Bid Day Gifts

[Senusret I]

Does anybody give out candy in their sorority (or fraternity) colors on bid day? Initiation?

I've been trying to find candy other than M&Ms or jelly beans, but those seem to be my best bets. It just kinda sucks that I'd have to repackage them.

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Does anybody give out candy in their sorority (or fraternity) colors on bid day? Initiation?

I've been trying to find candy other than M&Ms or jelly beans, but those seem to be my best bets. It just kinda sucks that I'd have to repackage them.

We definitely included some candy in our bid day gift baskets. We used this really cool company that makes personalized candy. We got red and green M&Ms with A, X, and O on them instead of the "m" logo. We also got cherry and lime lollipops with our greek letters on the wrapper. A lot of girls didn't even eat them, they just incorporated them into their room decorations because they were so cute. I'll try to post the site for this company if I can find it, the name of it escapes me at the moment.

For different types of candy in specific colors, try those candy stores at the mall where you can buy candy in bulk by the color. I think the chain is called Sweet Factory. Hope that helps!

[bejazd]

seems like I just saw an ad somewhere for ordering chocolate kisses with personalized messages on the little tag...that would be cute!

or if you have hard to find colors you could always wrap candy bars with a label you make yourself with copier. but the last time I looked for foil wrapped chocolate bars they were hard to find! I guess they only make them with plastic wrappers now. maybe you can order the foil ones somewhere online?

I love the idea of the little books with info on each of the sisters. You could make them to use during recruitment practice days to learn more about each other....do it in the form of a celebrity interview... (have each member list her favorite food, movie, hobbies, last place she traveled to etc.) and then give them to the new members on bid day!

[ufpiphi]

For fraternity men, how about those drawstring gym bags (like the Nike ones)? I know they can be screenprinted with your house's letters. Guys would probably find those super useful for running errands on campus, going to the gym, intramurals, etc. They're pretty inexpensive, too.

My Pi Phi chapter puts together a booklet to give to our new PC. Every active designs and submits her own pages filled with her pertinent information, a family tree, hobbies and pictures. It helps our pledges learn about the girls in the house and also is a great reference when they start thinking about big sisters.