rushing as a junior worth it or nah?

honestly no. No chapters really want Juniors so if you didn't like your schedule this time around you definitely wont next year. Maybe try a professional sorority.

We cut all our juniors except 1 or 2, and those were exceptional juniors who had letters of rec and great grades.

try zeta if you want greek

If as a sophomore, you didn't like any of the houses on your schedule, I have bad news for you: it'll be the same houses as a Junior except you'll only have one or two by sisterhood round.

So if you weren't able to keep an open mind this year, sorry, but doesn't look like Greek life is for you. Better luck in a professional frat...

What about for the fraternities?

I just rushed as a junior. I took heavy cuts first round and only had 4 houses left. By sisterhood, I had 2 houses. It's very hard to rush as a junior, especially if you don't have many connections. I don't recommend it unless you have an open mind, and it really doesn't seem like you do. Maybe try informal, but that's also hard as a junior or if you don't have connections. ZTA may be an option for you, but it seems like you care about tiers.

I know girls who got into Kappa Delta and Gamma Phi as juniors. If you truly want to be in Greek life go for it. Your chances might be lower but you never know.