[ISUKappa]

I wasn't able to attend bid day activities because of marching band, but being on Panhellenic Exec and from what the Rho Chi's have said, this is how Iowa State's goes. (This is also coming from 6 years ago, so it may be different now)

Pref night is usually on a Thursday. PNMs sign their bid cards and go back to their dorms. Bids are matched late into the night. Early Friday morning (5 am or so), chapters get the lists of girls who are elegible for snap bidding and call Panhellenic regarding the ones they'd like to extend bids to. Panhellenic then calls the Rho Chi who then calls the girl who can decide if she wants to accept it or not. After all that mess is resolved, the bids are finished and distributed to the Rho Chis. Around noon (or whatever the time table is set up for the year) She takes her group to a private area and they open their bids--that way if there is a disappointment, it can be handled prior to the revealing. Then, about 1 pm, all the rush groups make their ways to central campus where all of the sororities are waiting in letter shirts, holding signs, usually singing and cheering. A short speech from the Greek Adviser, a speech from the VPs of Recruitment, the revealing of Rho Chis and Panhel Exec and all of the girls are let loose to go to their respective groups and enjoy the rest of their bid day. There's only a certain number of girls from each chapter allowed to go to central campus, so the rest of the chapter is back at the house, eagerly awaiting their new members.