Aftermore thanamonth, it comes down to... Six weeks of mixers, vis iting and voting comes to an end on a Sunday afternoon for those Harding students pledging a social club. This year, October 4 was the official bid day in which hopefu l pledges found out exactlywhich club they were invited to join. Acommon sight to see on Bid Day Sunday was people who were wishing to be in a club rushing home from church in order to be home in time to have their resident assistant hand the bid to them personall y. Only then could pledges relax and join the club to whi ch they were invited. Whi le everyone involved in the pledging process was guaranteed a bid, some did not get into their first choice club. That uncertainty caused anxiety and excitement. Freshman Cindy Patton, who received a bid from Tri Kappa, said, "I was relaxed all the way until I heard the knock on my door; then I got really nervous." Kara Lee, a sophomore who received a bid from Shantih, said, "I wasn 't really nervous because I knew I would have fun no matter what club I got. " The idea of having fun in any club hi t the core of the purpose for social clubs and bid day. . New pledgeswere not the only ones who got excited on bid day. Older members took part in the fun, too. Most social clubs met once or twice on bid day Sunday to greet the pledges , pass out pledge books and get acquainted. Many clubs used traditional meeting places and a set routine that they followed every year. Regina, a women's club, has met each year at the Recording Studio to sing, introduce themse lves and share something unique, according to President Amy Thornton. Zeta Rho, alsoawomen's club, . metat Harding Park to hand out tshirts and assign sweet sisters to the pledges. The pledge class made a human pyramid for a group picture, and then each older pledge class represented took a simi lar picture. Becky Pratt, a member of Zeta Rho said, "This is reall y neat because I have a picture of my pledge class from each year since I pledged. It's interesting to see who's still around and how we each have changed." In the past, large and small fema le clubs have also met on the front lawn so they could greet their new members immediately after they walked out of their dorms. One could hear the excitement in the air through all the cheers and yelling that took place during this time. Some clubs took this timeto assign the new members a big sister who was responsible for encouraging the new member during pledge week. This helped to build strong relationships between the' younge r and older members . Cherry Owen, a member of Ju Go Ju social club, said, "It [big sister/ little sister assignment] was great because I got to know some of the girls better and we became almost like a family." Passing down traditions like these truly made bid day special for older members, new members and members to come. - EmilyHaas Brown Dan McCool covers up with a blanket with his date, Joy Tucker, at theDelta Chi Delta fall function. Most social clubs host a fall function, typically a hayride, where new members and old members can get acquaintedwith one another and enjoy the entertainment. • 186 SOCIA L C LUBS
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