You will be glad you were there!

And your daughter will be glad you're there to share the excitement with her!

My DD is going through, too. Has 12 invites for this round, and told me she knows how lucky she is. She knows a number of girls who have a lot fewer and feels really bad for them. I know she'll be worn out tonight - she had 3 parties yesterday and 9 today!

I'm planning on being there Saturday. It should be fun!

Good, ladybug84. From what I am hearing it is only a few who had full schedules. Yay for your daughter and hopes for continued good news.

Good luck to all mommas and PNMs! Such a thrilling time!

More cuts coming...2 skit days coming next.

If you are on Facebook, you can "like" Bama Panhellenic and see some photos of 2013 rush.

And if it hurts your SEC feelings to "like" Alabama, you can still see the pictures without any facebook commitment!

Love the pics! Just wish they'd post more. I'm looking forward to all of the excitement on Saturday. Good luck to all of the PNM's (and their moms) for tomorrow's invite card!

You might want to send your daughter some flowers -- a lot of parents send flowers or bid day gift baskets.

The local florists and gift shops will get the bid lists and deliver to the appropriate sorority -- but you need to order these in advance.

The gift baskets with sorority-themed trinkets seem overpriced for what they contain IMO, which is why I suggested flowers. I haven't used any of the gift shops recently so I'm a little reluctant to suggest a specific retailer, but other people here can probably make some recommendations.

Good luck to your daughter and hoping you all have a wonderful bid day!

I got my daughter a gift basket from The Trunk. They carry lots of sorority related things. They also have lots of individual items for purchase for each sorority. You can pre-purchase and they ge the bid list early & send over a gift basket on bid day! Greek letter car stickers get har to come by, so make sure you get that if you get a chance to pop in!

Car decal recommendations:

The new members love them! However, ZTA does not allow new members to have any items with our crest (coat of arms) on it until after initiation. Letters are fine.

I believe some other sororities have restrictions prior to initiation (maybe the gift basket businesses already know this?)

That was the case with my daughter's sorority...no letters until after initiation, but initiation was early, so she had sme goodies to look forward to when it finally came around. As for the car decal, at Bama, they run out fast. Purchase ASAP...even if she can't display it yet.

Thank you for the suggestions! I'm going to plan on putting together my own Bid Day basket and sending it later in the week. That way, I can shop here (several big schools in our area and super cute shops carrying Greek everything) and get exactly what I know she'll love. Good tip on the car decals! I have time for that since she doesn't have her car at UA yet. I think The Trunk has been taking orders since Spring and they say delivery depends on when that order was placed so I'm thinking at this point, I may as well send a box from here. TBH, I just can't wait to go shopping for her! I've ordered flowers in the meantime.

Anxiously waiting to hear about the next invite card...

She will love the things you pick out personally for her-and they may be different from the things in Tuscaloosa. You could mail the package to the sorority house-it creates a talking point as girls wander by and see all the cute stuff her mom sent!

What time do the girls get their lists today?