You're not intruding Dionysus. But yes, at our chapter we do pay for everything out of our own pocket. It can get quite expensive, especially since Big's have to buy letters for their Lil's. That's why I tried to make as many things as possible! :)

Wow! I feel sorry for the bigs that have more than one little......:eek:

same here!
 

my chapter pays for EVERYTHING out of our pocket - everyrush shirt, every dinner, everything - we don't have a house or anything, but neither does any other org. on campus

that's why the list is so drastically short on my second lil's stuff - i always knew i'd have 2 lil's - i just thought i'd get a year between them (like take a girl from 2 fall classes) but then when this semester's girls came, i just knew patricia was going to be my lil - she knows what's up - and she knows she has stuff coming to her.

the funny thing is now that it's my last year, i'm getting ready for senior farewells and everything, i'm noticing that anything i have 2 of - is getting put into my "twins" list - these two girls are spoiled!

but all in all - i wouldn't change anything~!

All the things you girls gave your littles!

My chapter was never huge on gift-giving, so now that I'm an alum, I think I'm going to spoil myself and give myself some of those things as presents!

I was always jealous of you DZs when I'd look for stuff in our greek store... I love turtles! I wondered on occasion how bad it would be just to replace that Z with an O.... just kidding :)

no presents!
 

you're chapter is not big on presents!

oh dear!

in my chapter - a typical pledging semester is as follows
big sis week - small gift everyday with a clue about the big
big sis night - poem/candle
initation week - small gift everyday from rosebuddy with clue
initation night - presents from rosebuddy, basket of stuff from big sis, and the lil's always get thier big a basket of new stuff too!

i love presents!

for my birthday (like a week before lil jess was initiated, she gave me something early - a pet turtle!) he's cool too

Every chapter approaches Lil gifts differently. I know IN Gamma spoils their Lil's. New members not only receive these gifts but GA (Guardian Angel for the non Pi Phi chatters...they get a gift a week) gifts as well. As VP Social (aka Pledge Educator) I spent a lot of time talking with our graduate consultant, and she told me how other Pi Phi chapters do it. She told me to consider cutting back the gifts our new members receive. Other chapters have mandatory things the girls will receive and that's it! I thought about it for our chapter and quickly dismissed it. (So yes Jess, you don't have to worry about that! You can spoil your Lil all you want. :)) I know our chapter is way too into traditions and gift giving. :)

PPL,
Erin

PS. Wish me luck girls! I'm leaving tomorrow for IL, which is a 4+ hour drive for me! I'm kinda nervous but excited for the independence. Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone!

Yeah, money flies out of my hands when it comes to buying lil sis gifts...like today for example! I came home from the mall with lots of bags and no cash and realized that everything I bought was for my sisters...my future little, sisters' b-days, and my big's b-day. I love the excessive gift-giving. We have a table in the front hall where everyone leaves their gifts for people for every occasion. For Easter, everyone commented on the giant pink inflatable bunny I left for my big!!

And good luck, Erin!!

Good Luck Erin and have an INCREDIBLE trip! :D

PPL,

Jess

P.S. I can't wait to spoil my little like Kristen has spoiled me!

Sorry that I'm intruding on your board, but I am going to be a big sis in the fall...I was reading all of the stuff that you guys have been doing with your littles...Some of the ideas that you guys came up with was really cool...I might have to steal them!!! Thanks again for letting me crash your board..

Do any of you make family trees to give your littles? And should I hold off and make one for my little or grandlittle?

I don't...

All the girls in my house get family trees from their big sis at some point. It's really neat getting to see who is in your family! :) I would hold off because what if you get two littles or something like that?

PPL,
Jess

wow!
 

you girls give family trees?

how cool is that! how far back do they go? -- i've wanted to do something like this for my tree since i found out how complicated it really is, but i don't know how to go about that one.

that's awesome that your littles get such an amazing piece of history like that!

(the dz who has too much to say about lil's!)

In my chapter of AST, NMs get family trees early on....