Advice to Incoming Freshmen Rushing
by: Yando
Rush at UT is extremely competitive. It's so important to go into recruitment being VERY open minded. Because rush is so competitive and everyone here is smart enough to get into UT, all of the sororities here are great and you will find amazing women in EVERY house. Be sure and manage expectations because unfortunately, not everyone who rushes at UT will get a house.
Ignore the ridiculous "ranking" posts on this site. Of course, rankings are 100% subjective and obviously, you wouldn't be helping yourself if you choose your sorority simply because someone on this site proclaims a certain sorority a "top" or "bottom" house.
This is college, not high school cliques. UT is extremely hard and four years is a long time, so really think about going into rush what you want/need in a sorority because your sisters will be your new support system. The "top" sorority house at UT is the one that fits YOU!
The truth is, each house here has a different flavor, differing priorities and differing vibes.
Do your research and talk to active greeks at UT to find out the vibe of each sorority and research each sorority before rush.
Commentby: Horn
#2by: ACTUAL STUDENT
I agree with most everything OP said.
You would be ignorant to not realize where there is smoke there is fire. There are clearly some moms on here who are not on campus and cannot believe their princesses could do the things her sorority (mainly Theta let's be honest) is being called out on the carpet for.
These moms are NOT on campus witnessing the late nights and the bar tabs and the mixers like we all are - they are not on the same private stories that we are nor seeing the walks home from the frat houses and Calloway and the Limelights.
The very reason they are on greek rank chiding the comments shows they are still trying to spin the reality of on campus greek life and especially their daughters house. Maybe there should be some more open and honest conversations with your daughters this summer instead. They are not who you see on their public pages and GR is where the truths of their reputations and behaviors are exposed. It just is.
And it's NOT out of jealousy as no house has EVER had as many drop out as Theta did this last year. And to say it's not cliquey is laughable. The most miserable ones are the ones trying to hang on to their frenemies instead of actually finding their true people.
The truth hurts but its time you took the blinders off and see your daughter as the person she is. She might honestly need your help.
So if you are a mom reading this, please grow up and let your daughter decide for herself and stop trying to push your agenda. They know the behind the scenes way better than you ever will or your best friend at the country club does.
by: Truth
by: pout much?
patiently waiting for the actual student post to get reported by a pouty Theta mom, they're out in droves today
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by: please!
by: truth
#3by: Whatever
My advice to the freshies would be to do as you please but being in a cringe sorority is not easy. Boys make assumptions, girls make other assumptions but the outcome is the same. Color it whichever way you read it and you’ll be correct.
Choose some genuine and nice girls you have morals and interests in common with. Even if they are “ranked” lower, who cares. You’ll still go to the same parties but at least you won’t hate chapter and you’re in-house events.
by: your mom
by: Can'tbelieveyearisover
And don't worry about the mean girl behavior of being included on exclusive text or group chat THREATS from Houston, Dallas and Camp you are probably getting now and over the summer - there are so many going around that you will be included on way more than you want, left off ones you don't even realize (and can start your own - GASP). You all end up mixing together no matter what house you pledge when you live in same place. And EVERYONE wants to meet nice girls as the ones that think they are all that get humbled really quickly in the fall. The exclusive group chats from the start of the year look very different by October as people realize others true nature through late nights and bar tabs.
You meet so many more people after move in and ones you will end up liking better than the ones you met over the summer who were honestly posing anyway trying to act like they are "in the know". It's funny how fast you figure out once moved in who you thought was gonna be nice is actually the mean girl or the "insecure easy girl" and you have so many more options.
Frenemies exist in every group so if a mass group all says we are pledging _______ just know they won't all do that and if they do a lot will regret not escaping the frenemies when they could and will drop out (as witnessed this year) or hang with other sorority girls. Several of the girls are miserable because still "competing" with same girls from high school. Find your own people by listening to your heart - not by what is said from others insecurities.
You won't be left out when true to YOURSELF and the values you hold.
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by: Whatever
by: blue soul
what's funny is you commenting from pink house on plan b on what's cringe - pot/kettle
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by: Whatever again
That wasn’t me posting, I obv meant Theta, not Zeta. There is no need to include the name. We all know what srat was talked about.
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by: Yep
by: stop!
"Say you will pledge theta or you will be left off this chat we are putting together" - That is verbatim direct quote
Sounds like a threat to me - obviously we have different values
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by: huh
by: J
It is actually nice to see the other houses finally stick up for each other as Theta has been blatantly spreading lies on here for the 3 years I've been on here and is finally getting exposed for their actions on and offline - yet i've never seen as many comments deleted as I have by them this last couple of months
If you dish it out you better be able to take it and have gotten away with it for way too long
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#7by: Thank you
by: Izzy
by: UT
not surprised - your mom is out of touch - but lucky you - college is about learning to make your own decisions and following your own heart - she had her turn and this is yours - she will want you to be happy wherever you are
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#8by: Alexa
The biggest issue at UT is that most of the sororities primarily recruit from their own big city Texas high schools. There are many houses that are dominated by 4-5 Texas high schools. The girls in these houses went to school with girls incoming and fight hard for them when voting. Several of these houses begin actively recruiting girls as early as junior year from these certain high schools- inviting girls up for weekends at the house. The smaller town & OOS girl who doesn't know anyone is already at a disadvantage before she walks in the door.
Another compounding issue is there are only 13 sororities at UT. Other large schools in size comparison have more houses-Alabama has 17 and UGA has 19- which adds to the increased competitiveness but it also means that most of the houses are great at UT because there are far more girls going through rush than available slots.
So long story short..
Bottom tiered houses are the houses filled with smaller town & OOS girls or girls not running in the right cliques in large Texas cities, who didn't stand much of a chance with a lot of the other houses. Bottom tier doesn't mean it's a quality of girl issue at UT or reputation. What's considered bottom at UT would most likely be a higher tiered at other schools not nearly as prestigious or hard as UT to get into (based on GPA, EC's, SAT's, class rank). Small town & OOS girls thrive at these houses as these houses are not dominated by tight high school friend groups, which can be challenging for an outsider.
My advice… Give all houses a fair chance and focus 100% on who you click with. If you don’t get a house, many girls are successful rushing again sophomore year when houses have a sophomore quota or during COB.
by: Yes
by: ugh
Who are the sheeple that actually want to stay with same high school friend group? How insecure can you be? Are you actually ready for college? Need grit to get through and if need 10 friends approval then maybe you should go to Baylor
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by: UT2027
Which houses have the most cliques and girls that all went to high school together? I want to avoid those houses.
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by: hm.
I'd say the higher the house in rank the bigger the private school cliques - and Im sure many will vote this down in "disagreement" but that's because people hate to feel called out.
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by: you know who
If you think they were on the wilder side in high school then buckle up little longhorn
Only oversight is basically your roommates who aren't going to call you out because who needs that drama when no escape - Doesn't mean everyone that lives around you isn't talking about you and how glad you aren't in their house - or how embarrassed they are by you if you are same house
Wild in high school gets magnified by a million here away from mommy and her friends
You already know the wild friend groups from time in hs with them so just look where they pledged - and know that will become your rep with the guys too so be prepared for all that entails
Choose your path as all sororities are social and have fun - some just have a lot more respect than others
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by: be honest
i'm voting it down because its just bad info as its irrelevant where they are ranked - if you don't like the girls in the house above you who cares if they are from Keller or San Antonio?
They will be fake nice to you and make you think you are besties during rush no matter what
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by: Truth
The most desirable houses will have the feiend groups/cliques more present than less desirable and more mixed houses.
And by desirable I mean the dumb rankings. All 13 houses have great sisterhoods and fun events to offer. Find YOUR crowd. Visit, talk to girls, reach out. You will find them. I promise.
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by: Truth Bomb
There are several houses that only take girls from their TX city high school/private school friend groups. They pack the houses with girls they know and then during rush, they "say" they are open to oos/smaller town/suburban girls but they're really not. Then they come on here and constantly self rank themselves as a "top" sorority and brag about being the hardest houses to get into and therefore making them the most exclusive. BUT...
These are the hardest houses to get into NOT because they are the most desired (as they want everyone to think) but because they are the most EXCLUSIONARY out of all the houses who would never consider girls not in their HS friend groups. When you're automatically excluding girls you don't know before they even walk in the door, obviously, it's clear why the house is hard to get into.
Some of the houses that have the worst reps and most issues are continuously (self) ranked at the top and some of the most respected and best all-around houses on campus are ranked significantly lower.
If you're from oos, do you want to be in a house full of HS cliques who are excluding outsiders or a house going out of their way to make sure they're open and have a great mix of girls from all over who don't all know each other going in?
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by: Huh
Do people really do that? I would think tired of same people from hs - I am at least
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by: Truth Bomb
Theta imploding is a prime example of what will ultimately happen when you pack a house with girls from the same high schools/friend groups who have known each other for years. They're obviously sick of each other and the stories of self destruction and in-fighting has now become legendary at UT. No wonder so many girls left as fast as they could.
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by: Witness
by: Party girl
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Some are respected, fun and outgoing
Some are just going out, putting out and passed out on the bathroom floor
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