Question for Sorors and ladies of Aka
 

The reason why I pose this question to you is because we are the only two out of the D9 that can answer this question.


If you are from a big line, does it bother you when other people ask you how could you pledge a big line? Or someone makes a thread on how horrible big lines are? I am from a small line of 3, but talking to sorors and sisterfriends from big lines really impressed me on how they do things.

Just wondering because every site I go to I see this question A LOT. And it's usually not posted by us.




QTE

I used to be BOTHERED by that question, now it just irritates me because in the grand scheme of Delta, it's not important. When I first crossed, I did stress over it. As I grew in Delta and went through bringing in a line for the other side, I came to find out very quickly that just because the chapter only wanted 30 didn't mean the "powers that be" felt the same way. You can't control who your LSs are and you can't contold how many you have. You make do with the situation presented.

To start, I am 3 of 30. The two lines I have brought in behind me in my chapter were 47 and 60. I have helped bring in smaller lines through local UG chapters as well.

The question does irritate me because it is like anything- it is hard to imagine yourself in the other persons shoes. If you were on a small line it may be hard to imagine being on a large line. And visa versa. I cannot imagine all the work we divided and shared being carried by significantly fewer people. But then again, maybe they gave us more work because we had more hands to handle the load. Each process is unique and individual anyway. Just because your line had 4 and someone else's line had 4 does not mean your situations or experiences were remotely similar. Nor does it mean that since we were 30 that I do not know my ls's. I can run them backwards and forwards and not think twice about it.

That brings me to my second point. No matter the size, it is the dedication and commitment of the women on the line that ultimately makes the difference. I have seen large lines that were close to each other and ON POINT WITH THEIRS and I have seen small lines that were a hot mess. That was not about the size but about he individual candidate.

This, like so many things in Black society, is just another way to play the "I'm better than you" game. We do it over status, organizations, size of lines, grade of hair, color, schools, jobs, cars, neighborhoods, pledge processes, alumnae v. UG,...we constantly seek out reasons to put each other down. That is what makes me craziest of all.

Well said Soror Kim!!

I use to feel like DeltaQTE, being from a small line my self (only 4) until I moved to the east coast and started meeting Sorors from large lines. I was still skeptical until one soror graced me with the honor of assisting bringing in a line of 75 and they blow me away. They were so on poing, so together. But it was their dedication a semester after they crossed that still stays with me. I was in their area visiting a friend and ran into a Soror at the mall, who I thought I didn't know, but she remembered me and "set" me and my friend (non greek) out.

"This, like so many things in Black society, is just another way to play the "I'm better than you" game. We do it over status, organizations, size of lines, grade of hair, color, schools, jobs, cars, neighborhoods, pledge processes, alumnae v. UG,...we constantly seek out reasons to put each other down. That is what makes me craziest of all."


Excellent post! Sometimes, we spend more time worrying about unnecessary, stupid stuff that we lose focus on what really matters in life.