most involved sorority

thanks! i'm a chi o and alpha chi legacy. will that help at all being that i'm from texas and don't know that many people going in bama?
also, do you think that me mentioning during rush that i want to be very involved is kinda presumptuous or is that ok?
roll tide!

Legacy really doesn't do much any more, but it certainly doesn't hurt to get that info to those chapters in recs. It is not at all presumptuous to say that you want to be involved but be prepared to back it up with the types of things you like to do and have experience in, and do say that you are hoping for a house that will help support/mentor you in those actvities. Remember, nobody can read your mind or between the lines, you have to tell them what's what in the time you are given.

Be prepared though for the other side of legacy. Houses may drop you if they know you have that connection with those two under the assumption that you may pledge there. Sometimes it’s a disadvantage.

Just don't put your legacy status on the registration form and make sure your rec writers for other houses don't mention your legacy. But make sure your legacy houses do know through those recs.

According to UA Panhellenic they only share your legacy status with that chapter so I understand there is no disadvantage to indicating legacy status during registration.

Swap Phi Mu with Chi O. Chi O is third in grades behind Alpha Chi and Alpha Gam. And Chi O is way more involved on campus than Phi Mu. Everything from Capstone Women, SGA, XXXI, etc.

Phi Mu is a great house. I just wouldn’t consider them in the top three for grades and involvement. Maybe top 5 or 6.

If you don’t want any partying— go alpha gam

Why do people join for grades and involvement? You can do that without accepting a bid to a sorority.

Because involvement, philanthropy, scholarship, and sisterhood are literally the basis for and the mission of every single sorority being founded. If your motivation for joining is to get blackout drunk and sleep with fraternity boys then save your money. Most any boy on campus will be happy to hook up regardless of sorority affiliation.

@hill being in a sorority brings opportunities and assistance to anything and everything on campus that being by yourself could never do. Sorority sisters are in your classes or have already taken your classes, so if you need help you have sisters to go to. If you are looking for a research or intern gig then there's a sister who can help connect you or knows someone who can. Sorority sisters are in, or know people in, every organization on campus. If you want to know the best study abroad program, or the best professor, or the best student org to join that matches what you need, there's a sister to help you out. Sure you can go it alone but everyone needs other people to really succeed. Now if you just want to come to school and party you don't need anyone to help you.