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FINALLY it’s Bid Day!
DD2 texts me that she is leaving. She is a little worried that her Softball friends will be upset if she receives a bid to Volleyball. And wonders if they will be watching her opening her bid. I point out that they already know who her bid is to by now and just to enjoy herself! She is SO EXCITED!!
Volleyball or Softball????
It’s radio silence.
DD1 texts me asking if I have heard from DD2. We are texting each other in CAPITAL LETTERS wondering which house she got. We are silly with the suspense.
We knew she had a bid because she hadn’t received a call, so WHY ISN’T SHE TEXTING US? Doesn’t she know that we are WAITING?? Lololol
Greek dad is feigning disinterest, pretending to busy himself with something. I KNOW he is just as anxious as DD1 and I. Perhaps our family is too close? Lol He knows how much this new beginning means to DD2 and just wants her to be happy. As a parent, you’re only as happy as your saddest child. Retiring from something you’ve loved doing all your life is tough.
5pm… nothing.
5:10…
5:20…
Wasn’t this supposed to begin at 5 we are asking????? Doesn’t she know she is KILLING US???
FINALLY, DD2 texts us that she has received a bid to her first choice. She runs to join her new sisters for their bid day festivities with
VOLLEYBALL!!!
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Alpha Delta Pi!
Afterward:
Her Softball friends were disappointed not to have her as a sister, but remain her good friends! They were understanding and just want her to be happy! She is one lucky new lion! I have already ordered her a darling ADPi gift! Her sport isn’t her way of life anymore, but she knows ADPi will open up new experiences for her and she’s looking happily forward! As a Greek family, we are all so pleased that she found a home and a new beginning!
After reading these stories, for so long, I wondered how this recruitment would go. I was prepared to council her through any contingency. Our conversation before day two rounds was exactly what I have read before. I chuckled to myself as we were texting thinking, I have read this a million times…. Asking her to think carefully about her choices, likes and dislikes, her options. Of course, I know she is a special snowflake, but we all knew that realistically it could have gone either way for her. We are feeling that her final two years in college will be happy ones. She is lucky to have been able to experience two sides of college life and take something positive from each, not to mention 2 degrees, a love for service, and HOPEFULLY a career!
Can’t wait to get this kid OTP (Off The Payroll)!!!
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