New members of Chi Delta Sorority pose for a group picture during one of their first meetings together.
On Feb. 3, all the different sororities and fraternities traveled to all four resident halls to congratulate their new potential members by passing out their bids. After receiving these bids, these surprised students had two hours to decide which group they wanted to join.
Freshmen Mallory Riffel, Savannah Allgeyer and Carly Rains, all joined different sororities, and so far they are loving every second of it. “I chose Chi Delta because I felt accepted and loved by all my sisters,” Riffel said. “I feel like they would be the ones to support me through life.” For many students who rushed, they received multiple bids, and that was an even bigger challenge.
“I had a hard time making my decision because everyone I met in all the groups was so nice and I had such a fun time getting to know them all during rush,” Allgeyer said. “I ended up choosing Gamma Phi Iota because I felt the most comfortable and at home with them and I could be myself with them.”
After receiving and signing their bids, most of the groups decided to hold new member education hours or informal hangouts so they could get to know their new members a lot more. Along with that, they wanted to build their PC but also with the group as a whole.
“I love Phi Sigma Tau and even more my PC, they are so caring and I have never felt so supported in my life and wouldn’t change it for the world,” said Rains. “Some of us in the 2024 [pledge class] group went to Lincoln to get sushi after bid day and we all just had a great time.”
Most of the activities they have done thus far are learning their group’s song, also called a loyalty, along with the other groups’ loyalties as well. This also helped many students open up new connections with others.
“So far I’ve been having an amazing time getting to know all the girls in my PC and spending time with the actives,” Allgeyer said. “I already feel such a great connection with my PC and can’t wait to get to know them even more.”
