I should also point out that my little sis rawks as well, I had her picked as one I wanted for my little the first nite I met her. She's too cool! :cool:

I love my bigs and littles!

My big and I got along pretty well when we first got matched together. By the time she graduated we became really good friends and hung out all the time (we both lived in the sorority house one year and that's when we really got to know one another and became friends). I'm going to miss her a ton next year! So far we've stayed in touch and I know that I'll visit her whenever I go home.

My big big and big big big (creative, huh?) were also great. I got to know my big big pretty well and we still keep kind of in touch and see each other a several times a year. I've seen my big big big quite a few times since she graduated.

I thought I knew who I wanted my little to be (since we have deferred rush), but she ended up pledging a different house. However, a few days before we had to pick I met my first little. She is great! We've gotten to be pretty close. I was so sad when she deactivated, but we've stayed friends and we hang out a lot. In fact, she helped so much with my second little sis (she decorated her room since I had class!) and did senior appreciation week for my big since I was abroad.

My second little is just as awesome as my first. We aren't as close, but I think that's because we've only known each other for a few months and I'm a junior and she's a freshman. However, we've hung out some this summer, which has been great.

I really love my sorority family! They've definitely made my time in Pi Phi wonderful and have become some of my closest friends. We try to get together for family lunch or dinner once every few weeks... plus, we go out together a lot and have a bunch of mutual friends, so we see each other all the time.

Sorry this is so long, but I just love my fam! I can't wait to see who my second little picks as her little (I'm already getting gifts for her... I'm totally the big sis who went crazy buying gifts, but it was so much fun!)

I get along great with my Big. She is one of my best friends at school. We actually lived together with another friend last year and loved it so much that we are living together again this year.

I took 2 littles this year and they are wonderful. We get along great and hang out but I am not as close with them as I am with my big mainly because before I met them they already had a group of friends that ended up in our house.

I think it is very important to be close to your big/little. I'm very close to both my big and little. We're a very tight family. We try to make sure we either talk over the summer or during the school year have family nights. Even though my big is no an alum, she is still going to visit my little and I once a week so we can continue to have family nights. I think it helps that we all have so much in common but it's a good bond to have.

I love my big sis, she's one of my best friends and one of the reasons I joined Pi Phi. She was the one who invited me over to the house the first time and was the girl who Prefed me during formal Recruitment. She was my bid day buddy and my Phi friend during pledgeship and one of the people I turn to if I need anything. We're even living together in the fall! People tell us that we are the closest big/lil pair in my house! :D

My little sis and I don't really get along though. :( She and I don't have a lot in common and she has a pretty steady boyfriend that she would rather hang out with. I feel like I haven't really connected with her but she is someone I'd like to get to know better if I could. She's also not really involved in the chapter as much as she could be. :(

Jess

I didn't really know my big sis before I got her as my big sis. We say hi to each other and stuff when we see each other but that is about it. I just we just didn't click that well. She is a really nice girl but we don't have anything in common. I haven't talked to her in months because she hasn't been around lately. I know it's sad. I hope that doesn't happen to me when I get lil's ...

i know my big sis pretty well - we dormed together for over a year. shes pretty cool, but i dont think i look up to her as a mentor or anything - we're in the same year and stuff so we're more just friends than big sis/lil sis...in my opinion anyways...

my first little sis and i are really close - we were probably the closest of all the bigs and littles in her class...ahhhh i just found out shes not coming back this year though shes transferring ..makes me really sad :(

i got a second lil sis last spring, and shes sooooo cool, i think i look up to her lol i dont know her as well as id like to though..shes real busywith theater, and she lives a few states away during the summer and shes busy with her boyfriend a lot so it was hard getting to know her..i hope to get to know her better this next year :)

I had issues with my bigs. Yes, I had two. My original big flaked and ended up dropping the sorority, and I still see her around campus but she wasn't the greatest in the capacity of big sis. So I was then adopted by my 2nd big, whom I chose because she had been helpful during my new member period. She's a really cool girl, but I didn't grow very close to her as compared to how I am with other sisters in the chapter, and since she's graduated I haven't talked to her.
My lil, on the other hand, is a different story. She wasn't originally my lil. She was my 'guardian's' lil and when she transferred to another campus, and with her blessing, I adopted her as my lil. (There's an adoption trend here... :) ) She and I get along really well and, while we don't talk constantly, when we do sit and talk or hang out, it's always great fun.
So there's my little story. :)

I HAVE THE BEST BIG SIS!!!
 

i have the best big sis!! i went through recruitment because i knew the rush chair for chi omega from the year before. i was way excited when i ended up getting a bid for chi omega!! i got to hang out with her and meet the other sisters too. all the girls thought it would be funny if i was this other girls lil sis because they all said we looked alike. but when it came down to picking, i put jen down as my first choice. i had seen her in one of my classes during recruitment, but didnt get to talk to her during recruitment. after bid day we started talking in lab and sitting together during lectures more and just clicked. we had a lot in common, and i was sooo excited when i found out she was my big!! were way close and i can tell her anything. she ended up being way more than just a big sis...shes my best friend and i love her!! were over 2000 miles apart for the summer but we talk almost every day still. hopefully when i get a lil sis well be this close too!! :)

My big sucked. He was a good guy, but sucked as a big brother. He was "too busy". Never let me know anything (there's more but I can't get into it now). So, a couple of other guys sort of adopted me as a little because he was so bad. If I messed up they talked to me about it, if my grades were slipping they helped me get my stuff straight. They helped me a ton.

I was close to my little though, mostly because of my big. I made sure he wasn't messing up and if he was, fixed it. We still talk and always have fun together. We can definitely get ignorant with the best of em.

Unfortunately, when I pledged my big was graduating at the end of the semester, and so we weren't all that close. She was really sweet, but she lived in the house and was getting ready to graduate, and so I didn't hang out with her outside of mandatory house events. The next semester, I was so happy when one of my closest friends (and older sister) adopted me into the largest family in the house.

On the other hand, my lil and I have the best relationship. After I preffed her, I knew that she was awesome and could possibly be my lil. We ALWAYS hung out, and I'm going to miss her terribly since I just graduated.

I think the Big/lil sis relationship is important!!! im really close to my big sis and to shes like my best friend! It totally helps when your big sis is helpin you through the pledge process etc.

The only thing is, if you're close with your big and you take on a lil...its a hard balance. I totally spoiled my lil but unfortunately Im not as close to my lil as i hoped. We totally have fun together and shes completely awesome and smart!!! i luv my family!!! ROyal family~~~!

...just my 2 cents on things!! hahah!

sorry to post to this so late. my big and i arent as close as i'd like but we are still friends. She picked me up when she was a senior, so she was pretty much done with the chapter and college. luckily my big had also picked up the year before me and me and my twin are best friends. I love my Greek family as well as the other various sisters we've picked up to be part of our family :)

I am extremely close to my Big Brother! I wasn't 100% sure when I picked him as a Big (but how can you be after only 8-10 weeks?!), but I am incredibly glad that I did. I love spending time with my Big. :D

I'm also very close with my twin and triplet (my Big Bro's other two Littles). We have a funny relationship. We're a big dysfunctional family, though.

I'm not as close with my Little Brother, sadly. I did spoil him when I received him, but he transferred to another school after his first semester, so we don't keep in contact as much. I do love spending time with him, though, when he visits and I'm also a little honored that he calls me his older brother instead of his big brother.

When it comes to unofficial relationships, I'm super close to my Big Sister, her Little Sister, and her 3 other Little Brothers (I lived with one for a year and we're all SigEps).

My Big and I were really close; she was a bridesmaid in my wedding...then she moved to work at Nationals and I guess she "outgrew" me. :-/

Heh. I haven't even seen my big in close to a year, and even before that we weren't especially close. I think I screwed up picking him, but it happens.

My big and I used to be close, but one night me and the rest of our family trashed his room as a prank and he got really mad at me for it. I think hes planing revenge, and he won't be himself again until he gets it.

You guys could pick your bigs? We couldn't...

My big and I were a lot closer during college, especially the year when we both lived in the house. We were always doing something together, she came to all of my dance recitals, and set me up with my fiance. But we haven't been as close since graduation. We e-mail and talk on the phone every now and then, but she was my biggest fan in college and I wouldn't have wanted anyone else as my big.
My little and I weren't as close. We both know we weren't each others first choices, but I still spoiled her like crazy during her new member process. We did become friends, and I am glad that I took her as a little. She is an amazing women and I'm proud to call her my sister. Again, we aren't as close since she graduated and moved back home.
But I will see them in a few weeks at my wedding in a couple weeks!

My big and I are sort of close. She was terminated from being a member this past fall, and because of that we have grown apart some, but she's still my big and I still love her no matter what. I don't have a little yet, but I REALLY hope to get one soon because being the only person in your family line sucks haha. I'm crossing my fingers Panhellenic will raise total and we'll take a fall class.

My original big and I have an interesting relationship. We were super close my first semester, but as the year went on, I figured out that she had very little depth. She didn't listen to others, and judged a lot of people. I grew up a lot, and she stayed the same. She graduated last fall, and we haven't really talked since.

I was "unofficially" adopted by two girls after she graduated. I've always been close with these two girls- one was my roommate last year, and the other I've just known really well since I was a freshman. My roommate also adopted my twin, so I was still related to her! One big just graduated, and the other graduates next fall- but I hope we'll all stay close.

I love my twin dearly, and we're fairly close. I watch out for her, and make sure she's okay (she has a medical condition that strikes randomly). All the rest of the girls who have watched out for her have graduated, and it's my turn now. We're living together next year, and I can't wait.

I have two littles- I took them at the same time (talk about a stressful week!). I'm very close with one of them, and we consider each other close friends. I love my other little, but we're not as close- we don't have as many common interests, and our schedules never seem to match up.

I never see my big. We were never really that close. She is a great girl and was a great big sis, but we never really bonded.
My little is one of my best friends! In fact, she introduced me to my husband!

I haven't talk to my Big in a while until I reconnected with him thru Facebook. I did hear from him last month but He remains busy with his job. ON the other hand, I and my little are always in constant communication with each other.

My big and I have had an interesting relationship. I didnt know her too well when I got her as my big, but slowly during my freshman year we would go out together, shared the same circle of friends, etc. This past year she went away for 6 months and I kind of came into my own without her, developed my own close friends, etc. She came back for our spring term and I wasn't nearly as close with her as I was last year. Then, she disaffiliated. I love her to death as a person, but she wasn't necessarily a good mentor in terms of being enthusiastic about our organization (hence, her disaffiliation).

HOWEVER, MY LITTLE IS AMAZING. First, she's one of the coolest/strongest people I've ever met, I feel like she's my blood sister. I think we have a good balance because we're the same major, I can give her school advice, I have taken many posititions in both my sorority and the Panhellenic council, and most of all we have so much FUN together. We definitely have our own groups of friends, which is fine/I like it this way, but we always manage to see each other for lunch/going out/whatever at least once a week. I'm extremely sad to part from her this summer :( But I love my pairing and as new head of my family can't wait for my little's little next year :)

Im semi close to my big sis..she moved in 2007 but visits about 2x a year..

Im semi close to my first lil..she transferred schools after a year in AOII, I see her often though :)

Im SUPER close to my 2nd lil..she will be my maid of honor one day :))))

You were your own big? Really?

I had a good relationship with my big, but she was a graduating senior when I pledged, so she was largely occupied with job finding and other such things. I'm extremely close to my little, though. She is one of my best friends within the fraternity (we are co-ed) and I spend tons of time with her. We have probably the closest big-little relationship within our chapter. I'm the most distant with my grandlittle, who is very independent - he seems a bit antisocial at times.

I see my big several times a year. We have a good relationship. I think it's even impoved with time.
I just LOVE my littles, since day one we've been attached at the hips. I'm the closest with my first and last ones, but the 3 in between are also great. I speak with all of them regularly and see them frequently. Recitals, baptisms, club nights, birthdays, everything.

Wow! 5 littles! And I thought I had a lot when I took 3.

My big sis and I are pretty close. I was a bridesmaid at her wedding. We've made it a priority to keep in touch over the years. Facebook makes that so much easier. :)

My first little and I didn't really have time to get close. She dropped out of AOII after the first semester after she realized that she didn't have time for AOII and softball, and since softball was paying for school, AOII had to go.

My second little sis and I are extremely close. We have always been that way. I was matron of honor in her wedding, and she would have been a bridesmaid in mine if I had had a real wedding. We have the same sense of humor, and I've gotten to be that mentor for her throughout our relationship, which is what the Big Sis position is for.

My third little sis and I haven't been that close, which is mostly my fault. I took her as a senior when I was winding down and getting ready to go to med school. She's a wonderful woman, and I'm proud to call her a sister. Luckily with FB, I've been able to reconnect with her. She had other sisters to fill in for me once I left college, and she was a junior when she pledged.

My big sis and I are pretty close. She was a year ahead of me in school, and we just had the most amazing times together. She stayed in town after graduation, and she still hangs out with other sisters on occasion.

Little #1- We were really close until she got engaged (fiance, and now husband is in the Navy). After she went early alum the summer before our senior year, we just didn't talk like we used to, which I expected because of her reasons for going alum.
Little #2- I think that we are the closest, unexpectedly. She's my opposite and I love her because she's so driven; she just graduated with 2 degrees in 3 years, including a year of study abroad.
Little #3- I got her with #2 as twins my junior year. I wish I had spent more time with her, but between her music theater major and me just being busy, it didn't happen as much as I liked.

I personally think Big/Little is important but I think it just really depends on the people within the relationship as some guys in my chapter just wanted a little to have a little and didn't care who they got while others (including myself) find the one we really want.

When I got my Big I was three days into pledging and we barely knew each other. We got semi close during pledge as we had weekly big brother events but I always felt like I was trying more to get to know him then he was me. After barely speaking for an entire year (even as roommates for half that year) we finally started to become good friends and when he chose to stay on and go to Law School at our school, our friendship only grew. Its safe to say that my Big is one of my good friends and he is definitely someone I can go to for advice, hang out or just someone to rely on.

Now my littles are another story....Little #1 when I first got him the two of us were very close. He is the same age as me but pledged a year later. We were good friends until Little #2 came along and he stopped talking to me. This has continued past graduation as well. Little #2 and I get along great but our relationship does not rival anything I had with the first one just because he is busy with his life and I am with mine. We tried to get lunch together every so often to catch up.

At my school the idea of the family tree goes beyond just the big and little and to the next generation. Though my relationship with my littles are bad I do have great relationships with both my Lil Lil's and Lil Lil Lil's.

Big/Lil
 

My big and I are pretty close. She is very involved within AOII and I admire that. I found out that she wasn't supposed to be my big, but I am happy that I did get her :D She has been very supportive and helped me grow within my chapter:)

My big has three littles though, one of them went alum already and her other little, I call her "twin" even though that may not be the correct term because she calls me "trip". I just like saying "twin" better...:rolleyes: but my twin is amazing. I love her.

My big was actually the first affiliated woman I met on campus when I arrived as a freshman. A year after, when I went through recruitment, she was a Rho Chi, so I didn't know that she was an AXO as well. In fact, I remember being slightly disappointed because I already wanted her as my big, and I originally thought that she was part of another sorority! We mutually picked each other and have hung out occasionally. We're close enough that we can tell each other things and have deep conversations, but both she and I are insanely involved on campus and thus very busy. We usually meet up once a month or so, which is enough for both of us. She recently graduated, though, so I guess we'll see where our lineage goes next year when I get my little =)

My little and I are still really close -- 16 years after she pledged! Love her so much...she's an incredible woman, and we have so many fun memories.

i love love love my big! she is amazing. and i'm getting a little in the spring! yay! :)

I'm going to be the MOH in my sister-mother's wedding in 2011.

I'm not as close with my sister-daughter, but she's close with my sister-mother, and we keep missing each other in phone calls/facebook/when we're both in the same town.

My Big and I are very close. I pledged as a freshman in spring '07 and she was graduating at the end of the semester. The chapter usually tries to avoid giving Littles to graduating seniors, but she had been abroad and had somehow never gotten a Little so she got me! She had been one of three Littles and I think because of that she made an extra effort to make me feel special by taking me out, buying me presents, etc. She was fantastic! We found out we had a lot in common (besides the same major) and got pretty close. She is definitely one of my role models - a very strong, intelligent and funny person!

After she graduated we ended up not talking for about a year. I blame myself 100% - I was busy with sophomore year and she was busy with her first job, but I wasn't good about returning the efforts she made to stay in touch. I still feel bad about it. But about a year after she graduated and moved away I had something really sad happen, so I called her out of the blue and we ended up talking for hours - she is a saint! Soon after she quit her research job and moved back to Baltimore to take a different one. Since then we've grown a lot closer and though we don't see each other too often anymore (we have both since moved away to new cities) we still talk/text/facebook a few times a week.

I would say I'm also pretty close with both my Littles. Little #1 came when I was a sophomore - we were already friends from our on-campus jobs in the same department and I shamelessly pushed her into rushing. She is a fun, beautiful, smart and ambitious young woman who will be continuing on to a prestigious combined BA/MA program next fall. Because she finished her bachelors in 3 years we were able to graduate together!

I didn't really know Little #2 well when I took her the next year (she joined as a sophomore when I was a junior), and but as we got to know each other better I was so impressed by how cool she is. She is very different from the rest of the family on the surface (Big, Little #1 and I are all WASP-y social science majors and she's a biomedical engineer who was born in China) but she is so much fun and incredibly smart. I wish she had joined a year earlier so we could have had more time together! The three of us have had some great times together and I miss them both so much now that I've graduated.

Neither of them took Littles until my senior year (Little #1 took a Little last fall, who then took two last spring, and Little #2 took two Littles last spring) so I'm probably not as close to the Littlests as I am to them, due to lack of time. However they are all fabulous girls and great assets to Kappa!

Wow, I just wrote an essay. Can you tell a nostalgiac recent grad when you see one? :p

I love my Big! we are very close. I'm also very close to Little #1 and Little #3 unfortunately Little #2 and I aren't as close but I hope that will change with time.