[LadyLonghorn]

There are some moms at the initial bid day celebrations at the houses at Texas but your daughter will be far from alone without you. Although I'm sure it varies between groups, a lot of the moms present seem to have a legacy relationship or are involved alumnae or local. I'm sure there are more moms around behind the scenes especially waiting to console daughters.

Again, although things vary by house, there isn't a huge long event at each house at least compared to places like Bama etc. So the part where moms would be present wouldn't usually be the biggest part of the day.

All the PNMs will gather to receive their bids. Then they get to come back to the house to have some fun with their new sisters. Usually it involves food, games, photos, getting gifts, going on an outing etc, but the activities vary by chapter. A lot of chapters will take their new members back to their residence hall to change into something more comfortable once the photos are taken and things are ready to get more casual. Then it's off to an off site event.