compare ole miss fraternity life to bama

ole miss top tier is all legacy based with a few spots for some very good friends of actives that are from the same home town. bama is also legacy based that favors a few hometowns but if you aren't legacy or from one of those alabama cities, you can still get in if you have a great app, the same can't be said with ole miss.

ole miss is more frat. top houses run the school even though they are just legacies and did nothing to earn it. bama obviously the football players there are gods and run that school.

as far as bros, I think you'll be a 6-8 on a 10 point scale with everyone at your house here. bama is more like a 5 with most of your frat but you'll have a few best friends at 9 and 10. very few guys here have best friends from ole miss (if they are best friends they were probably best friends before ole miss). a lot of girls have close friends but i am not sure how legit that is. after they graduate they just stop talking to each other for the most part.

a lot of oos like ole miss, but i will admit a lot of oos students hate ole miss too. i don't think too many oos hate bama and I am guessing because there is a lot of other things going on there than ole miss. ole miss is very greek based. there obviously you have football, but more clubs, bigger city and more diverse student body to meet people like you. ole miss has a type...either you are it or you aren't.

if you are still deciding...i'd consider the legacy the deciding factor. ole miss is more for legacies or people that want to stay in the state after graduation.

Our grades are much higher...Take Sigma Nu...they initiated all of their pledges and had a 3.44 GPA. Alabama's flunk out.

Ole Miss is a smaller school in a smaller town and (I think) has a higher proportion of Greeks vs. Bama. If you're not Greek here, you may feel left out socially, and you'll probably have to work harder to make the most of your Ole Miss experience.

Bama is larger and has a somewhat smaller percentage of Greeks. They still rule the school, and with The Machine, you pretty much have to be Greek to get your foot in the door when it comes to SGA and other leadership opportunities, honor societies, etc., but there are enough independents and enough things to do and ways to get involved that Greek life isn't absolutely essential.

Bama student here and football players are admired for football but don’t “rule the school”. Greek life does and is important for a social life