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I am assuming that by OU, you mean Oklahoma, not Ohio, since you are from Texas. Oklahoma is pretty competitive, and if you wait till spring, or fall of your sophomore year, you won't have as many choices, since many chapters will automatically cut sophomores. The best thing you can do now as a junior in high school is get the best grades you can and make sure you are participating in activities.

A few schools have what is called a "bed rush", meaning every chapter takes the number of members to fill the available beds in the chapter house. You would then move into the house after bid day instead of university housing. However, at the vast majority of schools, you wouldn't live in until sophomore year (or maybe second semester freshman year if there were space available...girls go abroad, some graduate in December, etc).