which houses did you pref and which did you pick?

I pref'd xo and adpi and picked adpi. I also loved sk, aphi and theta. I'm happy with my choice but I see why so many loved theta this year and they got a huge class. Way to go theta!

I pref'd sk and theta and chose theta. Honestly it was a super hard choice made worse by a process that was not fun at all! My recruitment advisor was fantastic and encouraged me every step of the way. I picked theta because I liked the energy and openness. I liked sk too and their enthusiasm was real and contagious. But there was something about the vibe at theta that I liked and I know I will be happy.

Pref xo and dg and chose xo. Its hard to articulate the feeling behind my choice but something about dg seemed forced or unreal to me about the sisterhood. Don't know whether what I felt was true or not but I'm liking where I am in a big way.

I wanted a sisterhood and so worked hard to figure out where would be best for me. I pref'd adpi and theta and chose theta. I loved both houses but there wasn't the feeling of welcoming at adpi that I felt at theta.

Pref night is pretty intimate and I feel like then is when you will get a more deep feeling for the house that you can't really get during the other days. That being said, I am curious to know which houses you thought had the best sisterhood/love based off pref night.

I can only speak for what I experienced and based on what I was looking for in a house. I prefd piphi and kkg and picked phphi. Hands down for me was the vibe of the house from seniors on down. I wanted alot of sisters that participated in activities on campus and also had people in my major. I wanted spirit and fun but also wanted to feel comfortable and relaxed. I loved the energy of many of the houses and it was seriously hard to rank as I would have loved aphi, sk, adpi, xo or theta. Theta had amazing energy and a positive vibe through the entire process. The final choice of piphi was totally personal and all I know is I made right choice for me. It all came down to gut feeling and where I felt most comfortable. Honestly to see all the tears in the dorm was the worst and I question this entire process in a major way. There were a couple of points when I wanted to quit (after my roommate was dropped by seven houses) but even my roommate said to hang in. I am now a bit leery and on edge about all these rumors of dirty rushing. I will activate if I feel comfortable but won't if I hear more about shady practices.

I pref'd at zeta and theta. I wanted sisterhood and support and I think either house would have given me both of these things. Social is less important to me as meeting people has never been an issue for me. But I wanted a house where I would like to live. I was impressed by the sisterhood at xo, axo, piphi, adpi, sk and aphi. I didn't get the same positive vibe on sisterhood at dg at all. The person I spoke with at kkg the first night actually gave me the vibe that I was bothering her by even being there. Honestly the kkg ladies all seemed to be in pain and disinterested in a big way. The dg vibe was also disinterested. But you know, their loss is another houses gain. I ranked my houses based on sisterhood so I gave dg and kkg low ranks from the first night. So happy where I am and glad I went thru the process.

I prefd axo and xo and picked axo because that was where I felt more comfortable. It was a hard choice and I'm sure I would have liked either house to tell you the truth. For me, I think the process worked fine and I am happy. But to come back to the dorm and see crying floormates was rough. Not sure why it was like this. Is it that there aren't enough houses? Or is it that people just randomly cut early? It was traumatic for a few girls on my floor and they dropped which made me sad as they are great people.

I wanted a mix of social and sisterhood and so prefd xo and aphi. Really tough to choose but I picked xo and couldn't be happier. There are so many other places I knew I would have been happy like theta, adpi, axo and piphi. Like others here have mentioned the vibe at dg and kkg seemed off in some way that is hard to define but didn't work for me. But maybe that vibe is why some people like the house? It's totally personal and you just have to find you comfort zone I think. I believe there is a house for everyone and when people on my floor dropped out early it has so hard as I've formed some solid friendships and it's hard to get these ladies to parties with the system in place. Not sure why it's hard to be an independent at cal, but it is. This is a disappointment to me in a big way!

Dropped by KKG, Pi Phi, adpi, prefd dg and xo. Picked xo. Felt more comfortable.