My sister rushed at Bama as an out of stater in fall '07. Here's the link to her story:
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=89547
Some houses have a reputation of being more welcoming to out of staters than others, but the important thing is to keep an open mind and just make connections with girls... don't worry about whether your out of state status is affecting you or not.