Bid Day brings new opportunities for fresh faces

The beginning of fall semester means Rush for ULM Greeks and its future members.

Kicking off this event were the National Panhellinic Conference sororities Alpha Omicron Pi, Kappa Delta and Phi Mu. The NPC held three social parties before Bid Day on Aug. 29 to meet and greet the 115 ladies interested in pledging.

One of these girls was freshman elementary education major Haley Alford from Bossier City. “I’m an only child. I knew that if I joined a sorority, I would have sisters that would love me no matter what,” Alford said.

She also said the sororities’ GPA requirement was incentive to study and keep her grades up. Alford was one of 31 girls Phi Mu extended bids to.

The fraternities in the Interfraternity Council began their Rush activities on Aug. 29, ending with Bid Day on Sept. 1.

Senior kinesiology major and Pi Kappa Alpha member Anthony Graves was ready for new members to join Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE).

Graves said that being a part of a fraternity would open many doors once you graduate.

“It looks good on your resume when you get out of college,” said Graves. “It’s a good way to meet new people, form long lasting friendships and have memories you will never forget.”

Also selecting new members this fall, the National Pan-Hellenic Council, or Divine Nine, had their probate show, which is equivalent to Bid Day, on Sept. 1.