Alabama Sorority Houses Rankings (2024)

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While there's no official ranking of the sororities at University of Alabama, it's widely accepted that there are top-tier houses. (Example: Zeta Tau Alpha, Phi Mu and Alpha Deta Phi are considered the most desirable sororities, per the doc.)

Phi Mu. Perhaps the most outrageous of the bunch, the Phi Mu house cost a whopping $13 million to build.

The largest sorority by membership is Chi Omega, also called “Chi O,” and the largest sorority by active chapters is Alpha Omicron Pi, or “A O Pi” for short. These sororities are all members of the National Panhellenic Conference.

This percentage can be as high as 70%. If we look at the University of Alabama, around 2,500 women participate in sorority recruitment each year. The most competitive and popular sororities drop around 70% after Round 1. They invite back around 750 potential new members to Round 2.

How much are the most expensive sorority dues? The most expensive sorority, or at least one of the most expensive, is the University of Alabama. A new member will pay over $4,000 per semester.

Installed March 12, 1904, the Zeta Chapter of Kappa Delta at the University of Alabama was the first women's sorority on the UA campus and the first women's sorority in the state of Alabama. Zeta Chapter is Kappa Delta's oldest chapter to have been active continuously since its chartering.

History. The Alpha Rho chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon was founded at the University of Alabama in 1888. The Alpha Rho Chapter was illegitimately founded without formal permission of the society.

Of the 2,549 women who attended the first round of Open House events for Fall 2023 Primary Recruitment, 92 percent (2,335 women) received bids from the 17 Panhellenic sororities that participated in recruitment, according to UA.

Old Row sororities tend to have longer histories at the University of Alabama, and they usually have larger, more-established houses on campus. They are sometimes perceived as having more prestigious reputations and connections.

On the superficial level, top-tier sororities have members who are considered conventionally beautiful, wealthy, and socially active on campus. A survey conducted by Northwestern under the Institute of Policy Research evaluated participants' critiques and statements addressing their time in Greek life.

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For example, at The University of Alabama, new members typically pay between $4,170 and $4,978 per semester for their first year only. The University of Alabama has one of the largest and most active Greek communities in the nation, with more than 10,000 students participating.

Membership Requirements

Therefore, it is highly recommended that all prospective members participating in recruitment have at or above a 3.2 cumulative high school or college GPA at the time of recruitment.

The University of Alabama has one of the most active Greek scenes in the country. More than 11,000 students - about 36 percent of the entire study body - are involved in one of 62 different fraternities or sororities.

The Alpha Upsilon chapter of Alpha Chi Omega was chartered on The University of Alabama campus on September 9, 1924. The Alpha Upsilon chapter is recognized by the national organization as one of the strongest and most outstanding chapters in the nation.

Wandering into one of the houses means you might find the face of a famous alum smiling off the wall, like Julia Louis-Dreyfus or Meghan Markle. Zeta itself is usually considered to be a “middle tier” sorority where the sisters tend to care more about social issues than about forming cliques.