UGA Recruitment 2017

[Weaver D]

Originally Posted by clemsongirl

I'm so happy to hear this!! I know different groups do it differently-do you know if a pref invite guarantees a bid?

No idea, but excited for her!

[stef831]

I am so thrilled and beyond excited for her. I hope this means she's getting a bid. I have my fingers and toes crossed. How very exciting. Please keep us updated and let us know how it goes.

[AnchorAlumna]

I had a young friend join at U of Alabama when they colonized. She said at the end of the pref party, they announced that everyone there had a bid.

[AlphaXi_Husky]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

I had a young friend join at U of Alabama when they colonized. She said that everyone at at the end of the pref party, they announced that everyone there had a bid.

That sounds like the most exciting/awesome pref party. What fun that would be!

And WeaverD, I'm so happy things are looking up for your daughter. Crossing my fingers Alpha Phi works out for her!

[Sciencewoman]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

I had a young friend join at U of Alabama when they colonized. She said that everyone at at the end of the pref party, they announced that everyone there had a bid.

That's how we've been doing it lately, but it wasn't always that way, even just a few years ago.

The chapter I advise led the pref ceremony for my own chapter at Michigan when it recolonized a couple years ago. I couldn't go on the buses to that event due to Parents' Weekend at my daughter's college, and I was really, really disappointed when I found out that they were all there for the actual Bid Opening at the pref event and I missed it! They had announced that Bid Day would be the next day, so it was a big surprise.

So I was at a Pi Phi chapter house with my daughter, instead of celebrating the recolonization of my own chapter. It was just one of those times when you really wish you could be at two places at the same time. I really wish I would have been there, because all of the members I advise were so happy for me and so thrilled to be the ones to lead pref and partake in the recolonization rejoicing.

Whether it's tonight or tomorrow, WeaverD, I sincerely hope your daughter finds her home with Alpha Phi.

[Weaver D]

Proud to say that my daughter received a bid to Alpha Phi!!!! Tomorrow will be the bid ceremony! Thank you all for words of encouragement and support!

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by Weaver D

Proud to say that my daughter received a bid to Alpha Phi!!!! Tomorrow will be the bid ceremony! Thank you all for words or encouragement and support!

Unloose the confetti!

Congratulations to your DD!!

[KatieKate1244]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Unloose the confetti!

Congratulations to your DD!!

As a house director, please, for the love of all that is holy, no confetti. Or glitter.

Weaver D: Congratulations to your daughter! This has been a fun feed to follow.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by KatieKate1244

As a house director, please, for the love of all that is holy, no confetti. Or glitter.

LOL!

There is one chapter at my school that sprinkled the floor of their rush room with glitter during open house. (Yes, it was rush back then. Only one chapter had a house at the time, so almost all parties were held in the student center.) Naturally, the glitter would stick to the PNMs' shoes, and they'd track it out of the room. The chapter always cleaned up afterwards.

BUT ... Every year, one other chapter (their main competition during rush) accused them of a rush violation, specifically, giving gifts to the PNMs. Chapters couldn't allow PNMs to take anything out of the room, not even a napkin, as it could be considered a gift. So this other chapter claimed that the glitter chapter was giving the glitter to the PNMs as gifts!

When I was a PNM, I tracked glitter out of the room myself, and trust me, it wasn't a gift - it was the last thing I wanted!

So, every single year, Panhel had to hear the case, and every year, the charges were dismissed. I was my chapter's Panhel rep one year, so I was present for one of these hearings. What a waste of time.

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[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

LOL!

There is one chapter at my school that sprinkled the floor of their rush room with glitter during open house. (Yes, it was rush back then. Only one chapter had a house at the time, so almost all parties were held in the student center.) Naturally, the glitter would stick to the PNMs' shoes, and they'd track it out of the room. The chapter always cleaned up afterwards.

BUT ... Every year, one other chapter (their main competition during rush) accused them of a rush violation, specifically, giving gifts to the PNMs. Chapters couldn't allow PNMs to take anything out of the room, not even a napkin, as it could be considered a gift. So this other chapter claimed that the glitter chapter was giving the glitter to the PNMs as gifts!

When I was a PNM, I tracked glitter out of the room myself, and trust me, it wasn't a gift - it was the last thing I wanted!

So, every single year, Panhel had to hear the case, and every year, the charges were dismissed. I was my chapter's Panhel rep one year, so I was present for one of these hearings. What a waste of time.

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And I chuckled at the statement in bold

[IndianaSigKap]

Originally Posted by Weaver D

Proud to say that my daughter received a bid to Alpha Phi!!!! Tomorrow will be the bid ceremony! Thank you all for words or encouragement and support!

Congratulations to your daughter!! Wishing her all the best!

[AOIIalum]

Originally Posted by Weaver D

Proud to say that my daughter received a bid to Alpha Phi!!!! Tomorrow will be the bid ceremony! Thank you all for words or encouragement and support!

Congratulations to your daughter! What wonderful news on this and the new roomie!

[aephi alum]

Congrats to your daughter!

[LIXO]

So happy for her!!!

[clemsongirl]

Congratulations!!!