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Happy Bid Day!

After all of the recruiting, it is time to meet all of the new members! This is one of my favorite days of the year, it is so much fun hanging out with all of the new members that just joined. Each year there is a different theme for your chapter. This year Alpha Xi Delta's theme was "So Fresh, So Clean, So Alpha Xi." There were a lot of bubbles, pastel colors, balloons, and rubber ducks. The best way to think of our theme this year was the bathtub theme. While it sounded very different, everything looked so good! The banners we had hanging were so cute and the whole house looked amazing.

First thing that happens on bid day is all of the new members run home. This was very exciting for my whole friend group because one of our closest friends went through recruitment and got to run home to all of us. It was the most amazing feeling! After what felt like hours of taking pictures, everyone went inside to eat lunch. This was a great time for all of the new members to meet the current members and get to learn more about the people we meet during the very stressful round. 

After all of the day time activities, some of the current members took all of the new girls out to ice cream. This allows everyone to be in a stress free setting where they can be themselves. When we went, there were about ten of us that went so all of the new girls were not in "sorority girl mode" and able to be themselves. Seeing all of the new girls out of their shell for the first time is one of the best feelings. I am so happy with all of the new girls that we were able to meet through the whole process and sad that it is my last bid day. 



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  1. HallieOctober 4, 2022 at 10:18 PM

    I felt the same way going into Zeta's Bid Day. I was happy meeting all of our new girls, but also really sad that it was my last one. Hanging out with everyone was one of my favorite parts of bid day and it sounds like it was yours too!

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