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Bid day is soo much fun.
At my school we have pref parties early in the morning and afterwards we all go back to the Bronco Mall (which is like a student union) and make our final decisions. During the day houses fill out invitations for their new girls and are given to the Rho Chis. The PNM's are called to the mall at 5pm that night and put in a room where they are made to sit in their rho chi groups. The Rho Chi makes each girl in her group sit up while she puts their invitation on the chair, the PNM then sits on it until everyone has gone through it, the person incharge of Rush gives a speech and announces that the girls are to immediately rip open their invitations. The President, VP of Recruitment and New member educator from all houses are there with t-shirts. All the New members put on their t-shirts and cover up with hooded sweatshirts. The Rho Chi's pile all thier group members into cars and drive over to the football stadium just as the sun is setting where all the girls are waiting with decorated cars. Each group goes in front of all the girls (who are screaming) and reveals the house she is to join by ripping off her sweatshirt and running to her respective house. When all the girls are received the rho chis have thier chance. The girls pile the new members in the back of convertibles, trucks etc. and parade them through campus to Fraternity village where every fraternity is waiting outside their house with hoses and buckets of water, the new members chant while getting soaked. Back at the house the girls are preparing for the "babies" to come home. When the "babies" come home they are given warm dry clothes and lettered shirts to wear only for 24 hours. We play games and bond all night. ohhh I miss it!!!
As for my Invitation I have it displayed on one of my Sigma Kappa boards, but it's permanent spot will be in my scrapbook.
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