{"id":134,"date":"2017-08-15T13:09:22","date_gmt":"2017-08-15T13:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/photostories\/?p=134"},"modified":"2017-08-15T13:09:22","modified_gmt":"2017-08-15T13:09:22","slug":"bid-day-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/2017\/08\/15\/bid-day-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Bid Day 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Photos by Rory Doyle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each spring, Greek Life kicks off with Bid Day at Delta State, the last day of recruitment before new members join sorority chapters.<\/p>\n<p>Waiting in anticipation after receiving their bid letters Monday, the new members rushed the DSU quad to join their fellow sisters, and celebrate growth of the sorority community.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Each year, Bid Day brings new memories that these young ladies will never forget,&#8221; said Michael Lipford, director of Student Development. &#8220;Whether it\u2019s running home to an unfamiliar group of people who you already feel such a special bond to, meeting a bunch of wonderful new people, or jumping up and down with joy as you see the faces of your new sisters, Bid Day is unforgettable. After what can be considered a very stressful decision for some, you\u2019re finally comforted by running home to your new family where you belong.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This was Lipford&#8217;s first experience as advisor to the Panhellenic Council, allowing him to appreciate the affair even more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hearing the loud screams and cheers as they opened their bid invitations \u2014 realizing the sorority they wanted, wanted them as well \u2014 is truly heartwarming,&#8221; he added. &#8220;It\u2019s new energy being breathed into Greek Life.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Delta State&#8217;s Greek Life offers 14 sororities and fraternities. Learn more at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/student-life\/student-life-2\/greek-life\/sororities-and-fraternities\/\">https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/student-life\/student-life-2\/greek-life\/sororities-and-fraternities\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy a selection of images from Bid Day 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-135 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/photostories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/08\/2017-Bid-Day-17-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-162 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/photostories\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/60\/2017\/08\/2017-Bid-Day-compressed-51-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos by Rory Doyle Each spring, Greek Life kicks off with Bid Day at Delta State, the last day of recruitment before new members join sorority chapters. Waiting in anticipation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":144,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-134","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-greek-life"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/144"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":212,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134\/revisions\/212"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/git-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}