<p>can someone post them or PM them to me? thanks.</p>
<p>If you were to put it in tiers this is how it would go, anyone add input if you think i’m wrong.</p>
<p>Tier 1: ZTA, Tri Delt, KD
Tier 2: AXO, XO
Tier 3: Phi Mu, Pi Phi, Tri Sig, KKG</p>
<p>Are you joining a sorority because you want to spend time with people you enjoy being around, or merely to make friends that want to hang out with you because you are in a “top-tier” sorority?</p>
<p>jwlstn, are you against the greek system completely or are you only against people trying to join the best chapter that they can? I’m tired of the way independents talk about the greek system because they don’t know anything about it. Desire to join a top chapter is not as shallow as you think, and a lot goes into making a top chapter. Grades, community service, quality of house, alumni relations, campus involvement, and chapter resources are a few of the things that make a chapter better.</p>
<p>yeah…right. That’s why you posted an objective and nuanced description of each chapter right? It’s not like you arbitrarily put them into tiers based on perceived prestige or anything…</p>
<p>To answer your question, no I’m not against the Greek system. In fact I wish I had come to UNC as a freshman so I could have rushed. I would not have made my decision based on the popular perception of prestige or reputation, which is what the OP (I’m assuming but I bet I’m not far off) and yourself seem to think it is about.</p>
<p>First, what makes you think you know anything about how I chose what house to pledge? Because you don’t. Your assumption is way off.</p>
<p>Second, a strong chapter has a good reputation on campus. Did you think “perceived prestige” comes from nowhere?</p>
<p>Third, with about 18 IFC fraternities and 10 sororities rushees are bound to find multiple houses where they fit in. When that is the case wouldn’t you find it stupid to not look at factors other than the people to determine where you want to join? I personally had it down to two and I couldn’t decide so I looked at house quality and location, alumni involvement, and community service to help me decide. Some people may look at costs.</p>
<p>Remember that you have to get a bid to pledge. You can’t just join the best house. There has to be a reason you want to pledge, and why they want you to plege. Rush committees can generally tell if you are in it for the right reasons.</p>
<p>Also I forgot about ADPi. I always seem to forget about them for some reason but they are a good chapter. I’d put them right around the middle with AXO</p>
<p>pkp20 in general is sorority recruitment at unc really competitive? i’m from texas and rush here is really competitive and southern, is unc like that? also i know they say references are not required, but if you have them is that an advantage?</p>
<p>I was never attacking your decisions personally, so no need to get so defensive because I don’t care where or how you pledged. I just thought I’d point out how silly the entire ranking system is.</p>
<p>fn, it is pretty competitive, but i would say nothing compared to SEC schools. I’m not sure how it would compare to texas. And I would say if you have references why not use them, they’re not necessary but will probably help a little bit.</p>
<p>There is a “core four” for both fraternities and sororities. I’m sure once you get here you’ll hear plenty of tent talk about it… These are the Greek organizations that recruit the “top” PNMs and compete heavily for girls from the more prestigious NC private schools or public schools like Myers Park or Broughton. However, these girls don’t make entire pledge classes so rush isn’t as cutthroat as say at UT-Austin.</p>
<p>I will also agree with both annn and pkp that rush is not as intense or cutthroat as it is at UT Austin and also at some SEC schools, in particular, South Carolina, Ole Miss, Bama and Tennessee. They are far more “southern” and inclusive and rush can sometimes get downright ugly at some of them.</p>