How hard is at most schools to join a fraternity?

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Southern Schools it will be hard as hell to get into as someone from the North. Insanely competitive so unless you really stand out, you really won't be actively pursued. Not knowing anyone plus being from the North, while not 100% killing your chance, puts you at a huge disadvantage it's probably not even be worth your time.

I have friends at St. Joe's and WVU, both have said it isn't really that competitive. St. Joe's is probably the least competitive school you listed.

Also it matter in how big of a chapter size you want. At the southern schools, you'll have insanely huge chapters where you don't know everyone that well. Whereas at schools with smaller chapters, you'll know everyone in your fraternity and (hopefully) be great friends with all of them.

Honestly it boils down to how hard you really want to try during rush. If you want to dedicate tons of time, you could risk trying at a more competitive southern school. But if you don't want to sacrifice the time commitment that rush at southern schools takes, you could probably consider going to one of the least competitive schools. The fraternity experience will be different but, in my opinion, a brotherhood is a brotherhood no matter what school.

I personally would hate not knowing all of my brothers that well, so at my school (Loyola) having a chapter of 40 guys is great for me.

Also: I don't know if you are or not, but don't base your school decision off greek life. Some of the southern schools you listed aren't exactly stellar academically, so you might want to take that into account.