2016 Rho Phi Bid Day (Bid Tuesday)

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2016 Rho Phi Bid Day (Bid Tuesday)

Front Row, left to right.

Benjamin Qualters (Rose Hulman 2017), Jordan Irvin (Rose Hulman 2017), Craig Ayers (Rose Hulman 2017), Koby Close (Rose Hulman 2017), Jacob Ewing (Rose Hulman 2020), Ben Wewe (Rose Hulman 2017), Drew Schnitz (Rose Hulman 2017), Jason Waldemeyer (Rose Hulman 2017), Grant Brown (Rose Hulman 2018), Thomas Tintera (Rose Hulman 2019).

Bid Tuesday, as it is known on the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, is the end of formal fall recruitment in the mens' Greek system. At 5:00 pm, all fraternities receive a matched list of new members. For Rho Phi, the members will pick up the new members and meet up at a location on campus and smoke a "cheap cigar". This tradition (in one form or another) dates back decades. Upon return to the chapter house there is a formal dinner and the new pledges receive a rush tshirt and a group picture is taken. Thirty-four new members signed with Rho Phi that evening.

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2016 Rho Phi Bid Day (Bid Tuesday)
Front Row, left to right.

Benjamin Qualters (Rose Hulman 2017), Jordan Irvin (Rose Hulman 2017), Craig Ayers (Rose Hulman 2017), Koby Close (Rose Hulman 2017), Jacob Ewing (Rose Hulman 2020), Ben Wewe (Rose Hulman 2017), Drew Schnitz (Rose Hulman 2017), Jason Waldemeyer (Rose Hulman 2017), Grant Brown (Rose Hulman 2018), Thomas Tintera (Rose Hulman 2019).

Bid Tuesday, as it is known on the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, is the end of formal fall recruitment in the mens' Greek system. At 5:00 pm, all fraternities receive a matched list of new members. For Rho Phi, the members will pick up the new members and meet up at a location on campus and smoke a "cheap cigar". This tradition (in one form or another) dates back decades. Upon return to the chapter house there is a formal dinner and the new pledges receive a rush tshirt and a group picture is taken. Thirty-four new members signed with Rho Phi that evening.

10/19/2016