[honeychile]

I don't think it's done the same way now, but when I went through Recruitment, those who didn't receive bids were called prior to 4pm on Bid Day. If you did receive a bid, you stood in line at the Greek Life Office, and were given your bid individually by the Greek Advisor. You opened the envelope, and the Greek Advisor & Panhel President would ask if you were okay with it. You were to keep a straight face as you left.

It was hard for me, because I had made some good friends during Recruitment, and I saw two of them with the same, large envelope, trimmed in blue as they left. I was given a smaller envelope, not trimmed in blue, and was crushed - until I saw it was for my first choice!

My understanding is that this is now done similarly, but by Rho Chi group.