just to be clear

You never know what will happen but I just wouldn't fall in love with really any sorority - a "top" house or not - or get your hopes up because rush is a crazy thing and anything can happen

If you are from out of state with no connections you do have a reduced chance of being recruited by the top Mississippi/Memphis Sororities, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. DG is really going after the ones who don't make those top sororities, so they are the bottom of the Mississippi tier. Phi Mu and Kappa have some Mississippi connections but also some strong out of state connections to certain areas. So if you an out of state with no connections you have a chance with Phi Mu and Kappa but a better chance with Pi Phi and AOPi if you have better grades and a good resume. If grades are an issue you will have better luck with Alpha Phi, ADPi and Theta.

Thanks for the honesty. I guess DG is only if your out of state and a cheerleader or something. It is actually easier to handle rush if I am not worried about those four. My roommate and I are just going to focus on the rest after reading this.

Great advice here -- and don't get fixated/stuck on ANY sorority, regardless of tier. That's a sure way to go crazy. A few other tips: 1) Pay attention to where you feel most comfortable, not what other people think of that house (ignore the tent talk); 2) Go through ALL of rush - meaning, go to every party you're invited to, go to both pref parties, and most of all, do NOT suicide. If you get a bid, take it and give that house a chance even if you're not sure about it. Odds are you will love it.

Recruitment is crazy and tough but if you go in with an open mind you can find a great home. Wishing you all the best!

Here's the thing- you just never know- rush is absolutely crazy. I was like you OOS, no connections, no mega money, good grades and think I am thin and cute...etc... I pretty much put the top 3 out of my head, fell in love with a "lower tier" on the second day and was crushed when they didn't end up on my pref schedule and beyond shocked when one of the "top 3" did. Honestly think it worked out like this because I was actually myself at that house and I was too worked up / in love with the other one that I came across as anxious and probably a little "weird" because I was so stressed. I ended up pledging the house I put down first which is considered "middle tier" because it was where I felt the most at home after pref. Good Advice above gave great advice. Go in with an open mind, be yourself and try not to get too stressed or fall in love with any house. Yeah this site has a lot of hate on it- but from where I sat going through last year I couldn't tell the difference between the top and the so called bottom- probably because I was OOS. I honestly think sometimes OOS are at an advantage because we don't feel the pressure to pledge a certain house unlike a lot of the in state girls who think their lives will be over if they don't get KD, DDD or Chi-O. Every! I mean every! house on this campus is great and if you go in with an open mind you will find your place- and it might actually shock you where that place really is.

dont get your hopes up on dg if you dont have connections.....
but it sounds like you would fit in at kkg or phi mu which are great chapters, try meeting actives in those!

How would a house with all MS girls be top tier. Seems like you are drawing from a smaller pool and passing up hot smart OOS girls, whose parents probably have more money than yours, because they are paying expensive OOS tuition and yours scrounged for years just to pay the cheap IS tuition.

Maybe we should not say Top/Lower houses, but more like Local/OOS houses. I dont mean that in either a good or bad way, just an honest factual way.

Coming from out of state I had zero interest in KD, Phi Mu, AOPi because they are nonexistent in my state. Alpha Phi no interest too.