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Bid Day & After
Bid Day dawned bright and early. My friends and I headed down to the oldest and dankest and, ugh, thank goodness it's been torn down, dorm to wait for our Bids. All of the girls (and me!) who had survived thus far, we crowded into one large room. We were called out in slow trickles. It felt like forever until I heard my name called.
I was led down the hall to another room where one of the RX's handed me an envelope. Hands shaking, I opened the envelope, pulled out the Bid, and started nodding and jumping up and down. Yes! Yes! Yes!
Two RX's ran me down the flights of stairs and outside into the waiting crowd of my new sisters! In this same group were L'Oreal, CoverGirl, and Burts Bees, as were countless other great girls! I was so excited when my Bid Day shirt was pulled on me and I was "lei'd" and showered with confetti. It was so exciting watching all the other girls run down the stairs and into this group and others. Avon ended up in the other of my two contenders, as did a few girls I knew from my honors classes.
After the festivities on the steps, one of my friends (an active) led me back to my dorm to pack a bag for an overnight. We raced to the designated spot and we all spent the night getting to know each other, singing, dancing, enjoying some ice cream, and having a great time.
That year none of the GLOs on campus reached quota. Well, one of them almost did; but, they were all looking to COB. During NM, we were asked to come up with a list of any girls we knew who were interested but didn't go through Recruitment. I knew just exactly who to put down, but I had to check with her first. That night, I went to my boyfriend's dorm with a mission. I hunted down Coco and said, "I know <boyfriend> doesn't want you pledging, but...Would you want to be one too?" She was ECSTATIC and the next night went to a COB party. Within days, Coco and several great girls nearly doubled the size of our class!
Now, what GLO did all these classy ladies decide to join?
Have you figured it out yet?
Are you sure?
I, and my sisters, are
Maybellines!!!!!!!!!! Also known as
Delta Gammas!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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