Here is a modified re-posting of a few questions answered earlier. It seems like most people aren't doing their homework and reading through this gigantic thread to see if their questions have already answered. I also hear many more rants about how you think Sigma is different from your sorority than questions that can actually be addressed. It's time to just accept the fact that the show is on and they are probably different than many, if not all other national or local sororities. If you are angry that they don't accurately represent your greek experience, then I guess you should re-evaluate your expectations. If you have any questions, please post them so they can be easily read. I will try to respond as soon as possible. 
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How did those girls get picked to be in the pledge house?
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Well from what I understand, all of the girls weren't exactly jumping to be taped 24/7 and share a bathroom with 5 other girls. Also, no music or TV allowed because of the recording. Sounds more like a fish bowl in a rubber room to me. In addition, all of the girls had a place to stay for the quarter. Coincidentally, the few girls in question were the first to agree to stay in the pledge house. They could only get 5 girls to do it at first. Jessica agreed after the first move-in and she became the 6th member of the "MTV pledge house".
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Why didn't they lay down the rules before the girls moved in?
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The pledge house was not a typical feature of their sorority, nor had it ever been an occurence to vote on denying someone a bid. It was MTV's addition and the girls layed down the law, I believe, only a few days after they moved in.
I think Sigma had every right to be suspicious and tentative to let all of the girls bid. Imagine trying to figure out who is really interested and who is just there to be on TV. Sigma faced quite a conundrum. Let in everyone to not be exclusive and save the pledging process to weed out any ringers; or say no to a few and most-likely have a better representation of their values to millions of viewers, but while crossing the line and being exclusive.