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Originally Posted by Zeta13Girl
Since I pledged the chapter has changed the big\little process.
We use to have all the potential bigs and the pledges rank each other and then the new member coordinator would match them up. We found that bigs and littles that ended up getting matched together did not always click or work out..... My case ex: I recieved my big had no idea who she was attempted to become close to her but she had another little who she liked more and we never bonded...in our chapter when we become sisters bigs are suppose to buy there littles AT LEAST one set of letters I didnt receive any.... but I do value my letters more now I think then I might have had my big given them to me
NOW before recruitment starts we send a sheet of paper around and have sisters who absolutley do not want a little to write their names down. Then the rest of the sisters are fair game for the pledges to choose from. Usually we do big \little activities for the pledges to get to know sisters and give out temp bigs(picked out of a hat). then when the pledges feel they are ready enough to make a descision they list all the sisters available in order of who they want... they are encouraged to choose a sister they feel comfortable going to to talk and confide in. the new member coordinator then call up the number ones on the list and if two pledges have picked the same person as a big she asks that sister which pledge she would like for a little.
ssorry I wrote a book
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How far into pledging were you when you did the ranking type matching?
This is something you shouldn't do right away - you should wait at least 2-3 weeks depending on the size of the chapter & the amount of time the pledges have had to get to know the sisters & vice versa. The person you think is super cool on bid night might not be as good once you get to know her (or to be more positive, you might find someone else you like more).