Good advice from Lady Longhorn. I have recent experience since my daughter is a freshman at UT. Everyone in her pledge class either lives in Hardin House or Scottish Rite Dorm. Both are private off-campus housing for freshmen ladies only. You can go to
www.austindorms.com to learn more about these options. And yes, recruitment is brutally hot and competitive. The girls wear flip-flops walking from house to house and carry their nice shoes to wear inside.