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09-09-2012, 01:44 PM
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Good to hear the girls associated with those here all have parties at houses they like today!
Best wishes for all of them at pref today.. such a special part of recruitment.. I still remember mine all these years later.
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09-09-2012, 01:41 PM
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They have their lists already? Did prefs start at noon? That sucks, I always liked it better when it was dark outside during prefs.
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09-09-2012, 01:42 PM
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They have their lists already? Did prefs start at noon? That sucks, I always liked it better when it was dark outside during prefs.
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Yep prefs started at 11:30 and will be done early evening (looks like they have 4 hour long time slots).
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09-09-2012, 02:23 PM
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AngelMom checking in!!! Heard from my daughter around noon (we're down south so there is an hour time difference!)…She was soooo fortunate to have received 3 invites for today…and all are houses that I KNOW she'd be happy at! She indicated that parties were scheduled for 1)noon 2) 1:20pm 3) 2:40pm if that helps anyone. I don't get a play-by-play account from her, which is good in that this is totally her experience. I know she is tired, though, and happy that the process is almost over (in a good way!).
I had to laugh about the 'attending' bid day comment too! I never realized that some schools (SEC in particular) actually have a 'mom's brunch' after Bid Day, etc! Tons of gifts bestowed on girls, etc too! my…..times have changed….!
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09-09-2012, 02:41 PM
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I had to laugh about the 'attending' bid day comment too! I never realized that some schools (SEC in particular) actually have a 'mom's brunch' after Bid Day, etc! Tons of gifts bestowed on girls, etc too! my…..times have changed….!
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Not a mom (yet), but I just have this picture of the brunch mainly serving bottomless mimosas...
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09-09-2012, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by AngelMom76
AngelMom checking in!!! Heard from my daughter around noon (we're down south so there is an hour time difference!)…She was soooo fortunate to have received 3 invites for today…and all are houses that I KNOW she'd be happy at! She indicated that parties were scheduled for 1)noon 2) 1:20pm 3) 2:40pm if that helps anyone. I don't get a play-by-play account from her, which is good in that this is totally her experience. I know she is tired, though, and happy that the process is almost over (in a good way!).
I had to laugh about the 'attending' bid day comment too! I never realized that some schools (SEC in particular) actually have a 'mom's brunch' after Bid Day, etc! Tons of gifts bestowed on girls, etc too! my…..times have changed….!
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Yay for your daughter! Is she going to her legacy house?
Haha we do everything a little over the top in the south and bid day is a big party. I didn't know things were different in other big schools until I found this site.
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09-09-2012, 03:41 PM
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Haha we do everything a little over the top in the south and bid day is a big party. I didn't know things were different in other big schools until I found this site.
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To be honest, it's really Tuesday or Wednesday, once the alcohol and boys restrictions are lifted, that things really get going.
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09-09-2012, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by AngelMom76
AngelMom checking in!!! Heard from my daughter around noon (we're down south so there is an hour time difference!)…She was soooo fortunate to have received 3 invites for today…and all are houses that I KNOW she'd be happy at! She indicated that parties were scheduled for 1)noon 2) 1:20pm 3) 2:40pm if that helps anyone. I don't get a play-by-play account from her, which is good in that this is totally her experience. I know she is tired, though, and happy that the process is almost over (in a good way!).
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Awesome! It looks like all good news so far for PNMs in this thread.
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Originally Posted by AngelMom76
I had to laugh about the 'attending' bid day comment too! I never realized that some schools (SEC in particular) actually have a 'mom's brunch' after Bid Day, etc! Tons of gifts bestowed on girls, etc too! my…..times have changed….!
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I'd say that moms sipping Mimosas at a brunch probably conjures an image more sedate and organized than it actually is -- but there is no doubt that Bid Day is an economic boost to the local gift shops and florists!
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09-09-2012, 03:25 PM
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I'd say that moms sipping Mimosas at a brunch probably conjures an image more sedate and organized than it actually is -- but there is no doubt that Bid Day is an economic boost to the local gift shops and florists!
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LOL The bakers earn their money Bid Day too!
Also have the passing down of the diamond drop or lavalier too. 
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09-09-2012, 03:29 PM
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LOL The bakers earn their money Bid Day too!
Also have the passing down of the diamond drop or lavalier too. |
Diamond drop?
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09-09-2012, 04:15 PM
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LOL The bakers earn their money Bid Day too!
Also have the passing down of the diamond drop or lavalier too. |
When I was a pledge at Bama, I don't think I was even given a lavalier until we were matched with our Big Sisters. Of course this was also back in the day when, unless your mom was an alum of your chapter and happened to be there on bid day, you called her (eventually) with the news, long distance, from a landline.
The Big Sis/Little Sis 'event' has changed a lot over the years too -- on my dd's campus this was quite the craft smackdown, and involved an excessive (IMO) amount of sorority-related accessories, decor and sportswear (last I heard, however, common-sense limits were being imposed -- thankfully).
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09-09-2012, 03:16 PM
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Heard from my sister, finally! She attended one preference party today and LOVED it. She has shown a lot of maturity throughout the recruitment process and I am so proud of her! Can't wait for tomorrow. Good luck to all the other sisters/moms/friends/rec writers and the PNMs they're rooting for today! 
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09-09-2012, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Larkspur12
Heard from my sister, finally! She attended one preference party today and LOVED it. She has shown a lot of maturity throughout the recruitment process and I am so proud of her! Can't wait for tomorrow. Good luck to all the other sisters/moms/friends/rec writers and the PNMs they're rooting for today! |
Good luck to your sister! It only takes one!
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09-09-2012, 03:34 PM
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Ah okay. Thank you!
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