD, ADPi, Phi Mu, KD, Chi O
Lower Top:
ADPi, AXO, Pi Phi
Upper Middle:
ZTA, Tri Delt, AOPi, GPB, DZ
Lower Middle:
DG, AXiD, SK, KKG,
Bottom:
Theta

Fraternities
Upper Top:
Fiji, Beta, OX,
Lower top:
KA, SN, SAE
Upper Middle:
ATO, FH, SP, LXA, Pi Kapp
Lower Middle:
Sig ep, Phi Delt, Pike, AGR, DSig, DTD, Phi Tau
Bottom:
Everyone else

That Auburn doesn't have an admin that is hostile toward Greek life.
And rivalries can be a good thing.

is still a AXO mom doing her best to imply that her freshman daughter's sorority is top tier. Can't wait till this girl is a sophomore. I would be mortified if my sorority was discussed in this way and on this site almost everyday.

no houses? a sorority is not a true sorority unless it has a house. otherwise, its just like being in the key club in high school.

No one asked ANYONE to rank ANY groups on here. I doubt very seriously someone transferred here and found the Greek life "pathetic". Get real. This is not Animal House with the Greeks Vs. GDI's or all the Greeks fighting each other any more. Most sorority girls as a whole date, or have dated GDIs, same as the fraternities. So what there are no sorority houses. You're only here for 4 years as a Greek member and there are beautiful sorority rooms and halls. I see all the sororities getting along with each other and many have best friends outside their own groups. No one needs to be so closed minded. Come and enjoy college, meet new people and don't prevent yourself from going outside your own group. If you do, you'll miss out on some great friendships and maybe even that perfect soul mate. It is 2014, not 1970. If you are worried about what fraternity or sorority you are arguing with or competing against, you have wayyy too much time on your hands.