In my experience at U of I, sophomores have a little bit harder of a time getting bids, but it is certainly not out of the question. As DubaiSis said, you definitely should keep you options open. I know you have heard tent talk of top houses/bottom houses by now--please put that out of your head. All chapters are amazing and being Greek at U of I is an AWESOME experience! Focus on the connections you make and what makes you happy. DBB makes a great point about reputation, too. Finally, I think one other really important factor, especially for sophomores at UIUC, is grades. I have found that sophomores with good grades have a much better experience with recruitment than sophomores with not-so-hot grades.
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