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When I went through recruitment, I was invited back to a certain lower-tier house for several rounds. Honestly, I was not impressed with their songs, video, or skit and the girls I was paired with were hard to talk to. I tried really hard to give this chapter a chance, but I just couldn't see myself there. The girls acted as if they were bottom tier, and it showed.
Come to find out, that chapter just doesn't like dealing with formal recruitment and prefers to do COR. They're also an awesome group of girls who are very active in campus activities. But none of their great qualities were apparent during recruitment.
You might want to make sure your chapter isn't in a similar situation. The Jewish factor will probably make it hard to get your numbers up, but it's important to improve your chapter in as many ways as possible and polish your recruitment skills.
That said, the chapter I ended up joining was not top tier, but it was home. The girls were very NORMAL, and this appeals to PNMs. They are the only pref ceremony I attended. It hurt to be cut by so many chapters, but I kept my options open because a) I felt a connection with some of the girls in that house and b) I really, really wanted to be a in a sorority.
Thing is, most sororities are very similar to one another. There are probably five or six houses on my campus (out of 13) in which I would be just as happy as I am now.
But think of how many girls pledge XYZ and eventually drop. They're not feeling the whole sorority thing, or maybe not feeling that particular sorority. Girls who drop out of formal are generally the same types of girls, so maybe it's best that they do.
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