freshman

Well the kid just got here and is anxious about a number of things including Greek life. Cornell is a pretty Fratty and sororityty school after all, so I would give her a break

it's pretty normal to be thinking about Greek life so soon st any school

That being said, you need to get to know the actives in order to get into those four.

Why are you so rough on a freshman?

It's very competitive to get into DG. You must get to know some of the sisters in the fall. It's weird because they aren't allowed to dirty rush but it still happens.

well, all of the groups will likely have girls that are cool and some not, so the overall 'character' of the chapter could be the deciding factor. I've read about them and why not have a target if I like the over all description of them?? And who the heck can 'be themselves' when you are told what to wear, how to apply, etc? Can anyone be themselves in 20 minutes at an intro party? No. So, I say, read up on the houses and if you like status, go for the longest established houses, which would be dg, aphi. Ready for status but not full on? go for theta then kappa. know that you're not very outgoing, try for some others not so high up the food chain. gosh....it's pretty normal to have preconceived notion of the chapters and have targets based on where you think you would fit.

I'm guessing you don't go here cause Alpha phi is not one of the "longest established houses". AEPHI and kappa were established way before alpha phi, and theta used to be a house full of sweet nerdy girls. Things change, and so the best thing to do is be yourself and find girls you feel comfortable with. Do you want status? Status in who's mind (a bunch of douchey guts)? Or do you want to find other people you can actually have friendships with??

and the facts is is that dg and aphi are always ranked higher than theta and kappa. so, whatevs. all made their choices and ya still have the 2 oldest continuously established houses, like she said.