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Post by utmr on Sept 4, 2017 4:04:27 GMT
And if so, what? Flowers?
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 4, 2017 4:06:18 GMT
If you can find out what house something cute with the new letters on it would be awesome. Or each sorority has their own flower and colors that you could do flowers.
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Post by vpohlman on Sept 4, 2017 4:09:17 GMT
Absolutely! "Toys"! No flowers, they're a waste of money, unless they're the kind you plant outside. My husband and I both want fun things. No clothes. He wants model trains and fun tools and stuff and I want scrapbooking stuff, gift cards to good places like Amazon, and interesting little things. They need to be wrapped as well!
Well. Clearly I read that wrong. I read Bday gifts! Oops!
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Post by AussieMeg on Sept 4, 2017 4:13:08 GMT
I have no idea what a "bid day" is!  I thought it was a typo but beaglemom seems to know what you're talking about. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 4:13:44 GMT
Absolutely! "Toys"! No flowers, they're a waste of money, unless they're the kind you plant outside. My husband and I both want fun things. No clothes. He wants model trains and fun tools and stuff and I want scrapbooking stuff, gift cards to good places like Amazon, and interesting little things. They need to be wrapped as well! Well. Clearly I read that wrong. I read Bday gifts! Oops! Do you know what Bid Day gifts are? I think perhaps not? |
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Post by utmr on Sept 4, 2017 4:14:32 GMT
If you can find out what house something cute with the new letters on it would be awesome. Or each sorority has their own flower and colors that you could do flowers. I'm worried about the time lag - unless she suicides I won't know which house until after she opens her bid. I guess I could send it the next day. I wonder if there is a way to find out in advance. She's local, so I could get all Pinterest-y and leave a basket or bouquet at the dorm for her. I don't think that bid day is a mom thing at her school. I don't want to be the only helicopter mom that shows up, but don't want her to be the only one whose mommy doesn't come. It's this next week, hopefully she will get more info as the week goes on. |
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Sept 4, 2017 4:15:25 GMT
My parents sent me flowers with a stuffed lion on my bid day. They must have had something worked out with the florist,
I helped at a bid day on Saturday, and a local business had a table outside sorority row; I thought that was nice for both the store and those looking for gifts. The new members usually get a goodie bag on bid day and at least one t-shirt. Sorority members will be gifting several times between bid day and initiation.
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Post by jemmls4 on Sept 4, 2017 4:17:10 GMT
What is a bid day?
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Post by JustCallMeMommy on Sept 4, 2017 4:22:55 GMT
If you can find out what house something cute with the new letters on it would be awesome. Or each sorority has their own flower and colors that you could do flowers. I'm worried about the time lag - unless she suicides I won't know which house until after she opens her bid. I guess I could send it the next day. I wonder if there is a way to find out in advance. She's local, so I could get all Pinterest-y and leave a basket or bouquet at the dorm for her. I don't think that bid day is a mom thing at her school. I don't want to be the only helicopter mom that shows up, but don't want her to be the only one whose mommy doesn't come. It's this next week, hopefully she will get more info as the week goes on. If you have the opportunity to coach her, warn against suiciding. It makes the girl ineligible to be a quota addition (someone taken above the max a sorority can take if she isn't going to match), even for that house. There most likely isn't a way to find out in advance....from the perspective of the sororities and Panhellenic, it is a mad rush to get everything done on bid day! They are working on all the details to give out bids until the last minute. |
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 4, 2017 4:26:02 GMT
I pledged in Texas where it was HUGE! I don't ever remember seeing any moms. We would find out early afternoon. Then there was a dinner that we all went to. And then all the new pledges went back to the house for a get to know you thing. While all that happened some of the older girls went to each pledges dorm rooms and put a "name" thingy on our doors. It was shaped like one of the sororities symbols, with the letters, and name on it. Super fun to come back to!
When we did initiation our bigs made us a basket and parents were asked to contribute at least a note to us, if not other stuff.
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Post by beaglemom on Sept 4, 2017 4:27:56 GMT
The day that someone finds out what sorority they have been matched with. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Sept 4, 2017 4:29:47 GMT
From parents? I'd say no. Her new sisters will give her plenty.
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Post by utmr on Sept 4, 2017 4:47:49 GMT
If you have the opportunity to coach her, warn against suiciding. I think it's a bad idea. Her friend did and it worked out, but... I keep telling her to keep an open mind. Ugh. Going to be a long week! |
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Post by auntkelly on Sept 4, 2017 4:53:13 GMT
It probably varies from school to school.
At my alma mater parents come to bid day and bring gifts.
The local jewelry stores, gift stores and florists are given a list of pledges from each house. If you don't know which house a girl has pledged, you can call one of the stores and they will look it up for you and the store will deliver pledge gifts to the sorority house.
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Post by Really Red on Sept 4, 2017 10:28:10 GMT
Nay. Sometimes I think we (as a society) have gone stark raving mad.
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Post by christine58 on Sept 4, 2017 11:01:09 GMT
If you have the opportunity to coach her, warn against suiciding. What a terrible word to use..I know this is about pledging for a society...but really??? SUICIDING??? |
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Post by monklady123 on Sept 4, 2017 11:38:53 GMT
It never even occurred to me to do anything for dd's bid day. Except say "yay!" when she called to say it was Sigma Sigma Sigma, because that's the one she wanted.  And Greek organizations at her school are not allowed to call it "suiciding"... I forget what term they use, I'll ask her when she gets home (out of town for a sorority thing in fact, lol). |
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Post by kibblesandbits on Sept 4, 2017 12:09:51 GMT
I feel like I'm reading a foreign language. Bid day? Suiciding?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 4, 2017 12:21:18 GMT
I thought exactly the same thing, suicide/suiciding are horrible words to use.
This whole thread is baffling!
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Post by AllieC on Sept 4, 2017 12:39:09 GMT
I thought exactly the same thing, suicide/suiciding are horrible words to use. This whole thread is baffling! Save[/quote Yeah that! |
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Post by scrapaddie on Sept 4, 2017 13:23:00 GMT
When my dd pledged, it was a college thing, not a parent thing, other than I was on pins and needles all day waiting to hear!
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Post by Belle on Sept 4, 2017 14:54:54 GMT
I did not receive a gift from my parents when I pledged and I don't think anyone else did either, There would be no way for the parents to know ahead of time and bid day was super busy, long into the night so I probably didn't call my mom until the next day.
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Post by SockMonkey on Sept 4, 2017 15:44:20 GMT
If you have the opportunity to coach her, warn against suiciding. What a terrible word to use..I know this is about pledging for a society...but really??? SUICIDING??? Gross. |
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Post by christine58 on Sept 4, 2017 16:02:17 GMT
Found this
Suiciding is when you decide to only write down your top choice. POOR choice of words.
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Post by Pahina722 on Sept 4, 2017 16:11:36 GMT
Nope! At my college, bid day was all about the girls and their new sisters. In addition, the sorority didn't even know for sure who was accepting a bid as one girl could get up to three bids. All the rushees stood at the bottom of sorority row and then ran to their new house to show who they were pledging.
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Post by hop2 on Sept 4, 2017 16:17:21 GMT
Since you asked - no
I doubt i know it was 'bid day' as my kids know I'm not on board with how this is generally done. My DD is too independent for it. And I sure hope my DS stays away as it is generally much much worse for boys.
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Post by vpohlman on Sept 4, 2017 16:52:14 GMT
Absolutely! "Toys"! No flowers, they're a waste of money, unless they're the kind you plant outside. My husband and I both want fun things. No clothes. He wants model trains and fun tools and stuff and I want scrapbooking stuff, gift cards to good places like Amazon, and interesting little things. They need to be wrapped as well! Well. Clearly I read that wrong. I read Bday gifts! Oops! Do you know what Bid Day gifts are? I think perhaps not? Absolutely Not! |
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Post by PaperAngel on Sept 4, 2017 17:39:08 GMT
Nay
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Post by utmr on Sept 4, 2017 18:29:39 GMT
Apparently the new term is "An intential single preference". Rushees are also "potential new members ".
So. I am discouraging her from making "an intential single preference" but if it splits out the way I am afraid it will, them she may disregard my advice anyway.
I will check with the nearby florists and Greek store for basket ideas. That was a good suggestion.
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Post by anniefb on Sept 4, 2017 19:46:23 GMT
Never heard of bid day - we don't have sororities/fraternities here in New Zealand.
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I thought it was a typo but 
