[KSUViolet06]

Sorry if I sound harsh, but you wanted honest, constructive feedback:

Those 2 sororities have their own criteria that they're looking at when choosing members, so we can't really tell you what your chances of getting a bid to either of those 2 are, since membership selection criteria is considered private.

I can tell you that with such a competitive recruitment as Vandy that it's a good idea to be open minded to all chapters on campus. It's okay to be interested in those two, but DO consider the possibility that ABC and DEF could cut you.

The bottom line is that there are quite a few sororities at Vandy, and you really shouldn't limit yourself to just those 2. It's not a good idea to make judgements like this before recruitment, because you never know how you'll feel about different sororities once recruitment starts and you start meeting girls in other chapters. We've seen it happen a million times here, where girls go into recruitment thinking they only want these 2 or 3 chapters, but finding that they dont really like ABC and DEF as much as they thought.

Also consider that you are not IN DEF and ABC, so you really can't say how well you'd "fit." There have been instances on GC where girls get bids to a sorority they LOVED during recruitment, just to find out once they get in, that it's not what they thought it would be. So just keep that mind and make sure that you're making decisions based on more than just "well, they like me" or "they're all cute and really into fashion."

A little bit more honesty:

While its nice that all of your ABC friends really like you and say you'll fit in well. But that also doesn't guarantee you a bid there. There are alot of girls in each chapter, and membership decisions aren't just up to your friends. We've seen it happen a ton of times where girls will say things like "OMG you're so cute and you'd be perfect here" or "OMG we love you ans you're so going to get a bid" then they get cut from there during recruitment time. So just be aware of that. Knowing these girls doesn't neccessarily guarantee you a spot.

And really just generally be aware that these sororities will have other girls that are as interested in them as you are. The sororities have to cut a certain # of women everyday. And while they may like you, you also don't know who they may be meeting during recruitment whom they feel may fit better. It sounds harsh, but it's just being honest. There are times within our chapters where we've liked girls and they didn't get invited back.

Some other things, since this is a deferred recruitment school, I'd just watch what you do/say, as that could affect your recruitment in some.

I'd also just check out the General Advice thread and the What Not to Say thread.