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Gallery: Student Life launches semester with revamped Bid Day

January 10, 2021 by Meghan Long

Club members and pledges returned to campus before the first day of classes to begin pledging. Sororities and fraternities met with their pledges at locations around Abilene, honoring traditional Bid Night activities throughout the afternoon and evening.

The men of Frater Sodalis meet with pledges at Hardin Administration Building. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Olivia Crum, sophomore nursing major from Mansfield, is led by a member of Sigma Theta Chi. (Photo by Meghan Long)
GATA pledges line up in alphabetical order. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Pledges circle around the GATA fountain. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Sigma Theta Chi pledges learn club facts. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Shea Fender, senior marketing major and Sigma Theta Chi president, has a discussion with a Squig. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Siblings meet the men of Gamma Sigma Phi at the amphitheater. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Gobs begin to march around campus.(Photo by Meghan Long)
GATA officers introduce themselves to Flames. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Filed Under: Multimedia, Photo Galleries

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You are here: Home / Multimedia / Gallery: Student Life launches semester with revamped Bid Day

Other Multimedia:

  • Gallery: Volleyball falls short against Tarleton State in hard-fought match

  • Gallery: Backroads Band Performs for Homecoming

  • Gallery: Wildcats earn 59-0 victory over West Georgia

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