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Originally Posted by TakeALook

I understand that all PNMs are supposed to go through rush and let their hearts tell them where they belong because they fall in love with the girls and they want to be a part of their family and they feel at home and all of those wonderful things.
But how is it wrong to want to know what kind of reputation certain letters hold? I, for one, would be annoyed if I went through rush and joined a sorority that I was only so-so about (as many people will tell you to do at a big SEC school like mine) and then found out that they had been involved in a scandal a few years ago so everyone on campus now associates ABC with a lack of class. Well, awesome.
I'm just wondering why it's so bad to want to know reputations and stereotypes before getting into rush. Where is the line between being aware and closing your mind?
(This is a legitimate question and not meant to start an argument in any way.)

Here's the thing, reputation is almost NEVER based in facts.

99% of it is just what other people happen to THINK of ABC (not something factual that reflects badly on them and causes them to have that reputation).

It's all subjective and based in opinions which are largely based in rumor or what someone "heard."

Ex: ABC might be known as the "hot sorority" based on what some guys in one fraternity just started saying, and it just happened to catch on and be passed down through the years.

You don't want to make decisions in recruitment based on a reputation that really just comes from hearsay and opinions of others.

Also consider that at many schools, reputations change alot in the time that you are there. For example, the chapter at my undergrad that was considered the "hot girl" sorority back when I joined, is not considered that now.