chance at top?
by: top
Do you have a chance at top tier if you only have a few connections, but are cute, smart, involved, well spoken, well dressed, wealthy (if that even matters)?
Also OOS but not OOR... from a super well known SEC college town, but not many from my town go to OM!
Comment#2by: OOS
The top tiers are the top tiers because the Mississippi alumnae say they are. If you're OOS and especially OOR you'll probably feel more comfortable in what is considered the middle tiers sororities. That's where all the cute, smart, involved, well spoken, well dressed, wealthy OOS students are.
#3by: dream crusher
Top houses are for legacy from Ole Miss. No KD/DDD/XO(debatable if they are top) at south eastern iowa state university isn't going to help you.
That leaves very few spots left. And those go to mom's friends daughters. You know, the same private high school, they grew up together, BFFs etc.
Long story short, they won't even look at your application. It's like applying to Harvard with a 25ACT, they won't even waste their time reading the rest of your application or your essays.
I don't think Ole Miss rush is hard, you know your place. If you a legacy you are pretty much guaranteed in, if you aren't, you don't have a chance. Places like Bama, FSU, UCLA, etc sure they prefer legacies, but if you have a great app, you'll get in.
#4by: not true
by: OM girl
It can happen - and does - but not always and it's not something I think girls with few connections should count on.
More than that, I think PNMs need an OPEN MIND. I know so many girls who are cut from top tier then pledge a house they love and now can't imagine being in one of the top tiers.
Too many PNM's get hung up on the tiers even when those houses wouldn't be the best match for them. There are great girls in every house.
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by: not true
i am not a mom and in fact am a member of a top house. the girl I am talking about is a freshman in my dorm. I think moms get on here and try to scare pnms and talk about how hard recruitment is to make themselves feel better which is not right. yes, recruitment can be hard for a top house without connections but it's not impossible like all these moms say it is.
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#5by: True
It would be ridiculous for someone from what is considered a top house to imply that it's easy for someone without connections to get into their house. It might happen but it's very unlikely. Soon enough the 'top' Moms will be on here stating they don't take unknowns, no matter how good the resume is. The better resumed OOS/OOR students are going to the 'middle' tiers and personally I think they're stronger sororities for the diversity. The only difference between the 'middle' and the 'top' tiers is that the 'middle' alumnae aren't on here daily proclaiming they're top tier.
#6by: lesson learned
Please don't get hung up on getting in a top house! They do take some girls who aren't legacies or well connected but it doesn't end up so great for them. Usually those legacy and well connected girls all know each other from camp and school so they have their cliques already set which leaves those who don't feeling isolated and alone. I would much rather have been in a middle tier house with a group of girls who wanted to take the time to get to know me and treat me like a sister and not some token pledge!
by: Stop
First of all, unless you are moving to Jackson, nobody cares about what sorority you were in after college. You get over that stuff pretty quickly. Like as soon as you take that degree and all go your separate ways.
And if it is a big deal to you, ALL of the sororities at Ole Miss have an strong national presence. And the benefits are the same, IF you choose to take advantage of them - network, volunteer and social opportunities. Nobody in Boston or San Diego who is a college graduate, working on their career and exploring a new city, cares if you were a KD or AOPi. But both of those sororities, and every sorority at Ole Miss will have alumni groups on those regions.
I get so annoyed when people act like your greek affiliation at Ole Miss ACTUALLY means something afterwards. It's deceptive, and only fuels your "who is top" mentality. So just stop.
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#8by: just sayin
If you have EVERYTHING a top house is looking for except you aren't a legacy or don't have connections you can get a bid. It may be tough and there might not be very many but it does happen. This is more true for OOS girls because if you are from in state or Memphis they should already know about you. All the moms like to get on this site and talk about how exclusive their house is and would never take an OMG outsider but that is just not true. I highly doubt ChiO is filled with 100% legacies like these moms swear is the gospel truth. The real question is do you want to have a bunch of sisters that are stuck in their high school cliques who think the state of Mississippi is the beginning and end of it all or do you want sisters who know there is more to the world?
#10by: it’s true
please please don’t be hung up on getting into a top house. I promise you will be so much happier going a house that you love whether it’s “top” or not. when you’re applying for a job when you’re older, I very highly doubt they will turn you down because you weren’t in a top house at ole miss. in the end it really doesn’t matter. seeing how many girls getting their hearts broken over getting dropped from top houses makes me so upset because there are so many other great houses as well! go in with an open mind, don’t go in with your heart set on one house. when you find the sorority for you, you will just know! and it’s a great feeling. good luck, happy rushing!
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by: Thanks Mom
I don't think the OP cares what happened 20 years ago. She's asking about what is currently relevant.
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