Bottom Houses at Mizzou
by: RubytooWhy is Phi Mu which isn’t a new struggling house always last choice but SK which is much newer more desirable? And poor Sigma is barely treading water. How does a house rise in rank?
#1by: Here's another question
Commentby: Actually...
I think the determinant for a top house can be quantified: they are the houses that have far more PNMs wanting to come back during rush than the house can possibly accommodate, so it is the sorority that does the selecting from a very large pool. That's why it is said that ChiO, PiPhi, Theta, ADPi and, perhaps, TriDelt are considered top houses. That's not to say that the other houses aren't quality houses where members can have fun and make lifelong friends, but they just aren't as selective. That's also why the aforementioned top houses have a distinct identity, because they choose the PNMs who are the best fit rather than just taking who is available. Also explains why they are among the most diverse. It has been said 100 times on this site, though, that the worst houses at Mizzou would compete with the best houses at other campuses. That is because our strong sorority system and its high standards attract outstanding women at every level. I, for one, think every sorority member should wear their letters proudly.
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#3by: Tiger
It’s a perpetual cycle. It doesn’t really matter what the reality is or if these houses deserve these labels or not. Girls come into recruitment with preconceived notions about houses from their older friends and this website. These ideas are spread around dorms and pi chi groups and soon the girls that had a fully open mind before have been influenced by it. This effects return rates, and by the end of recruitment you have people (who could have been a great fit) dropping because they only have certain chapters left. These chapters aren’t able to be as selective of who they give bids to, and then the pledge class might not mesh as well as it could’ve. It sucks, and it’s a really tough thing to fix when our own PHA community perpetuates these stereotypes and rankings.
by: Lots of truth
I've always thought Panhell could do a better job of preparing girls for recruitment. I really think they should explain that the odds are against getting into a top house, but that just being a part of the Greek system, in any house, is a worthy goal and a great way to spend your college years. What women need to decide is whether their goal is to specifically be a PiPhi or a Theta or an ADPi or whatever, or whether it is to be Greek. Because there is a likelihood of success for the latter group, but not the former.
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#4by: What?
Everything's relative. The most established houses on this campus, like PiPhi, ADPi, Kappa etc., have a history of more than 100 years here. That means they have an alumni network that reaches across Missouri, the Midwest and the entire nation. And all of those tens of thousands of alums and their offspring have an interest in those sororities prevailing. Relative newcomers like Phi Mu, Sigma and, yes SK (which may have had two other incarnations on this campus but also is struggling, relatively speaking) hardly have the same sort of network. A house does not exist in a vaccuum.
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by: Really
Thought leaving high school meant leaving cliques and elitist judgement behind? Nope.
To an outsider, it seems that sororities are ranked using non-existent criteria by ignorant trolls. If your house isn’t part of the “in-crowd,” they’ll remind you of it through the endorsement of an imaginary tier system that builds up some but tears down many others.
This site is for entertainment only—don’t assume it is accurate or actually based on facts. Go through recruitment and meet the houses yourselves.
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