More than 400 women get sorority bids

Around 450 women received offers to join sororities Monday after a week of rush activities.

Almost 600 participated in the recruitment process, said Kasie Sturm, Panhellenic Council president.

The 10 sororities announced which of the hundreds of applicants were selected at Bid Day. Bid Day was hosted in the Quad, where women chanted based on the sorority they were with.

Sturm said Bid Day is important because it’s where the sororities find the girls to continue their values and work.

“They’re going to be the future leaders, the future presidents, the future vice presidents, the new member educators,” she said. “It’s nice to see all 10 chapters add on to their chapter and find girls who really connect with their values and help them grow as a sisterhood, as a sorority, and join our community as well.”

Sturm said she remembers her first Bid Day.

“I was excited, but I didn’t know how big of an impact it was going to make on my life,” Sturm said. “It’s introduced me to all my best friends, my future bridesmaid, the girls who I’m going to spend the rest of my life with.”