Bid Days Through the Years

Today our collegians may gather together on the lawn in front of the chapter house, meet up on the quad on campus or simply spend their Bid Day getting to know their fellow new member class and their active members of Alpha Phi. Oftentimes they are welcomed with some Alpha Phi apparel or small gifts to make them special from day one of their Alpha Phi journey. But what did earlier Bid Days look like?

They were as varied as our chapters, each celebrating their new members in special ways that evolved over time. When the second new member class of three members was initiated to the Alpha chapter in 1873, for instance, the focus was more on the celebration of becoming part of the sisterhood. Over the years, Bid Day celebrations often included formal or informal luncheons, gathering to teach and sing Alpha Phi songs and sometimes also introducing the new members to the rest of the campus.

No matter how or when you celebrated your Bid Day with Alpha Phi, we hope the memory of that day lives on in your heart and mind. Consider adding your Bid Day memories to our digital archives by emailing marketing@alphaphi.org.