Recruitment at UGA

[epchick]

Geezus....if you only looking for the sorority with the best reputation b/c your worried about the "lifelong commitment" then maybe you aren't ready to rush---thats just MHO.

How about you focus on showing the sororities who you are, and worry less about what people think about the sororities (i.e. their stereotypes and their reputations) b/c if you only chose the sororities that are "top tier" you might not be as happy if you chose the one that was right for you.

[KSUViolet06]

Welcome to GreekChat. Sorority reputations are questions that we don't generally like to discuss here. The reason is because reputations are based on subjective opinions, rumors, and stereotypes. Reputation is just what other people think of a chapter. You don't want to base your decisions about a lifetime commitment on what other people think

It's best that you just go through recruitment and get to know the members on your campus. Keep an open mind and make decisions based on the girls you meet and what you experience in recruitment. That's a better idea than asking a bunch of people on the internet what they think.

[MaggieXi]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Welcome to GreekChat. Sorority reputations are questions that we don't generally like to discuss here. The reason is because reputations are based on subjective opinions, rumors, and stereotypes. Reputation is just what other people think of a chapter. You don't want to base your decisions on what other people think

It's best that you just go through recruitment and get to know the members on your campus. Keep an open mind and make decisions based on the girls you meet and what you experience in recruitment. That's a better idea than asking a bunch of people on the internet what they think.

I think that this should be the blanket response to all PNMs who ask about stereotypes.

IMO, I think a lot of gcers jump the gun and get all snarky when PNMs ask about stereotypes. Their PNMs, most of the time they are naieve, freshman who are just looking for some information about sorority life. Most of us were like that too once upon a time.

[KSUViolet06]

Also, gabbygamma:

Check out these threads, they have good advice in them:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=30758

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=54403

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=87932

[Kevin]

Gabby -- if you get a bid, you'll soon learn that NPC women will rarely discuss "tiers" in public. It's not that they don't care though and it's not that they don't recognize that there probably are tiers.

Just realize that there aren't many who want to index the sororities at any school by tier on a website which is widely indexed by major search sites right before rush. To do so would be fairly irresponsible on the part of anyone replying to you. Don't feel bad for asking though.

When you go through, you'll probably get the best sense of what's what by simply being there. Many of these reputation sorts of rumors are absolutely false or misleading. There are fine people in every house and I'm sure every house has its share of not-so-fine people as well. Good luck with everything.

[macallan25]

I don't think she said anything about "tiers". She asked if anyone knew of what sororities had good reputations at UGA.

I don't see the problem here. Face it, it's the SEC. There are going to be excellent houses...........and there are going to be not so excellent houses. Saying that "oh well, every house is good in their own way and blah blah blah" isn't doing anyone any good that really wants to know.

Saying, for example, that Pi Phi at UGA is just as good as Theta, but in different ways is ridiculous.

If someone comes down to Texas and asks me what sororities have good reputations.....I'm gonna tell them Pi Phi, Theta, Kappa. Honesty is the best policy in my opinion.

[33girl]

The problem is everyone defines "reputation" in their own way. Guys one way and girls another, for starters.

There are so many women who get cut hard from ALL tiers of sororities at UGA that to say ASA, AST & TPA are the best sororities there can make them even more anxious and upset about what happens.

[LPIDelta]

Honestly--we don't talk about reputations because its just not very "Panhellenic". A good lesson for PNMs to learn because you never know who is watching or listening.

[adrie435]

The problem is that in any given group of people, there will be some major differences in how people see reputations. Trying to come up with accurate ones that everyone can agree on is absolutely impossible. Any statement of reputation will always be based on the person's specific feelings toward a GLO, a person in it, or a certain type of person. A PNM's view of reputation will also depend on what the girl is looking for in a sorority...

One PNM could define another's traditionally "pretty and popular" group as the "slutty partier" group and the "nerdy" group as the "smart" group or the more down-to-earth girls. Another PNM at the same school could completely switch everything around based on her personality and what she wants in a sorority...

Add to this the fact that we already know that half the common reputations and stereotyes that exist out there are usually fairly wrong and only perpetuated by misinformation and it's no surprise that sorority women don't want to put their names (and GLO's) on the line and gossip about reputations on a public forum.

[ugablonde]

I don't mean to make anyone on here mad but I'll be a sophomore at UGA this year and in my OPINION the best houses here are AOPi, KD, AXO, DZ, ADPi, Sigma Kappa and Zeta... I LOVE pi phi because a ton of my friends are in it, theta, tridelt, gamma phi, phi mu and kkg are pretty good too. You really can't go too wrong...

[KSUViolet06]

It's not a problem that PNMs ask that stuff. We just like for them to be able to form their own opinions of chapters once they go through recruitment, and not form opinions of chapters based on what people on GC say.