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Do NOT let tiers rent space in your head. Just be yourself, and go where you feel comfortable and wanted. GPHI and APHI won't be top tier in your tenure, but that should not be reason to join or stay away.

UF law student who joined a new sorority on a campus (not GPhiB here). Was checking out the UF chapter of my sorority on here. Anyway, I saw this & thought I would share a few thoughts on what it was like to join a new sorority, based on my experience.
Pros:
-you might be a part of top leadership from the start, something u may want
-just being Greek can lead to other great opportunities on campus
-new can b exciting
But:
-it took a long time until our house was ready, during that time, tbh, it didn't feel like a real sorority experience...we had various rituals at other locations instead. It felt weird & like a facsimile of Greek life. Some people may not mind, but it bothered me more than I thought it would.
-we had kind of a fake version of big/littles. We were so new, with no sense of tradition, so no history on that stuff, this part felt kind of bogus...esp if this is something u r looking fwd to.
-Our 1st regular rush(es) were frustratingly controlled by Nationals, they have a lot on the line when colonizing. We didn't have normal say on who we got to take...bcause of that, our "sisterhood" was not forged by its local sisters. In some ways it felt like a bunch of random strangers cobbled 2gether by Nationals. Bonds do form, but it does take time.

I personally wish I had a better understanding of some of these things before I joined, this is not what u typically get to hear. Looking back, it is def not for everyone, but mayb 4 some who dont mind being non traditional.

thx, interesting!

It's impossible to really change your tier, tiers have been the same for like 10 years the only thing that changes is where on the tier you are. Frats have the same homecoming partners every 4 years so go somewhere you'll have fun not a tier