U. of Florida: Change in Bid Day "Tradition"

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Women participating in recruitment this August will receive their bid cards inside classrooms in Norman Hall. Upon receipt of their bids, only those who want to leave the classroom will be escorted to Norman Field.
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After receiving their bids, disappointed girls can remain inside Norman Hall, where Pi Chis and a team of five UF counselors will be on hand to provide guidance.

This is what we did-- everyone got their bids in classrooms, met in a gymnasium for some speeches, etc., and then were dismissed by sorority to run home with their reaffiliated recruitment counselors.

I understand the excitement of 100s of women standing in UF's Norman Field with their bids held high over their heads until given the go-ahead to open them.... But I hope not too many PNMs will be disappointed that this tradition is changing... then again, they've really only been doing it that way for the last 3 years...

ETA: I think it is a good idea to have counselors on-hand. It can be a very emotional day for some women and the pressure builds up throughout the week-- hopefully they will be receptive. I think more schools should consider having a counselor around on Bid Day for the girls who don't get their #1 choice. The recruitment counselors really can only console so much-- some girls may need to talk to a professional. I know for those who haven't experienced it, it sounds trite, but for some of these women, not getting their 1st choice bid (at age 17-20) is often the most devastating thing to have happened to them and they have a hard time coping.