At my school, sophomores are not looked at much differently (juniors & seniors may be a differnt story). Personally, I'd rather bid a girl who my sisters know and like than a freshman going through Fall Formal Recruitment and here is why...We had way too many girls come in straight out of high school with their stereotypical notions of college and greek life who just wanted to party and didn't attend events.
At my school, most people are on (at least) a five year plan because our campus is known for its education, business, TP/nursing, and design majors which are longer than at most colleges, so most girls will be around for 4 year regardless of whether they are freshman or sophomores. So, when girls rush as sophmore, they've had a chance to get to know college and greek life and they also know how to balance their schedules and how to plan their classes. Sophomores also often realize that they've missed out on one year already and become more active.
But, back to the orginial question...I was friends with a few girls in XYZ sorority and they were the ones that convinced me to rush. At first, I had it in my head that I was going to go through recruiment just to meet people but that I would ultimely end up in XYZ. Well, along the way, I felt so comfortable and happy with my now-sorority. My point is, you never know what's going to happen once you start recruitment. I think that knowing sisters will probably give you an advantage but don't assume that it will. Treat all the sororities with the same amount of respect because they could become your sisters. Don't feel that you have to join ABC just because it is your friends' house...if they are your true friends, they will still be there no matter which sorority you call home.
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