honesty

I chose to join a sorority even though it was the "lowest ranked" house of the one I preffed and I am 100% sure it was the right choice. I chose a lower-mid tier sorority over a top tier old row because I could tell that I just wouldn't fit in as well in the old row house. I'm so glad that I ignored the tent talk and girls who think that non-OR houses are irrelevant because I'm so happy.

Yes I did. I pledged an Old Row house, but my heart was at a mid-tier one. The good news is, you can be in one house and have best friends in other houses, so I mostly hang with the girls in the other house.

GO WITH YOUR GUT ON PREF.

Lol me, I preffed an Old Row house based on status rather than fit, but now I realize I wouldn't have fit well with my second choice either. I like my OR house better than the NR I had as my second choice because of the less emphasis on looks and how your boyfriends attractiveness will affect your "status," but dislike my OR house because of the cliques and conservativeness if you're OOS

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i picked a well regarded new row over a top tier old row and am so grateful that I did! I got to experience so many cool things with my sisters and love how down to earth my sisters are. it was a hard choice because i was cognizant that i'd be choosing status over fit if i picked the old row, but am glad i went where i felt best

Going into rush I wanted to be in the two of the top ranked New Row houses because they were all so pretty and a lot of the girls in those houses were where I was from. I ended up getting dropped and only had one house on pref. I was balling my eyes out but my mom convinced me to just go to the round and give them a chance, and if I didn't like it then I could drop. I ended up getting preffed by our current president and taking my bid. I am in a house the is "bottom tier" and at first that was all I could think about and how i didn't get the house I wanted. My roommates would tell me how they couldn't see me in the other houses to try and make me feel better but it didn't help. I opened up a little and that's when everything got better. I was sad for a little but after I met my future big and her friends, I started making my own friends and began to love my house. During rush I realized I did not dislike my house but I did not give it much attention because I was so focused on the other houses that ended up not wanting me. I look back now and although I have friends/roommates(who are amazing) in those houses I'm glad I ended up where I did because I love it even if it is "bottom".

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I prefed 2 top tier old row houses and one new row. I had my heart set on my first two (OR) and was not crazy about the NR at all. I even debated on even putting it down after pref! but I did, and ended up getting it on bid day. And honestly? I was upset. I LOVED those other two houses, the girls seemed so fun, but it wasnt me. And they knew that more than I did. Looking back I genuinely would not have fit into those houses. I am so happy with my (lack of) choice and found myself so welcomed into the kind and genuine sisterhood I'm apart of now. Every house is great, OR or NR, but you just have to remember to go where the girls will love and embrace you. Dont get caught up on rankings or OR or NR. your letters wont matter in a few years anyways.