Something my chapter did this year, was secret sister. I had everyone fill out a form at the first meeting- it had things like fav animal/color/food/bday/guilty pleasure/address/email,etc on it. I then took them all and put each in a sealed envelope and passed them out. All semester the sisters would do little things for their secret sister like buy small gifts, send encoraging emails (using a 'fake email'). It really went over well. I think many of the women looked forward to the time during each weekly meeting when we'd hand out secret sister gifts. (the women could bring gifts for their sisters and leave them outside our meeting room door to remain annoynmus). At the end of the semester we'd have a 'revealing' party when we'd find out who our secret sister is.
This event can be inexpensive if your sisters are willing to be creative and shop carefully. I probably spent about $20 for all the bi-weekly gifts I got for my secret sister and around $15 on her final gift. But the nice thing is that you can shop at your own money's pace
The only warning with this event is that you need to have a committment from everyone in your chapter if you are going to do it. It's not far for someone to be a lax sister if everyone else is trying hard. It really can hurt some feelings.
If you want the form I had everyone fill out for ideas just let me know!
Shelley
Fellowship/Sisterhood Chair '03-'04
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