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Gallery: First-year students begin New Member Orientation on Bid Day

January 23, 2022 by Meghan Long and Taelyn Williams

Members and officers of fraternities and sororities began their third consecutive semester of New Member Orientation Saturday with traditional Bid Day activities on and off-campus. For the first time, the Office of Student Life opened the New Member Orientation process to first-year students, completing the one-year transition process to move it to the spring semester.

The men of Frater Sodalis watch the bRats as they stand on the steps of the Hardin Administration Building. (Photo by Meghan Long)
A member of Trojans leads new members on a walk. (Photo by Meghan Long)
The women of Delta Theta cheer for the Biddies. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Biddies learn about Delta Theta’s history on campus. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Lauren Gumm, president of the Women of GATA, leads the Flames in a chant. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Several groups of NuNus have conversations during a break. (Photo by Meghan Long)

Siblings hold up chains as the Kinsmen introduce themselves in the Beauchamp Amphitheater. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Flames hold hands as they recite club chants and cross campus. (Photo by Meghan Long)
Squigs wait for their event to begin. (Photo by Meghan Long)

The men of Gamma Sigma Phi meet the Siblings outside the Campus Center before beginning an activity. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)
Flames wait in line for more instructions near the GATA Fountain. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)
Flames honor the GATA Fountain by learning how to chant. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)

The NuNus link arms as they follow the trail past the McGlothlin Campus Center. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)
NuNus link arms and follow after the officers of Ko Jo Kai. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)
Biddies hold their arms in the air as they march across campus. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)

Gobs of Sub T-16 follow a member through the campus mall. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)
Biddies gather in the Quad as they await further instructions from the members of Delta Theta. (Photo by Taelyn Williams)

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