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The Ins And Outs Of Your College Bid Day

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The Ins And Outs Of Your College Bid Day
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Disclaimer: If you are the parent of a college student and don't want to know what your student could potentially be doing in their free time, do not continue this article.

If you are a girl who knows fraternity boys or have been in a sorority, you know exactly what Boys Bid Day is. This day only happen two times in a scholastic year and to most people it is just like Christmas( maybe even better). This type of bid day only happens for Fraternities who are apart of the IFC.

Boys Bid Day is the best day for Sorority Girls. Let me give you the rundown: Soro girls and Frat boys wake up really early in the morning, and it is on. Mimosas with your breakfast or a jack and coke to get your juices flowing. Long story short, if you are in the know, you know what's goes down.

I don't know how it is at different universities, but around noon, every fraternity member and potential new member or PNM will meet a designated location, whether it be on or off campus. Certain places would call this time period "jump," it is exactly what it sounds.

For instance, say there are 10 Fraternities, each get there own little "area" at the location, their PNM's will then be brought into the location jumping. These young men will jump, or hop or what have you, until they get to the fraternity they got a bid for.

For those who do not know what a bid is, it's sort of like an invitation. A bid is given in fraternities and sororities no matter the council. Everyone who tries and gets in will receive some form of this. When given a bid, the person who received it is given (maybe a minute or two to decide if they would like to accept). This aspect may differ depending on the councils.

Anyway, back to Bid Day after the young men have gotten to their new brotherhood and taken some photos, they move to a new location. Now, this location is where the fun really begins. When you are a guest, mainly girls or guy friends (not in apart of IFC), you can move from location to location and "hang out" with the different frats.

Depending on the Fraternity you can end up in a club or a bar or a house - which is fully stocked and rented out for a couple of hours or for the whole day. After a little bit of partying, everyone will decide they need a break. After the Jump event lasts from about 1-5 pm, with a 3-4 hour break before they start back up again at about 10 or 11 p.m.

My only advice for people participating in this day is be well rested and stay hydrated through out the day, because you never know what they will lead to - each semesters is crazier than the last.

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