Bid turn-ins plunge into pledge week
Sorority chants filled the air and tensions ran high as Greek Life hosted bid turn-in on Friday Feb. 12.
Female rushees donned white t-shirts and turned their bids in to Greek Council at 4:30 p.m. in MaWa. They marched out the doors in groups of three and huddled up before running to their chosen sororities. Male rushes turned in their bids prior to the festivities.
Kappa Phi Alpha pledge Lauren Payne runs to current member Mandy Richardson
In total, there were twenty female rushees joining the six sororities and fifteen male rushes joining the fraternities. Alpha Beta Chi took the most female pledges at five with Shauna Smith, Kristen Blevins, Alison Azbell, Selena Trichel and Sarah Karabelas.
“Pledging has been an experience that I never could have imagined,” Azbell said. “It’s something that I am always going to hold dear. It has introduced me to girls who I know will be the people I can always count on for the rest of my life.”
Delta Omicron Pi got two pledges, Lindley Houston and Katie Richardson. Delta Rho Delta got three pledges: Chelsea Hall, Alison Scaplen and Caitlin Stroupe. Kappa Phi Alpha got the second largest pledge class at four with Ashley Masterson, Lauren Payne, Meghan Kitten and Becca Hanley.
Pi Sigma Kappa proudly boasted three new pledges: Brittany Davis, Shelley Hindmon and Melinda Adams. Sigma Upsilon Nu also got three with Becca Litton, Jesika Boyd and Kelsey Burke.
For the boys, Theta Chi Epsilon claimed the most with five: Victor Trussell, Nick Snyder, Kyle Leonard, Austin Wise and Jason Jones. The Dom-I-Nechers got only one pledge, Alex Proffit.
Sigma Iota was proud to take three pledges: Tyler Hayden, Aaron Anderson and Thomas Craig.
From left to right, E&H sorority members Logan Tyler, Katie McLaren, and Whitney Manning
“Pledge week is an exciting time for everyone from the pledges to the alumni,” Sigma Iota member Chase White said. “Relationships and bonds built during pledge week are different than any other.”
Phi Pi Alpha got two new pledges, Chris Wojtera and Jon Kirschmeier. Pi Delta Chi took only one pledge with Chris Caruana. Phi Gamma Phi boasted three: Zac Mitchell, Keith Fenner and Cody Foglesong.
Bid turn-in kicked off pledge week, which continues through Friday, Feb. 19. For more information about Greek life at Emory & Henry, contact Megan Evans, Greek Council President, at mevans05@ehc.edu.
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