currently rushing

Joining a sorority (any sorority) definitely enhances girls' social lives, but it isn't necessary in order to have a good social life. Obviously you can still go out and have fun as a non-greek but you won't have access to closed parties, mixers, date parties, etc. unless invited by a member. Going greek also gives you access to a wider network of people both in your sorority and in the wider greek community.

Keep in mind that your freshman friends may or may not stay your friends throughout college. As sophomores a lot of people kind of drift away from the people they were close with freshman year.

I'm a proponent of sticking with the process and going greek, but don't join a sorority you don't like just to get letters. They don't need the negativity in their group. If you get a bid from a sorority you're not that excited about, go to bid night and check things out. If you still think it's not for you, then drop. No need to waste their time or your money if you can't get excited about the group and be an active contributing member.

I have close friends in almost all the sororities on campus, and they are girls in all of them that go out. They all have mixers, so don't worry about that. My advice would be to give it chance. My roommate freshman year was super upset that she got into pi phi at first, but she stuck with it and her sisters became her best friends and she couldn't have been happier. So definitely give it a chance

The only reason why I wouldn't want a friend of mine to join pi phi is because everyone I know that has joined has fallen off the social face of the earth. I don't know any pi phis who go out, and that's a shame. All the other sororities seem to fare better, even theta. So that is my only quip with pi phi. If you like them, by all means pledge but try not to fall into their wormhole.

I'm in a different sorority from pi phi, but I see them out quite frequently. But they also know how to enjoy each other's company sober. Just because you don't see them in a frat basement doesn't mean they don't have a social life.

Most guys won't "say hi to you the morning after", even if you are really cute and hot - they just f....ng immature and cowardly at this age. Girls who think that getting into a top sorority will warrant more respect from guys in general are wrong. At first guys might be impressed with you being in a top sorority, but at the end it will come to their fear of commitment and their natural desire to experience as many different females as possible. Do you want to sacrifice your potential friendship and support system for them? Think twice.

As somebody who isn't in a "top" sorority, I can tell you that it will in no way negatively affect your social life. I picked the sorority I'm in for good reasons (yes, even over a "hot" sorority), and I'm so glad I did. If you're a beautiful, intelligent woman, nobody will think less of you because you were "mislabeled" by the Greek system. Also bear in mind that reputations differ drastically across campuses and that these are national organizations. My connections with my sorority have already and will take me very far in life. I love my sorority and I love my sisters, and if somebody thinks less of me for not being in a more on-the-whole physically attractive sorority, then I pretty much want nothing to do with them.

Im in the exact same position as you, with most of my friends getting into a top sorority, and me having to choose between pi phi and theta. I think I'm going to give pi phi a chance and really try to improve it's campus reputation. They're still new and trying to establish themselves so there is room for change!