Odds of Good House If I’m From The North

In all honesty, with your attitude you're not going to have a happy rush. I'd either reevaluate your attitude and entire approach or decide not to rush.

First, it's best you know this now, top houses aren't "mississippi houses". They are legacy based. i.e. your mom went here at ole miss and was in that house. The little room they have left is basically girls from a few hometowns that grew up and are bffs with actives in the house. Ignore the post above, there are no far oos/no connect girls in top houses.

Mid tier houses you need connection. Doesn't mean you have be bffs childhood friends. You can meet someone at rush and connect and they pull for you. But the odds are against you. I'd say the chances are around 20-25%.

If you haven't noticed, I didn't comment on your grades or cheerleading or homecoming queen etc because it doesn't matter. This is for a sorority application, not a college application.

Either you'll be ashed by your bottom tier house and transfer to another school by your sophomore year. Or you'll realize most bottom tier house girls actually look better, have more money etc than top top tier girls

There are no odds. Bring your best self to the table & stop relying on affirmation from people of the internet who don’t know you. Ole Miss is competitive so get competitive. Compete to be the funniest, smartest, and most respected woman you know

Keep an open mind and have NO EXPECTATIONS. This is the best way to go into OM recruitment. If you go in expecting you deserve what is perceived as a "top" house and think you are too good for any of the other houses then it is going to be a terrible experience not only for you but also the house that CHOOSES YOU. All the houses at OM are great. Be thankful you got a bid to someone who actually wants you to be a part of their sisterhood. Good luck!

All houses at Ole Miss are good? But, if you come in with the mindset that a certain few are good, you’re really setting yourself up for disappointment. Just be authentically yourself and you’ll find a group who you vibe with.

PLEASE PLEASE take this advice as I was once in your shoes and no exactly how to handle this situation. I am from the north, had zero connections and was not a legacy but I still ended up in a "upper" house. While all houses at Ole Miss are great (one of the best greek schools in the country), I would be lying if I said that there are not houses that are more desirable than others. The truth is that you will have a great experience at any sorority at Ole Miss but if you want to be in a more desirable house you need to get competitive. Try to get at least one recommendation per house. Plan out your outfits and research the sororities. This way you can plan for small talk and have questions ready for the girls during rounds so that you seem interested and so that the conversation never dies. You want to make it so that each sorority thinks you want to be there so that they all ask you back and then you essentially cut them. Make sure your social media is clean but presents you as a fun, interesting, nice, social, well rounded girl. When you are out at parties before rush, have fun but keep in mind that people will recognize you and you don't want to come off as a fool. You will probably meet girls in the dorms that can introduce you to actives, use this as an advantage to give a good impression. And please DO NOT tell freshman or others that you want a certain sorority or that you don't like a certain sorority. It will get back to actives and they don't want to waste a rush party spot on someone who they think does not want to be there. If you have any questions let me know below and I'll answer.

Also, you can ask the actives about leadership roles if that interests you.

ok, got it! thank you so much for ur help, i’m very thankful & feel better about rush now.