<p>yeah dude feel free to ask anything</p>
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<li><p>yes and no. there is definitely a lot of diversity at usc, and how much you see all really depends on who you surround yourself with. I know black people who only hang out with black people, or asians who only hang out with asians, or white people with white people, indians with indians…I mean the list goes on. Whatever you are, if you want to only hang out with those people, the option is for sure there. However it’s good to have a base like that, but the problem comes with limiting yourself to that. A lot of people towards the end of their school experience started getting sad about the fact that they didn’t meet more people, or expand their horizons more and stuff like that. College is the only place where strangers can become your best friend over a day, and have that happen consistently. I have a friend who’s half german and half indian, one who is half mexican and pakistani, a jewish friends, black friends, ones who are as white as you can get. And I wouldn’t have it any other way</p></li>
<li><p>There are a couple different things that go into making a fraternity or sorority the best, or considered a top house. I’ll try to break it down.</p></li>
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<p>Sorority:
- how good they rush: what kind of girls do they always bring in, how good they are at selling a house to their rushees. </p>
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<li><p>how good looking are the girls: as shallow as it sounds, some houses have developed
reputation as top houses cuz the majority of the girls in it are generally attractive</p></li>
<li><p>what fraternities they do stuff with: if top frat houses are always doing stuff with certain sororities then that can also increase the reputation of the house</p></li>
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<p>-activity: this refers to what kind of stuff they’re always doing. like charities, or philanthropies, events, fundraisers, stuff like that. </p>
<p>Fraternity:
- What girls say about them: this is the number one deciding factor to be honest with u, at least i think so. If a frat has a lot of attractive girls always wanting to party at their house then that usually can shoot any frats standing way up. And just what girls say in general. A lot of “better” houses have girls who always go hang out with the guys in that house, and will always have good things to say about them. For instance, sigma chi is considered a top house, and that is in large part because a lot of girls love the guys in the house.</p>
<p>-Past reputation: This isn’t set in stone but it does play a huge role in some instances. Some houses were good for so long, that in general people always associate them with being a top house. This can be attributed from everything to having thrown the sickest parties back in the day, to alumni connections. A lot of people say that’s why SAE is good, just cuz traditionally, they always have been good.</p>
<p>-Good looking: Another shallow part but it does play a role. Sometimes a house can get a good reputation, in part due to just having a lot of good looking guys in the house. Phi Psi tends to get a rep like that sometimes cuz a lot of girls think they have a lot of hot guys</p>
<p>Parties: A house can get a good reputation based on the fact that they throw sick parties. If nothing else, frats should be able to throw sick parties. Usually the best parties are the mixes of people dancing, hanging out, and beer pong. AEPI is always associated with having good parties, and a lot of people love going there cuz it’s always pretty much a good time</p>
<p>Registered parties/philanthropies: It may not be the biggest thing, but it’s still valid. Usually a fraternity will have a big philanthropy that they do over a week and at the end of it, will throw a registered party. It’s basically a super huge party with a guest list, security guards and musical acts and stuff. TKE has always been good throwing these.</p>
<p>*In general there’s a lot that makes a house, a top house, but forget everything I’ve said and just find one where you feel comfortable with the guys or the girls in it. I’d rather be homies with everyone in an average house, then feel uncomfortable with everyone in a top house. Learn to find balance between what you want in a house, and how well you feel you click with that house. In terms of connections, you’d be surprised at how many the greek system can provide. It’s actually kind of ridiculous.</p>
There was a girl, literally the first week I got there, that I started chilling with her, going out to eat with, staying up late talking with and yes there was a physical aspect, but nothing like intense. But we started talking about dating, a week into my first week at college. There’s this energy in the air when you first start and sometimes you get lost in it, but give yourself time to grow and figure out who you are before you start committing to any one person</p></li>