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Originally Posted by BulldogBelle14
Are there some houses there that do not have good reputations? I have no idea about any of them except for what I have seen on their websites. I don't want to be in a house with a bad reputation.
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1. Everyone on this site will tell you that their house is the best, that is why they joined that house.
2. Reputations are like beauty-- only skin deep. What is a great reputation for one person may not be for another. Depends on what you are looking for. Do you only want the house with the top grades? If so, then the best reputations will be based on GPA, are you looking for a house known as a party house? In that case, you will not think that the house with the top GPA has the great reputation you are looking for, but the one with the best parties will have your vote for best reputation.
3. Every house offers something different. Not only on your campus, but from campus to campus. The house you are madly in love with at MSU may not be the house you would be madly in love with in California or Oklahoma. Look at the house on YOUR campus, look at those women who are the members are on YOUR campus.
4. Don't base your decision on the choices your family or friends make. Make your own choices. If you have questions, talk to you Rho Chi or what ever name they have on your campus. They are trained to help you. I had a roommate when I went through rush (yeah, I am from the old school) and she bad mouthed the house I loved. I almost dropped out of rush because I listened to her, rather than my own heart. I did stay in rush, I did pledge (again, I am old school), and I was happy. From day 1 I knew I would never been happy had I joined her favorite house.
5. Start gathering your recs NOW! If you are having trouble, contact your local Panhellenic Alumnae Association. They have members from almost every house who can assist you in getting the necessary recs. If you have family friends or relatives who joined a house while in school, talk to them and ask them for recs. Follow up and make sure that the recs have been sent. When I was president of my alumnae association, we would get panic calls asking us for a rec for so and so. Finding someone in our group who knew who to contact at the HS that girl attended or who personally knew her was difficult. If you give the person time to write the rec, they will have a chance to make sure that you are presented in the very best light.
Good luck
DaffyKD