Sorority Recruitment from Out-of-state

I live 500 miles from Mizzou and loved recruitment. I was asked back to every house I wanted and had excellent choices throughout the process. My sophomore year, on the other side of rush, I learned why. I had a 3.9/4.0 and a 32 on the ACTs. I had lots of leadership positions and was an active volunteer. But mainly I didn't have anyone from my high school saying nasty things about me. I truly believe not knowing anyone and being from out of state is an advantage. Those St. Louis girls can be really catty and if they don't know you they can't say anything bad. They had to judge me just on me. I also was a legacy, and while it's an excellent house, it just wasn't for me so I chose not to go back. I wound up in a great house and thank God every day that I've made such good friends. I really miss them. Good luck to you.

I agree with the above post. There are many houses where they mainly take friends of current members. That's OK, I guess, but those houses tend to be cliquey and not very open to outsiders. I would keep my eyes open to overly familiar conversations during recruitment, because that means that girls who already know a woman going through rush will be assigned to her. If you feel genuinely welcome at a house and if you sense that they really want to get to know you, that's a good sign. I think you will do just fine and will wind up in the place that's best for you. It's a wacky system, but it has a way of working out.

Just go in with an open mind and give every house a chance. You might be surprised at where you feel most welcome and comfortable. I especially would give the legacy house a more than fair chance. But, remember, if you go to that house on the last day you will have a higher ranking on their bid list.