Big sister reveal
 

My chapter was recently informed that we will not be able to use candles for Diamond sister revealing or for announcement of lavaliering, etc. I am now trying to find out what our other options are. How do ya'll reveal big sisters?

Hi, welcome to GC. There was a thread about not being able to use candles in the ADPi forum not too long ago. Several ladies suggested using electric candles or tealights.

For Big/Little Rev. what my chapter has done is that we right clues (4-5) and post them in different places of the house. To the last clue there is a string attached to it that leads to a cup with you Bigs name on it. The string can be as short or as long and twisted all over the house as you want it to be.
I think this is really fun for the girls and they really enjoy it too.


Before I was there there was
Match the animal sound (I really don't know how this would work)
Match the sock

It is the truth about candles - I believe it is a panhellenic thing or at least most sororities are jumping on the band wagon - REASON: INSURANCE - its not that insurance is against candles it is that they are against candles inside an insured location

THEREFORE - do your candle things outside - it would actually be kind of cool - in a field or whatever - to do your diamond sister or "candle pass" or whatever out side if it is nice

But this is not a false rumor it is true

Flirt-- very cute idea, but as ADPi's we can't do any kind of search with yarn, multiple clue quest or hunt.

Sister, why not try to do a serenade with a gift exchange during daylight hours that doesn't include candles? For example-- we used to do our candlelighting back in the day and the diamond sis's had matching candles. Why not do something else matching like violet flower pots or alphies or matching shirts? You can sing to the alphas from a circle and the alphas walk through the inside of the circle looking for her "match."

Good luck. I know this new rule throws a kink in some long-standing traditions, but it's wonderful that you're looking for alternate ideas. I am sure you will come up with a fantastic new chapter tradition to reveal the diamond sisters!

Here's one more idea... we do this on initiation morning, but it might be cool to do it for reveal-- during spirit week the deltas get diamond boards and spend the week decorating them with paints and fabric and wood letters with the delta's name, ADPi and a blank space for their soon-to-be diamond sister's name. When you are assigned diamond sisters, the alphas names will go in the appointed spot. At Diamond Reveal, take the completed diamond boards and arrange them in the shape of a larger diamond outside the chapter house-- as each alpha discovers her diamond board, she will discover her diamond sister!

To celebrate a lavaliering, why not serendae the celebrating sister and present her with a bouquet or a special Alphie?