So many great memories...

*our Bid Night mixer; getting to really know my pledge sisters in a more normal atmosphere (ie. not rush!)

*the first time I wore letters

*Inspiration Week: getting cards and letters from the sisters telling me how happy they were that I was going to soon be their sister. I still have them.

*Initiation. Such a beautiful and special service. But I'm sure everyone feels that way about their initiation! :)

-The very first night that I decided to check out Phi Delt, I came to the house with my buddy and we were introduced to a bunch of the guys, and they were all really friendly and cool to talk to. It completely erased all the stereo types I had in my head about "frat" guys from the movies. (This isn't part of my pledge experience, but I include it because It was the night that changed my mind and my life)

-The night I got my bid (I was really pumped for things to come)

-Induction night, I was nervous but excited because I had all my new pledge brothers with me and we were in it together,

-The night we got our Big brothers.

-Initiation. This by far was probably the best night of my life to date. I felt awsome for the next several days. Whenever I feel down, I just think back to that night and it can lift my spirits.

Day of initiation after 8 long months as a pledge.

LOL...
 

LOL!!!

I feel the exact same way (give a few weeks)!!! AND I MEAN LOOOONNNGG!!!

Knowing that one of the most challenging periods of my entire life was finally over...

And seeing the Teke ritual for the first time... :D
Pride swells like a friggin 60 foot set at Maui's Jaws!!!

Actually, I was in awe of the Bid Ritual the night I got my bid and the local chapter tradition that proceeds it!!! That was INSANITY!!!!! I also really enjoyed Big Bro night, Big Sis night (when I got my Hot Damn Delta Gamm' Big Sis who I care for dearly!) , and Preference Ritual/Dinner...


GO BEACH!!!

*My roommate and I receiving bids together, at the same time!
*Finding out we will become founding mothers.
*Initiation and receiving our charter!
*The mega huge ritual at convention.

I can't wait for this semester to be here and experience our first Alpha New Members! :)

Oh, there are so many but the ones that stand out are:

1. Coming back from bid day and seeing my door COVERED in AOII stuff. I was totally at a loss for words!

2. The first time I got to wear letters

3. Getting my big sis(especially since the little trickster sent someone out to tell me I hadn't gotten her and I was devastated. Now, we make that a family tradition!)

4. Knowing that when I call someone my "pledge sister" it means so everything to me. These women saw me through so much and each one holds a special place in my heart.

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I forgot to add "Walking through the front door" for the "first time"... Only members of my chapter would understand that...

Not to mention wearing my letters - which I didn't take off for about 2 weeks straight! :D LOL...

GO BEACH!!!

I want to cosign on this!!

* Running up to my future big sis on bid day! (She had preffed me and we stood there crying and hugging before I left the night before)

* Coming back to my dorm room to pick up whites for the pledging ceremony and seeing my door covered in decorations!

* Getting to eat my meals at the house and just getting to know the actives better than if I had just gone to NM/Active socials.

* Getting really close with one of the seniors and the sleepovers at the house I would have!

My own New Member list:

Y Obviously, getting my bid & all of the rituals.
Y The day our New Member class had a party & really "gelled".
Y When we found out that we had the largest New Member class on campus - Woo Hoo!!
Y When we had to get new New Member books, since the actives weren't expecting so many New Members, and some of us had to use out-dated books until then!
Y Being Junior Panhel Rep for ADPi, along with one of my best friends from rush (who had gone Theta).
Y Getting my first ADPi t-shirt!
Y My first Greek Week!
Y Our first New Member Mixer!

and so, so much more!!

*Recieving my bid
*Bid night, having a pizza party/get to know you with my new pledge sisters (120 of them!)
*Being a part of the rechartering of the Delta Sigma chapter
*Our first fireside
*Initiation!
*Being pinned by the national president at Initiation!
*Watching our chapter president recieve our charter

I love this thread! JocelynC I also cosign the part about you absolutely deserving that award. :)

--getting my big sis :)

--the great feeling when I made a 100% on the National Exam, no mistakes!! (SAIs will totally understand this...our exam is long!)

--singing the Chorale for the first time

--our weekly pledge meetings (we were still called pledges...the next semester, fall '01, it changed to Members-in-Training) because we would get so off track and they were just fun. :)

--in initiation night, being awarded as Best Pledge. I was so honored. :)