<p>I’m a freshman who really wants the sisterhood experience of a sorority ASAP but unfortunately I did not rush in the beginning of the year. Honestly, I don’t think I’d fare well with the formal rush process. The fact that SDT does informal rush in the spring and the fact that it’s a smaller, closer-knit group of girls appeals to me. </p>
<p>But what is the overall social standpoint of SDT on-campus? I realize that it’s a “bottom-tier” sorority (given that it’s new and all) but would joining it associate me with a negative label?</p>
<p>I haven’t heard anything about them… but would you care that it’d associate you with a negative label if you find a group of girls you really click with?</p>
<p>staring,
Sorority membership is by mutual selection. It is finding the right “fit” for you and the organization.
Before signing up for informal recruitment have a frank talk with parents/guardian about the costs involved in membership. You can obtain a cost sheet from USC Panhellenic.
Do not worry about “tiers”. Find the chapter that is the best fit for YOU. All groups have exchanges, cherish their history, participate in row events, raise funds for a particular philanthropy and offer many sisterhood activities. Check out their website which can be accessed through the Panhellenic site. There may be more than one group participating in informal spring recruitment.</p>
<p>I’m a Sig Delt and I LOVE it! I just joined at the beginning of the month. We’re also doing COB this semester. I think our pledge class will be open for another week. Of course, I am biased, but we have really great, friendly, and real girls. If you go to the Sig Delt website ([??? - Recruitment](<a href=“http://www.uscsigmadeltatau.org/index.php/Recruitment/”>http://www.uscsigmadeltatau.org/index.php/Recruitment/</a>)) you’ll find info and the email address for our VP Recruitment. Definitely check us out! :)</p>
<p>I’m in another sorority, and I haven’t heard much about them at all. Haven’t met one, either. So if I saw a girl walking around in an SDT shirt, honestly, I would be totally neutral! They’re too new to have any type of stereotype associated with them, so they’re kind of mysterious.</p>
<p>But honestly, think of it this way:
If you met a really cute, funny guy and hit it off with him and then found out later that he’s in a bottom tier frat, would it really matter?? For most girls, no, because being in a “top” house doesn’t make you better individually and being in a bottom tier doesn’t make you worse. Works the same way for guys! Most people really don’t care about house status.</p>
<p>All this from a “middle” house perspective :)</p>
<p>^ Until you’re in a top house and your sisters learn you’re taking someone from “that lower house GASP” to the invite. Only a rarefied minority in the Greek system will feel this way, but often they are the ones in the leadership positions or most active in the house, so their opinions will be transmitted much farther than the normal, stable-minded majority.</p>
<p>That sounds so…for lack of a better word…SILLY! Reminds me of middle school when there was the “popular” group. To an outsider, all these people look the same. My son joined a frat, one of the larger ones. I’ve looked on the various fraternity and sorority websites and none of the members in one house look any more attractive or noticeably different than those in another. Guess I’m just not a group type person. I don’t get it what all the fuss is about.</p>
<p>Although one house may not be “noticeably more attractive” than another, some houses tend to have guys with better social skills than others. It’s unfortunate that students in the greek system chooses to classify houses by this distinction, but if I were a girl, I would not want to hang out at a house where the guys weren’t outgoing. The bottom line is that both sexes want to socialize with members of the opposite sex who they find attractive. So even though one person in a house may not be representative of the house as a whole, there are some stereotypes and pre conceived notions that are fairly consistent.</p>
<p>I’m not going to give out much personal information, but clearly I’m a male in the greek system. I’m not going to lie, SDT doesn’t have a great reputation within my house. However, most guys in the house don’t actually know girls from SDT. If you really like the girls and everything that the house has to offer, you should not be swayed by generalization or stereotypes in relation to SDT. Those girls could potentially be some of your best friends throughout the next couple of years.</p>
I just joined at the beginning of the month. We’re also doing COB this semester. I think our pledge class will be open for another week. Of course, I am biased, but we have really great, friendly, and real girls. If you go to the Sig Delt website ([??? - Recruitment](<a href=“