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SRD vs Calloway vs Hardin? I liked SRD the best. Hardin seemed like a dump. Calloway was really nice, but it might be too wild for school. I would appreciate thoughts on living there as well as impact on sorority rush.

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Doesn’t impact your sorority except that Hardin is almost all Greek. Hardin is a dump but if you can handle that and know lots of girls in Big 6 it is really fun. If you hate it or don’t know tons of girls already in chapters do one of other two. I personally like the all girl thing a lot. It is easy to meet guys.

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You can’t beat the community of srd. The food is pretty great too. I don’t know anyone who regretted living there.

By: Srd
by: Kid   

What percent of SRD is Greek?

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Hardin is all big 6. If you're not thinking big 6, stay at Callaway or SRD. Callaway is definitely pricer than the other two but definitely worth the price. All the pgs happen here freshman year so you're closer than anyone else to the action. SRD's location is a major downfall. Callaway has the best location, only downside is the crappy elevators.

By: cally
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Hardin is not “all big 6” but “mostly big 6 with a good dose of alpha phi and random amounts of the rest”.

Need to be reallly confident to deal with the food.

By: Hmmm
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You aren't helping her by being so nasty. It would require self confidence. We all know how brutal rush is and the cuts are hard on everyone everywhere. Hardin is mainly big six and ones who aren't in big six usually thought they were going big six. Everyone is still nice and gets along, but I am sure it might be tough to watch if you aren't part of that group. I know some girls who ended up bitter, and I do not think it was the way they were treated but their perceptions. (I am sure someone with a chip on their shoulder will hop in and say the girls in Hardin are awful but they really aren't!!!)

It doesn't matter where you live in terms helping with rush. (Well, I shouldn't say that. I am pretty sure Chi O and Tri Delt deliberately cut most Hardin girls -private school ones who aren't legacies or without major connections for sure-on day one day one instead of actually trying to compete for them. ) I actually liked the feel of Hardin better even if it is a dump. The girls seemed really close, doors were open, and it just looked fun. I am sure SRD or Calloway would be just as fun they just didn't appeal to me as much. Any of above are great options. Choose what you like!

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by: Stupid   

You aren't helping either with your reply. SRD, Hardin, and Calloway, and the UT dorms are all great choices, just depends on what you want.

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by: Stupid   

I am talking about the 2nd commenter, also please don't spread rumors about ChiO and TriDelta cutting girls from Hardin, it is rumors like these that make things worse...you full of bs!

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by: @ stupid   

That is not a rumor. That is the truth.

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It does not matter where you live! Hardin House has girls from all sororities, not just top 6!! The biggest difference is that almost everyone in Hardin is greek, but you will have non-greek in SRD (may 20-30% non-greek). Calloway is a great choice too, but sorta wild, but super nice! If you want all girls, SRD or Hardin (personally I like SRD best because it is so pretty and has decent food). You can't go wrong with any of these choices.

By: Stupid
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SRD is the nicest out of them all best food and set up. Callaway has a lot of the cute frat boys and is an actual apartment set up. Hardin has the best community but it wouldn’t be phone if you didn’t go PKT or at least big six.

By: Serd
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SRD is the best all girls choice. The girls are so sweet and you won't regret living there. Hardin is a DUMP and the food is TERRIBLE, but the girls are also nice. Calloway seems really great too, especially if you want co-ed. SRD is mostly greek, but not all, and Hardin is all Greek.

By: Honestly
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All are good choices.

Hardin’s food is fine. People are exaggerating. It is about like food is in a private high school. Not great but certainly not terrible. Mostly big six is definitely a thing though and it is a dump compared to others. Small and close community though....very easy to make friends and always fun stuff going on.

My friends in SRD love it and don’t get Hardin at all. That is fine. Not all Greek. I am sure there is always stuff going on here too.

Calloway is really nice but boys right there all the time really changes the dynamic. Not all Greek. I would live here if I was a boy for sure but like all girls better.

No bad choices. Just choose one you like best.

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by: okay   

The food is terrible at Hardin, this is a fact, and it smells like mildew all the time in certain areas. Girls are nice, but honestly, SRD girls seem nicer (and not as wild). Not sure what your friend doesn't get about Hardin. Seems odd for you to say that. Calloway is very nice, but there are boys which is good and bad, just like having all girls can be good and bad.

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Moms are the ones that want their daughters to live in Hardin (and most of the time those moms didn't even go to UT, but Hardin has a 'history'- and to some extent this is true for SRD, but I think the girls living in SRD are nicer). However, it doesn't matter where you live during rush (don't listen to the poster who says sororities cut if you live in Hardin, this is a lie). I have known girls who live in the public dorms and done great during rush, so that is an option too. Calloway is nice, but can be wild! Choose the dorm where you feel at home, once you visit all the dorms, you will know which one feels right.

By: The moms
by: No   

You are clueless. Some of us like the feel and warmth of Hardin. I toured and stayed in all of the ones we are talking about on here and chose Hardin. I can live in a nice place the rest of my life. I am here to make friends and have fun while I get an education-not worry about how nice my living space is. You are a bit presumptuous to assume moms are making the choice and to be tearing it down so thoroughly. Food isn’t terrible btw.

The cuts is NOT a lie.....I watched it happen. Chi O and Tri Delt definitely cut girls they think are going PKT day 1....private school and non legacy/connection girls....rather than compete and most of those girls live in Hardin. They do not rush them. That’s fine. I get it, but just because you don’t hear about it in those sororities or in SRD doesn’t make it a lie.

SRD, Calloway, Hardin and every single other dorm have great girls and not great girls. One group of girls is not “nicer” than the other. Choose where you feel comfortable and don’t listen to mean girls on here.

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I lived in Hardin and did not pledge 'top 6'-and it can be a hard place to live and some of the girls were not that nice! However, a lot of the girls were nice, so take that for what it is worth. Also, go around and look at the doors and there a girls in ChiO and TriDelta living there along with PKT and all other sororities! My best high school friend lived in SRD, and honestly everyone seemed nice there and it didn't seem to matter what sorority you were in, and that is 100% true. Also, there was a lot of party girls in Hardin, and that got old. I didn't like the food that much, but it saved me from gaining a ton of weight! I think the girls live in Hardin for the group of girls choosing to live there (and yes, my mom signed me up in elementary school for Hardin!). I don't regret living there, but it is not cute and the food is meh-and there were girls that loved living there. Take that for what it is worth. SRD, Calloway are great places, and as someone else said, visit and make your own choice!!

By: Truth
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SRD will be a memory you will cherish.

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