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Originally Posted by Theta1234
Ok, please help me understand what moms do on Bid Day. When I rushed this wasn’t a thing at my school. My daughter’s school is 9 hours away. Due to some weird circumstances, I will be there on Thurs-Sun and then again on Tues-Thurs (my sister an niece are flying in from Canada and they want to see her.). To be there at Bid Day, it would mean driving 9 hours home on Thurs and turning around on Fri to drive back. It also would mean missing out on the family reunion in the mountains with my sister’s family and everyone else who is flying in from across the country.
I’m torn. What role do moms really play? Will it be a big deal if I am not there? I keep telling myself that if her legacy bids her I will be there for initiation—a much bigger deal in my mind.
Ok, I am so behind the times here. How alone will my daughter be at an SEC school without her momma there on Bid Day? Thanks!
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I think it depends on her school. I'm connected to Ole Miss so most moms (and dads) from Mississippi and many surrounding states will show up. I do know some parents who flew in for Bid Day (like a friend who did that at Alabama) but I think that's rare.
As for what Ole Miss does on Bid Day, the houses all have big parties with a theme. Parents and families have to wear "bracelet bands" to be within the "catchment area" where girls will run to their houses. Also, some schools (like Ole Miss) are big on gifts - the moms send gifts during the week as "support" for rush and then the top shops in Oxford make up "Bid Baskets" that parents send their daughters on Bid Day.
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