chapter opinions

aephi's pc probably won't do much to change their rep or standing, they're pretty stuck in the middle and haven't been moving in any specific direction. aopi's pc will basically be their last chance at getting even with/ahead of kd (or even chio); hopefully the fact that gphi's coming will mean they can be pickier with their girls. aphi's pc will depend hugely on whether they can hang onto the old "nice cool girls" stereotype their new rep as social climbers comes through. chio's pc, like usual, will depend on how well/poorly dg, aephi, and nowadays even kd do. dg's pc will be proof of whether they can get their pr together this fall without turning desperate like old aphi. kd's pc will need to have some cool/super-involved girls now that the colony classes are gone, or risk just becoming another aopi. kkg's pc will depend on if they can out-pref dg for the nice girls/pi phi for the party girls or revert back to the pretty and mean stereotype. and pi phi's pc, after last year's disastrous one, will either keep it in top tier or signal a major slip.

what's wrong with dg's pr?

Dg's social media was pretty non-existent/good-girl basically up until recently (did they replace their old person? lol), and since the basis of them rising over the past few years has been that they've gotten more fun, having a nice-girl social media is/was hurting them. Tumblr's pretty good I'd say but also I'm pretty sure only other chapters' PR teams look at tumblrs haha

i don't think the problem is so much their "good girl" image as it is the fact that they haven't been able to brand their chapter like aphi, kappa, pi phi, or even chio have. the pr posts have been poorly designed if they existed at all (though that has been getting way better), and they almost seem to be trying on purpose to spotlight the members who, ahem, aren't such great ad material. like if dg would get cute apparel, redesign social media to match, and actually show off all the cool/hot girls they have, they'd give any chapter on top tier a run for its money.

KD if you prioritize joining a long-established sisterhood. that's not to say there's no sisterhood period, but the chapter's still trying to figure out an identity and sell it, sometimes even to girls who've already joined.
KKG if you prioritize personality. most of the girls were recruited (and joined) for the name or to be part of a fun, outgoing social group, not for similar character and definitely not to all get along.
PiPhi if you prioritize cozy, heartfelt sisterhood. in their eyes, why waste time learning to love the whole chapter when you can just love a handful of girls in it and have crazy fun with them?

First of all I highly encourage all pnm's to try to get out there, participate in extracurriculars, and meet girls in the different chapters as much as possible before going through rush. Not only will it make it rush itself easier but you'll get some real insight into the sororites and the greek system by talking to girls who are already in it. In addition to that it is so important to go through rush with an open mind and just try to have a good time--this will also keep you from going insane.
That being said, despite it's limitations pnm's are going to read this website and take it into account for rush. If that's what you're doing right now read this post. It's probably the most helpful thing on here.

Except Alpha Phi and Pi Phi are "good and bad for their own reasons" as well. Being top tier doesn't exclude you from having flaws, like Alpa Phi's fakeness or Pi Phi's lack of unifying sisterhood. Girls are just more willing to overlook those things for the name as opposed to "lesser" chapters who better have the whole package to convince them to join. Also, Kappa isn't middle tier yet. Yeah they've fallen a bit but they aren't on DG/AEPhi level.