What does 'bidding' mean?

What does 'bidding' mean?

To get a bid is actually to get a formal invitation to join a fraternity or a sorority. Sometimes there is a bid night, and bid night is a real big deal. It is if you've been rushing and you find out who is going to get in. There are also people who won't get in sometimes. It's always rough. I'm a guy who didn't get into the first fraternity I rushed. I only got in during second semester. For someone who doesn't get a bid, people don't always really get to know you during that rush period. You should know who you are and trust that these people will eventually get to know you. Campus is amazing - there are so many resources and so many options and places to get involved. If you don't get a bid, give those people permission to not really know you and know who you are. Just don't let it be the thing that ruins you, because them not validating you doesn't end who you are. A big mistake that people make during rush is that they try to be someone that they aren't. I would suggest that you should be who you are, because if people like you for who you pretend to be, you're going to have to spend your entire college career being that person. Just relax, enjoy who you are, and trust that the people who want to get to know you, will get to know you.