Does this mean it's over?

[Sciencewoman]

^^^ Washington and Lee does "formal" IFC recruitment. Based on informal recruitment events/getting to know fraternity members during the fall, guys are invited to 4 chapters at the beginning of recruitment week in January. The first two nights, they attend organized meal functions at 2 chapters each night. There are other events the next couple of nights. I'm not sure if there are any cuts along the way, but at the end of the week, guys receive bids and tear up the ones they're not accepting. Hence, fraternity bid day is called "Tear Night."

I think it helps take the guesswork out of the process, from the PNMs' stance. From the fraternity's side, there's a big disparity between the numbers of new members each group gets because the ball is really in the PNMs' court at the end of the week.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally Posted by Sciencewoman

Hence, fraternity bid day is called "Tear Night."

The first time I read your post, I missed the part about tearing up bids they don't want so I had this vision in my head of men with tears of joy (or tears of sorrow I guess) running down their cheeks as they open their bids and run to join their new brothers. It was quite touching, actually

[alum]

My son's school had formal fraternity recruitment a couple of weeks after Panhel recruitment. The guys visited all the houses on day 1, day 2 half the houses, and then on day 3, up to 2 houses. He said several of the fraternities hot-boxed (he didn't know the phrase but his description fits the definition) but he was flattered by that move instead of feeling pressured.

W&L has changed fraternity recruitment a bit. The boys used to be able to just pick up their invitations at the various houses who offered bids based on their interactions in the fall.

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

The first time I read your post, I missed the part about tearing up bids they don't want so I had this vision in my head of men with tears of joy (or tears of sorrow I guess) running down their cheeks as they open their bids and run to join their new brothers. It was quite touching, actually

Yeah, I'm thinking that didn't happen.