[ISUKappa]

The GLOs at Iowa State serenade for a variety of reasons:

- For Homecoming/Greek Week/Varieties/VEISHEA pairings (these are usually rather intricate with skits, props and popular songs rewritten for the specific event. For two events the women serenade the men, for the other two the men serenade the women.) The accepting group then had to turn around and create a return serenade formally accepting the pairing.

- For formals and/or date parties. We would get all dressed up, usually in black dresses, and go around to the different fraternities who had invites from girls. After we sang our songs, the guys would have to go through the line and kiss each girl on the cheek to get his invite.

- On Bid Day. The fraternities usually came around and sang to the new pledge classes. Some were cute, some were funny and some you just felt so sorry for (because it was mid August and you could tell they'd been out and about singing for a while).

- For holidays, Founders Days or other special events. There were usually only two or three fraternities who did this.

- To present New Initiates. Some fraternities would come around with everyone dressed up and sing to present their new active members.

Serenading was such a big part of the Greek Community, I hope its a tradition that doesn't die out.