Paddle ideas
 

hey guys,

so I recently got a big bro from a fraternity on campus, and it's tradition that the lil sis makes a paddle for her big bro, while the big bro gives his lil sis his letters.

Generally it should have my letters and his, and our names on it.. but I don't know where to go from there, and I have no idea what I want it to look like... do any of ya'll have pictures of the paddles you've made your bigs/lils? Or any ideas for me??

any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

thanks!

search function.

but generally something personal or inside jokes work.

I used the search function and every link I clicked on that was supposed to show an image was outdated.. so I didn't have any luck with that, unfortunately.

I thought lil sis organizations had been banned by most sororities and fraternities.

They have banned.
The paddle I made for my big sis has our names, big sis - lil sis, the name of our sorority, and Fall '08 because that is when we got our big/lils. I put a picture of her favorite celebrity on it and then made the letters really glittery. It turned it super cute and she screamed when she got it.

For a big bro the best paddles that I have seen are EXTREMELY simple. Boys tend to enjoy simplicity.

Google is your friend.

"big bro" "little sis" "paddle"

By the way, aren't little sister programs now banned on a nationwide level (or have most fraternities in the IFC and NIC banned them)?

If you are a member of an NPC, is there a standing rule that you may not participate in any "little (fraternity) sister" capacity? **Not sure about this but I thought I read it somewhere)

Lastly, paddles are going out the window in favor of other items. Paddles, of course, are associated with hazing.

Lastly, are you going to wear someone else's letters? Little sis, girlfriend, etc., or not, I was taught that one didn't wear someone else's stitched or Greek letters (unless a lavalier or the Greek name spelled out).

Can anyone answer any of these questions? I imagine many are chapter or campus-specific, but there seems to be some conformity along these lines.

Gotta love people who think fancy titles are necessary for their friends.

And ree, you're right, no NPC member is allowed to take part in any big brother/little sister program. Of course, these rule breakers cry "it's not a program!" and "it's unofficial!" and still continue to think they're above the policies set forth by their organizations.

Little Sister Programs ARE banned, but some campuses have families who cross chapters.

What the OP is talking about is NOT a little sister ORGANIZATION. That implies a program that is....organized. This is randoms in a fraternity saying randoms in a sorority are their little sisters.

Both are against NPC and NIC rules.

both of our organizations are local and it's a standing tradition in the south.

nah, I don't wear the letters... it's just like a keepsake.. kind of like the paddle

Thanks for the hostility, but there's nothing in our bylaws about big brother organizations because we AREN'T NPC.. nor is the fraternity my big bro is affiliated with a part of IFC or NIC

Well hooray for you. My opinion regarding big brothers/little sisters is what it is. If you think you need special titles for your friends, then good for you. I don't see the point in them, have seen and heard about weird situations because of a big brother/little sister program, and am glad my sorority isn't affiliated with any program of that nature.

My comment regarding the NPC was directed to ree, not you.

And it's a standing tradition in the south? Care to cite your source?

Special titles for relationships? Isn't it just a LITTLE bit hypocritical that you're not okay with big/lil when it's a brother/sister relationship, yet it's perfectly okay to have a big/lil when it's in your own chapter?

I didn't make this post to ask for your opinion or stance on big/lil when its across campus, all I asked for were paddle ideas.

I can understand big/lil relationships with members of your own organization (even though my sorority calls em mom/daughter), but relationships with the opposite sex who aren't obviously in your organization? Two different things.

If you don't want people to chime in with their opinions, you don't belong on Greekchat, toots.