D is at a small private liberal arts college in the South (~75% Greek; 6 NPC sororities and 2 NPHC sororities). Her January recruitment was much less stressful than what her friends at SEC schools reported. Because there aren't tons of girls from the same high schools or camps, there is less "everyone from X always pledges Y". She had informal rush dates in the fall & got to know a number of sorority women from extracurricular activities and classes. Because it is a small school with delayed recruitment, keep in mind it's important to not be "that girl"
She did have recs for each house; now that she's on the other side, she says that they probably didn't make much difference, but she didn't want to leave any stone unturned! Assuming a girl has a good GPA, makes an effort to get to know people, and isn't set on any one particular house, she is very likely to get a bid.