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by: OKWould you rather not be part of the Greek system or accept a bid in a lower tier house? I'm not raising this question to be unkind or disagreeable, I am merely introducing the issue because more than half of PNMs will likely have to make this choice and they might want to think about it ahead of time. PiPhi, ChiO, Theta and the rest of the upper tier houses are very selective and can only take so many girls. Many of the remainder of girls going through will have a combination of mid- and lower-tier choices as rush progresses. So how committed are you to Greek life? And would you rather be bottom tier or no tier at all? Let's hear it from women who made this choice. Tell us about your decision and if you are happy with it. Thanks.
#11 by: Truth
If you want a Greek experience, you will stay through recruitment; if you are too concerned with your "image" and you don't get "top tiers" as your final choices, you won't.
Personally, I wanted life-long friends vs being in a popular or "hot" house.
Seems to me to be a personal choice each girl needs to make for themselves.
Commentby: ExceptJul 4, 2017 9:22:01 PM
Only so many mirrors in a sorority house. Can't imagine the catfights if someone is denied access to one. I mean, if all you have going for you is being hot, ya gotta get your mirror time.
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by: UmJul 11, 2017 4:59:17 PM
If you're good looking you need a whole lot less time in front of the mirror than those of yall who aren't so genetically blessed, just saying. Good attempt at humour though
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by: HardlyJul 12, 2017 4:44:21 PM
In my entire life I have never known even one truly beautiful girl who is so proud of what god gave her that she boasts about it nonstop. There is someone on this site who likes to pretend she is gorgeous. If she really were, she wouldn't have to try so hard to convince us.
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#13 by: Truth
This is gonna be long so my B and I doubt people scroll to read this but whatever it's worth it to me. I came into rush almost positive that I was going to be in a certain house. I'm involved in a fall athletic activity so I had to have a compromised rush schedule. I didn't get to see all the houses due to this reason and had to pref the first time basically with no knowledge on the girls or houses because I missed both open house days. I was cut from the house I really thought I wanted, but even though it's cliche, I. Knew the "trust the system" line was true because I think every woman ends up where she is meant to be. Several girls in my activity made fun of me for rushing saying that they wouldn't want people "like me" (whatever that means). I was heart broken. I went through the rest of rush having absolutely no idea what a "good house" and "bad house" was. I was hardly ever with my pi chi group because I was at practice except for when I was in line ready to enter the houses. My pi chi was the one that really kept me going through all this. I am in a house that is considered bottom teir and I couldn't be happier. Being Greek is much more than being in a popular house or top tier house. We see that bottom teir houses can do well in hoco and Greek week and so can top tiers. Honestly what matters is what makes you happiest. It's hard not To go in with stereotypes but finding a house that is willing to embrace you for you is what's important. no matter the teir
by: Me tooJul 12, 2017 11:07:19 PM
Four of us did the same thing. We didn't give up and let things play out until the last day. Two of us got our top choice in what is usually considered a top tier house. One of us had to settle for a house she wasn't even considering at the beginning of rush and the other was not pleased with her choices on the last day and dropped. Of the two who got into a top tier house, I am very happy and have made excellent friends, the other dropped in early November because she couldn't concentrate on grades plus deal with all the required hours for homecoming, socials, etc. The person who settled is pleasantly surprised with how things have turned out and has no regrets at all. And the person who dropped on the last day made great friends in the dorm and will be living with two dorm friends and one friend from high school. What does this all mean? 1) Things don't always work out the way you think they will. 2) Greek life isn't for everyone. 3) You never know what will bring you happiness 4) There isn't just one right choice. So just roll with it, keep an open mind and trust yourself.
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#16 by: GAB
When I went through recruitment, I didn't know about the RFM method (which creates the tiers). I was told recruitment was a mutual selection between girl and sorority. During the week, I had a no choice and ended up with lower tier houses and chose not to accept a bid. I was upset that people told me that with my grades and activities and friends in houses I would have no problems getting any tier house. I chose not to go through my sophomore year because I heard none of the sororities take upperclassman. Something every PNM should be aware.
by: Huh?Jul 14, 2017 10:51:55 PM
Many people take sophomores, but if you bombed out the first time you probably wouldn't have better luck as a soph. Whoever told you you would have no problems getting into any tier house must not have been familiar with the process. Just about every girl going through rush had good grades in high school, lots of activities and is attractive. Anyone who says it's all about who you know in the houses is misinformed. At cut sessions it's one girl, one vote. And if the girls you know in the house are not influencers, their support won't help at all. To anyone reading this, believe all the posts that have said rush at Mizzou is extremely competitive and smart, pretty girls are a dime a dozen. You really have to be outstanding in order to have your choice of top tier houses. For that reason decide ahead of time how much you want to be part of the Greek community and whether you are willing to accept a bid from a lower tier house. Because for many if not most women, that's what it comes down to. I know only one girl, from out of state, who absolutely rocked rush and wound up with exactly the top tier houses she wanted on the last day. She was beautiful, kind, outgoing, 34 ACT, funny, a national level track champion and editor of her high school paper. The rest of us did the best we could with mixed results.
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by: ^Jul 3, 2017 10:09:33 PM
Hot houses have the same genuine friendships that non popular houses have 🙄 Being hot doesn't make you less likely to make friends .....
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