the truth about connections

Get a rec for every sorority no matter what school they're from. It actually looks really good if they know you personally. For instance, I only had one rec to my current house, but that alumni did not go to Ole Miss but she was a good family friend and I babysat her kids for years. She wrote me a good enough rec to get a bid.
The more personal the better. If the alumni is not from Ole Miss, don't sweat it. You can get a rec from any school.

so basically if you have no connections from being out of state... you're screwed. No matter how good your personality is, no matter how good your GPA is, no matter how strong your resume is?

even the weeks before rush during the fall, it still can't happen :(

Most girls will get bids! With or without connections. The point is that you have to keep your options open! Houses with high return rates will have to drop the most girls early. Don't be surprised if you get cut from top houses if you don't have good connections. Houses with lower return rates get to keep more girls early on! Their lists get to be longer! You have a better chance with some houses than with others. And don't play the oos card! In every single house except chi omega, over half the girls are from oos! There are alumni everywhere!

thank you! your post made me feel so much better. I have been told by several people that there are so many different kinds of girls in sororities. Some are super sweet, some are kinda mean, some party a lot, some go to church constantly. Just from reading posts on ole miss Greek rank page, the variety of personalities have been shown. I also want to say thanks to all of the actives and alumni who give constructive criticism and aren't rude. You are a good representation of Ole Miss Greek life.

Thank you so much @a person!
You are totally right! Sororities are melting pots of girls!
You have to remember that we were in your shoes not too long ago! We have feelings and (here's a secret) we really want to have a favorite! It's true! We want to find a girl who could be our little! If we find you in class and we think you're awesome, we will rush the heck out of you!

Girl, we've all been there. There's a lot of OOS and not everyone knows someone at Ole Miss in a sorority. Totally get it, you don't have to apologize.
I bet you do have a lot to offer! And it's scary when you don't have connections. Just take a deep breath. The time for showing the sororities who you are is before and during rush. Actives are literally trained to pick up personality traits and to tell who you are as a person. Just stay positive!

This is really good advice. I've seen so many girls around my hometown friend random actives from our local universities on facebook. It is really weird and bad,bad way to make connections. I rather have no connections than be labeled as the weird girl. I think it is best to let the actives invite you because that means they have showed interest in you.