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Originally Posted by pinksequins
IndianaSigKap and Hoosier Girl (and any other IU alumnae), isn't harder to secure a place as an upperclassman at IU? If so, the cards that these PNMs are now holding may be the best that they will be dealt at any time. My feel is that the only criterion that might improve their chances is being BFFs with half the chapter.
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Pinksequins, you're correct. It is much, much harder to 'improve your chances' as a sophomore at IU. You are competing against your GPA, your involvement, your reputation, and a larger number of 3-year dues/live in fees paying freshmen. Yes, even the top houses will take sophomores (very few), but the greater number will go to houses considered lower tier by PNMs, my own included. If you receive a bid at IU, I cannot recommend enough that you take it and give it a shot. If you still don't like it (after meeting your PC and the 90+ other girls you didn't talk to at recruitment), drop before initiation and go again next year.
No matter what, don't expect the houses you get back to change much unless you become BFFs with MANY members. Not just 1-2, but many. Houses will remember you from last year, and unless your excuse for dropping out was that you decided to move to Africa to deliver clean water...it won't win you any favors.