Bid Day!
I didn't receive a call in the morning, so I was safe. I also had to miss out on all the fun Bid Day festivities due to Marching Band camp commitments, which was a total bummer. It was after 5pm by the time I'd gotten back to my dorm room. My Rho Chi had left my envelope in my room, and I was thrilled to open it and read the words:
“The Delta Omicron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma cordially invites ISUKappa to become a member”
I'd gotten a bid to my first choice:
England (and obviously my legacy chapter)! The actual opening of the bid was kind of anticlimactic since I didn't get to do any of the fun Bid Day activities with my new member class or the chapter – though I did go over to the house later that evening.
I do think missing out on Bid Day festivities had an impact on my relationship with my pledge class because it meant I was already behind getting to know everyone. We were a rather diverse pledge class, which can be good, but in our case led to a lot of clashing of personalities and formation of cliques and I was never really close to the majority of them. The gal who preffed me and told the hilarious story became my pledge mom. I moved into the house second semester of my freshman year and lived in until I graduated 3.5 years later. I was very active in the chapter and on campus, serving as a chapter officer and on Panhellenic Exec, along with Varieties Central Committee. I definitely had ups and downs my four years of college but I loved my chapter and my fraternity, even during the down times. Thanks to Facebook, I can keep in touch with most of my pledge class and the women who were in the house the same time I was (though, to be honest, I'm not super close with any of them anymore. Such is life.). I remain involved with Kappa (albeit not as much as I was 8 years ago; having three kids and moving an hour away from the closest chapter will do that) and love that my middle sister and I share the bonds of fraternity sisterhood. In fact, we're always messaging each other about cute owl or key things we find and will buy each other Kappa related items for birthdays.
S had a wonderful four years in her chapter of Netherlands and we keep in touch, albeit it minimally on Facebook and Instagram.
K resigned from her chapter after two years, preferring to do her own thing. Again, we still keep in touch via Facebook and Instagram.
Thanks for letting me reminisce about my fab 90s rush! It may have not been perfect, but I ended up at the perfect place for me.
) Oh 18-year-old me. So young. So hopeful. So fashionably challenged. 
Hybrid Mode
