Bid Night kicks off pledging for Greek life

Campus may have appeared eerily quiet on Wednesday night, but that’s because most the student body was inside Alumni Auditorium cheering on pledges at Bid Night. This semester’s Bid Night began differently than most — a Greek-wide devotional was held to kick off the evening. The devotional included a short prayer time before bids were given out to new members. “Pledge week is such a hard, stressful time,” said Lauren King, a member of Pi Delta. “I’m glad we could start it off thinking about what really matters at the end of the day.” The noise of pledges chanting and clubs cheering consumed the auditorium as new social club members were introduced. Every club had a different way of introducing itself and its new members to Greek life. Female clubs Delta Sigma and Pi Delta’s pledges sang songs, while Kappa Chi’s girls did their best strut. Male social club Delta Tau caused a ruckus with their insane skits, while Theta Psi awed with a miniature stomp routine. “Everyone always does the same boring things, so DT likes to add a little fun into the night with our skits,” said Tate Dalrymple, a member of Delta Tau. Now that the introduction is over, the eleven-day pledge week begins. “Pledging really is about growing close as a club,” said Carli Stump, president of Delta Sigma. “It all seems silly but all has a purpose in the end.” Greek life is expected to attend Lipscomb basketball games on Thursday and Saturday with their new pledges. The game on Saturday will feature a new event called Alumni Fair, where alumni will be invited back to check out their respective club’s table....

Social clubs take on social media

A new school year means new beginnings, and for social clubs on Lipscomb’s campus those new beginning are on social media. Female social clubs Pi Delta, Delta Sigma, and Phi Sigma have joined various forms of social media in order to promote their clubs. Pi Delta was the pioneer social club to get on social media by starting an Instagram account. The brains behind the account, a transfer student named Sydney Smartt, said her sorority, Delta Zeta from The University of Alabama, inspired her. “Lots of sororities from state schools have accounts, and so I figured why not bring them to Lipscomb?” said Smartt. “I think it gives girls who want to pledge a glimpse at what the club is like and what events they do. It’s also a great way to get info out about prospectives and rush.” Anne Le, Phi Sigma’s historian, had similar reasons for beginning an Instagram account for her club. “I thought it was a good way to reach out to freshman so they can see events and things we do,” said Le. “And it’s also a place alumni can see what their club is up to.” The posts on Pi Delta and Phi Sigma’s accounts usually are from club events and contain information on the club’s event calendar. “I try to post before and after events to make sure people know what’s going on,” said Le. Delta Sigma is the only social club to have begun a Twitter account. The club tweets pictures and information from events, as well as retweets tweets about the club from various Lipscomb students. “We started off with...