what were your tiers?
by: Reb
Okay, let's forget the traditional tiers for a minute because I think it might be helpful to show PNMs how much peoples preferences and perspectives vary during and after How would you - and you alone, ignore what mom or friend sitting next to you would say - rank the houses? Who was/is your top, middle and bottom?
P.S. we can all assume that people will put their house as top so let's put the whole "oh hey there abc" or sarcastic "okay xyz, maybe in your mind!" aside for a minute.
#21 by: My first impression
These were my first impressions first round when I was an OOS PNM but southern, and I knew people in about half:
DG
KD
Pi Phi
XO
Tri Delt
Kappa
AOPI
ADPI
Theta
Phi Mu
All tiers aside, this is what I thought first time through first round. I tried to be open minded and honestly thought they were all pretty good- or at least I had GREAT rushers my first rounds who were easy to talk to and made me feel welcome and wanted. I just got the vibe that my host in Phi Mu wasnt as interested in me- it's the only reason I put them last. What I learned from my first round was something that I always tried to remember when I'm rushing- that the way I connect with my PNM (hopefully well) may determine where she ranks my sorority! Good luck to all!
Commentby: True storyJul 14, 2017 8:59:42 AM
Before I came to Ole Miss I wasn't comfortable with small talk either - and probably on the quieter side as a result. I graduated a few years ago and I went into a job that actually requires me to be social - a lot of event work and chit chatting with people I don't know. My friends from home (I'm from the north, and the only one of my friends to join a sorority) all commented that they don't know how I go to these events and just strike up conversations with complete strangers - You want to know how?
RUSH - lol!!! \n\n\n\n\n
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#23 by: OOS
I came here from out of state (North) and wasn't aware of the insane rush requirements or the whole tier thing. Of course you can't be here very long without learning about the "tiers". So going in I thought I wanted KD, DDD, Chi-O (Silly me). Didn't know too much about the others but thought I would go and see what happened. So here it is:
Like KD - they were friendly enough and made me feel welcomed, but quickly determined I would be cut before I wiped my feet at the door.
Did not like DDD - pretentious and kind of odd
Chi-O neutral - welcoming but yet socially awkward at the same time
Kappa neutral - nothing wrong, just didn't click
Liked Phi Mu - enjoyed some nice conversations and wanted them for preference.
AOPi - second choice (tied with Pi Phi) after Phi Mu - probably because I had some good conversations and could see myself there.
Pi Phi - really like Pi Phi - seemed interested in me and I liked their house.
Alpha Phi - didn't have a bad experience. Didn't see myself there but I don't mean that negatively.
ADPi - just didn't feel right here, awkward conversation, was ready to leave when the time was up.
Theta - they don't deserve their reputation. They seemed nice, kind of quiet, but nice.
DG - No, just no
Ended up Middle Tier.
#25 by: Reb
Kappa/Phi Mu- I'm OOS and I knew these 2 houses were mostly OOS, I LOVED both, the girls are so outgoing and high energy. I think these two houses are very similar though
Chi O- such sweet sweet girls
KD- I only knew one KD before rush but when I went during rounds I fell in love
DG- sweet involved girls, they rush good, having a house to do rounds in will help them a lot this year
Tri Delt- they had the most miserable rush
Pi Phi- I would've been happy with a bid Fromm phi phi!
Aopi- before rush I thought they were a lot better than how they portrayed themselves during rounds
Adpi- this is shallow but... I knew they had a slightly better rep that Aphi or theta so is I was gonna end up on bottom tier this would have been my first choice
Aphi- surprisingly good rush, I don't think they really attract southern girls but maybe that will help them in the end
Theta- okay so this on is tough, it's hard to call them bottom tier because they're so different than every sorority I don't even feel like they can be put in a tier
#27 by: hm
Seeing all these people having a bad rush at DDD really confuses me because a lot of my best friends are DDDs and they are NOTHING like that. But to my knowledge, their entire sophomore pledge class talks to girls during rush, even the quieter/awkward/not as social girls who are horrible at small talk. Every house has the awkward girls and every house has the mean girls who will only give the time of day to girls they care about. So, it's understandable that quite a few people had this experience at DDD considering all of the awkward and mean girls will talk during rush. Personally I didn't have that experience there- and no I was not one of their top girls- thats for sure. To me, they seemed kind of intimidating but hardly mean. Everyone has a different experience though but I think theres a reason behind why a lot of people on this website are saying they had a bad experience there. Just like in my sorority, most of the girls I know and have seen around are the nicest people, but I also know quite a few that I can't say the same about, and honestly, it kind of sucks that during rush girls have to talk to them and get the completely wrong idea about the house.
by: 123 Jul 16, 2017 2:46:32 PM
It hasn't even that the girls were awkward, they were just very unwelcoming and inhospitable to ALOT of girls I know. They didn't even try to have small talk, and it's really not that difficult to have a conversation with someone for a few minutes they just didn't feel they needed to try because they already had their pledge class picked out. On top of that, they dirty rush girls so hard during the summer and cling to them during lunch and then cut them late in the week. Tri Delt is known for promising girls bids and then those girls getting lower tier houses on bid day because they thought they were going Tri Delt and released all their other options. In my opinion this is incredibly cruel, PNMs don't know what goes on during rush but actives do, they shouldn't promise girls bids knowing that they could get cut. It's not even the dirty rushing that's so sad, it making PROMISES to scared freshmen that they know they can't keep.
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by: hahaJul 16, 2017 7:56:42 PM
by: WellJul 16, 2017 11:12:22 PM
no one knows. Really the only people who actually think they're top are legacies and boys in Mississippi frats like KA and sigma chi but really.... no ones from out of state thinks they're that great either. Not hating I'm just sayin Ole Miss is majority out of state and the Mississippi (mostly Jackson the other Mississippi kids are great) kids like to seclude themselves for some odd reason. Jackson kids have always been known to be stuck up for some unknown reason, so we let them do they're own thing and no one else's really worries about tiers.
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by: perfectJul 14, 2017 6:07:47 AM
Perfect reminder- I am actually a HORRIBLE rusher- I am probably one of the girls that people said seemed "dis-interested" ha ha ha ha. And its not that I or my sorority is actually disinterested or don't like you its simply I am absolutely HORRIBLE at small talk. Thankfully this year I am going to work "behind the scenes" because I (and my sorority) know that I probably do more harm than good. SO PNMs please keep in mind that just because you have an awkward convo with ONE girl or because ONE girl doesn't seem interested doesn't mean the whole house is like that.
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