Some midwest schools are competative, but it's not like the SEC. Houses are much more diverse than the SEC and there are more houses on a lot of larger school's campuses. In the Big 10, there each are pretty large (not like SEC schools, though). When I went through Rush, there were 20 houses, with 105 in each.
Miami U, which is a MAC school, has about 20 houses with 160-180 in each, and that school is considered competitive.
It was actually fun to go through rush. Due to the diversity, you knew you could fit into nearly any house. Out of the three that I preffed, I would have been happy at any of the houses. I'm glad I got my number one, but wouldn't have stressed out if I didn't get my number one.
My friend, who went to Cornell in the 90s had over 300 in her house. There were 23 houses on her campus at that time. You can do the math. Another friend who went to DePauw would have been happy with any of her last 4 houses she attended.
I hate to use the word, "competititve" because it is and it isn't. Let's just say that people don't live and die by getting in the "it" sorority in the Midwest.
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