It was really cool when I found out I got a bid. I rushed a professional fraternity, so I wasn't required to attend any other GLO's rush events (I had the option, but I didn't take it). Usually by the end of the 3rd week (yes.. 3 WEEKS of rush!), interests still attending were serious about the house. In fact, my semester was the last semester for this, but our auditions were on the Thursday the last week of rush (It's an arts fraternity, so the audition was a requirement for consideration.. now it is a requirement during new member ed..but anyways..). After audtions (and now, after the last event) all of the actives stay and vote on bids.
My experience as a rushee:
There were about 4 other girls on my hall rushing the same GLO. We were told to go straight to our rooms (or give the actives a place we would be that they could find us) until we heard from them that night. So we all went back and were kind of nervous and stuff. Then, all of our about-to-be big sis/bros snuck on the hall and decorated around our doors with "Welcome to Phi Beta" signs and balloons and stuff!. Then they knocked our doors and gave us our bids and told us they were our bigs! It was so exciting, especially since there were a bunch of us right there!
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