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I was a little sister at Phi Delta Theta. It was a wonderful program, and I'm not happy to learn that these type of programs are being phased out.
We did have little sister rush. It was very similar to "informal rush" at a sorority. We went to a parties, got call-backs, went to the second round, etc.
We had a brief "pledge" period where we got to know the guys, and were required to make a paddle and have everyone sign it. We turned in our paddles, and then at our initiation, the president of the Little Sister organization gave them back to us along with a Phi Delta Theta pin (letters, no shield). We also were allowed to order Phi Delt letter jerseys with "lil' sis" (and your name) on the back. And-- we had our own composite.
We were treated like gold by the brothers. We didn't bake cookies or serve drinks. We were pretty much spoiled by the brothers.
Once a week, we had dinner at the Phi Delt house with the brothers.. and of course, we were invited to their socials and parties.
I had a "big brother" too.
We had a mixture of sorority and non-sorority members in the Little Sister program.
I feel fortunate that I was able to be a part of it, and am saddened that so many women must now miss out on the experience.
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