what's it take

Lol bye

You have to have the whole package, as we've said on here a million times! Grades, CONNECTIONS, good reputation, outstanding personality, recs, involvement, philanthropy, etc. and it would also really help if you're pretty. But most of all you have to really mesh with the actives in those houses, along with having connections to fight for you. But seriously, this has been answered SO MANY TIMES. Why don't you just read through every thread for a bunch of pages before asking something like this, because I can guarantee that you would find the answer to this question.

Also something that has been said a million times, go into recruitment with an open mind. I understand that you are curious about these 3 houses but you really need to not focus on 2 or 3 houses or you could seriously get hurt in the end. You never know who you might click with during rush or who might drop you.