Today is the day that many college girls look forward to during their university career – Bid Day.  Some of those who rushed during the Panhellenic sorority recruitment will receive one bid from one sorority.

According to Callie Anyan, senior vice president of the National Panhellenic Conference, it’s a mutual selection process.

“We pick them and they pick us back,” said Anyan. “You have your leaders of rush called Gamma Chi’s and we’re girls who disaffiliated from our sorority in order to give the new members a chance to have an unbiased experience and someone to trust throughout the process.”

Freshman pre-dental hygiene major Lauren Bertone participated in rush and believes it’s good to be open minded about the experience to understand what each sorority is about and what they have to offer.

“I love it. My mom’s in a sorority so I definitely think this is something that people should go through. It’s definitely an experience worth remembering,” Bertone said.

But rushing isn’t something that is just for freshman. Camille Barmore, a junior computer science major, has been at ULM for two years.

“Rushing was always something I wanted to do, but never had the opportunity until now,” Barmore said.

But even if you don’t get into a sorority, you get to walk away with new experiences and possibly new friends.

“Sororities really give each other the utmost respect so that’s an important factor to understand when a girl goes through this,” said Anyan. “Just because she accepts a bid from one sorority does not mean the other sororities are not going to be friends with her. My best friend was in a different sorority.”

The Panhellenic sororities on campus are Alpha Omicron Pi, Phi Mu, and Kappa Delta.