Lipscomb Greek Life pledges expressed their club pride with multiple cheers on Square Day in Bison Square following Thursday’s chapel.
New Member Orientation week – most commonly known as “pledge week” is this week on campus.
Every semester on the Thursday of pledge week, Tau Phi, a men’s clubs, hosts Square Day in which each club’s pledges present a cheer all about their club.
At this event, the clubs take turns sending their newest pledge class into the middle of the crowded square to sing and yell about the club they have joined. Most cheers consist of popular songs with the lyrics changed to represent the club.
“Tau Phi Square Day is one of my favorite parts of pledging because it’s the only time other than bid night where everyone is together in one place,” senior Tau Phi cowboy and SGA president Jackson Smith said. “[It] gives each club the opportunity to showcase their traditions and their newest members. It is hands down one of the best parts of pledge week.”
Smith expressed that one thing he loves about Square Day is the wide variety of emotions it presents — sometimes laughter and cheers roar through the square during a phenomenal performance, while at other times, giggles of mutual discomfort echo when watching an ill-prepared cheer.
Junior Phi Sigma dolphin Savannah Stewart said that Square Day is the highlight of pledge week in her opinion. She loves that the pledges get to come together to perform in front of a large group of people, and that the actives get to be their biggest support group.
“When I look back on my pledging experience, square day really stands out,” Stewart said. “We put Phi Sigma terms to One Direction and Justin Bieber songs.”
Phi Nu pledges Shelby Woods and Ashley Cline said that they enjoyed their first square day and that it brought their pledge class together because they had to work as a team to quickly put together a killer performance.
Miller Duke, proud pledge of Sigma Iota Delta agreed and said that Square Day was a nice relief from the usual intensity of pledge week.
“I think [Square Day] lightens the mood a little and shows us what SID is really about – having fun and not just being serious all the time.”