[tcsparky]

At my alma mater, and at a campus with a chapter I support, the PNMs pick up their bids in a central spot. The sororities wait outside. As each PNM/NM comes out, her name and chapter are announced, and she runs to her new chapter. The chapter finds out who they got when the girls are announced and run out to them.

The chapter advisors who did bid matching know, but don't tell. It would ruin the surprise! The most I would tell me chapter was something vague, like "You'll be very very happy!" or "You'll be surprised when you see you you got."

There was one time I pulled them together beforehand and told them they had missed quota by a LOT. I didn't want them to be upset when they saw how few they had taken. They had time to put on their happy faces and welcome the New Members with smiles and hugs. It wasn't the New Members' fault, and I wanted them to be just as welcomed and loved as those who went to the other chapters.