Kristin Bradford
As the potential new members examine their shirts and discover which sorority they have admitted to, they rush to find the rest of their new sisters before meeting-up with their Bigs.
NC State’s Interfraternity Council fraternities and Panhellenic sororities gained hundreds of new members Wednesday at Bid Day.
Bid Day is the final day of rush, a week-long process where potential new members meet and experience the vibe of the various fraternities and sororities. The event is where new members found out which fraternity or sorority they will join.
This year, 599 girls went through the rush process and joined one of the nine sororities on campus. Maren Downing, a freshman studying engineering who recently joined Sigma Kappa, said rush was an experience she will always remember.
“Each day of recruitment showed another side of Greek Life and what it meant to be part of a sisterhood,” Downing said. “In the end, I know everyone ended up where they belonged, and I couldn’t be happier.”
About 350 men joined one of the 20 fraternities on campus.
Interfraternity Council President John Stewart said recruitment went well this year.
“We are still learning the best tactics to make this process as smooth and easy as possible,” Stewart said. “We have already seen an increase in fraternity placement, and we know that trend will continue.”
Fraternity recruitment costed $50, and sorority recruitment costed $80. One dollar from every female’s rush cost went to Circle of Sisterhood, a non-profit organization that provides educational resources to women who face poverty and oppression.