big/lil

MsVixen · #1 10-15-2002, 08:25 PM

i have to pref my top 5 sophomores for bigs tonight... big/lil isnt till the 24th but i am already super excited... my problem is that there are 3 girls that i LOVE to death and i cant differenciate between them... i want to put them 1, 1, and 1 and then have a 4 and 5... yikes! super nervous.. tonight is also our "pledge class retreat" which means the girls who dont live in are spending the night tonight and we are all bonding.. yeah!

MsVixen · #2 10-16-2002, 02:55 AM

well, i did it.. i preffed for bigs.. i think that was almost more stressful that preffing houses.. (specially since all i had was chi o during rush anyways... only way for me in the long run)

i did put 3 girls as my number 1 choice and would be thrilled to have any of them calling me little! big/lil week starts next week i think on sunday... we have

C: cup and candy
H: hand-me-down
I: insigna

O: owl

one letter each day with a clue and then thurs. oct 24th we find out who our big is! horray

xo_kathy · #3 10-16-2002, 09:36 AM

Don't worry, it will all work out. I didn't end up getting the girl I put #1, I got my #2. She was great and fun, but we never bonded like crazy. BUT, the girl I put as my #1 ended up being a great friend of mine and truly more of a "big sis". And funny enough, the same could be said for the girl who got my #1 choice, she had a tighter relationship with my Big! Geesh, did any of that make any sense?! My point is! Don't worry about it! You have lots of sisters to go to for support, so if your big sis isn't the "perfect match" you'll be fine. Have fun though, and tell us all about it!!!!

Chi O love and mine,
Kathy

h2oot · #4 10-16-2002, 10:30 AM

What Kathy said is so true. No matter who you get, it'll be a very positive experience. I believe that God puts people in our life for a reason, and with ChiO, we have sooo many great opportunities to be surrounded by loving and supportive sisters.

Good luck!

Hootie · #5 10-16-2002, 11:36 PM

I remember preffing big sister! I didn't get any of my top three, which was weird cuz the girl I put second put me first...but oh well.
It doesn't really matter because you'll find someone that you form a close bond with and I ended up with a surrogate big sis (LOL). I did, however, get my first choice for little sister! I was very happy with that! I don't get to see her a lot...but it's all good!

Best of luck! I hope you get one of your picks!

aprilxo · #6 10-16-2002, 11:47 PM

I absolutely LOVE big/lil week! We do it the same way here with the C-H-I-O. I loved getting gifts when I was getting my big sis, but I almost love getting a little even more--it is so EXCITING!

I got my second little this semester and I swear she is just the sweetest thing! During big/lil week, before she knew I was her big sister, she called to wish me a happy 2 and a half year anniversary with my fiance'--it was the cutest thing ever

I adore my first little sister too though--she is such a gem! We're having a hard time finding a good spot in our schedules for a family outing, but it's sure to be a blast!

I hope this all goes to show that we older gals are just as excited about new members joining as the nm's are!! I'm super glad your time with Chi O is only getting better and I wish you many more happy memories as you get to know your sisters!

LiCO,
April

ChiOqt · #7 10-21-2002, 11:38 PM

I JUST GOT MY FIRST LITTLE!!!!!!!!!! We don't have reavealing until Friday night though. She's already being spoiled rotten. Does anyone have any cute and quick things that I can make for her to give on revealing.????

xo_kathy · #8 10-24-2002, 11:24 AM

Ms. Vixen!!!

How has C-H-I-O week been going? Don't forget to update us tonight when you get your big! I hope you have a great time!!!

LICO,
Kathy

MsVixen · #9 10-24-2002, 12:16 PM

tonight is big/lil night but my big is going to be gone so i dont get to do big/lil till monday night.. its all okay with me tho.. i am pretty sure that i know who my big is and i am glad that she is going where she is going...

chi o week was super fun... her first hint kinda gave her away, also with the fact that her handwriting is distictly hers...

xok85xo · #10 10-24-2002, 12:59 PM

i always loved giving the really vague clues such as "i live in the house" or "i'm older than you but younger than miss jo(housemom)"

i also almost always got someone else to write at least 2 of my notes..i'd usually write one w/my left hand too

it was so fun messing w/my littles..none of them ever knewit was me

ChiOqt · #11 10-25-2002, 12:46 PM

This week has been so fun. I just dont' want it to end. Our new girlies are so clueless. I call them all little!!!!

RosmaPomia · #12 10-26-2002, 10:52 PM

Big/Lil week was a total blast. The sisters just had so much fun torturing us. I actually have a twin!! It was so neat because a sister just sent out some random e-mail about going to a movie and my soon to be twin was there with my gift and that is when we figured out we were twins. We had our own little fun because in true twin spirit we wore matching outfits to revealing. That was fun.

msVixen,
I hope your experience is as much fun and more so than mine!!

mary

Cardinal026 · #13 10-28-2003, 11:46 PM

Hi everyone..this is actually my first post, I just joined your site, and I'm a new member of Chi O..this week is Big/Lil week for us right now, and it's super exciting, although all I want is to know who my big is!!

In our group the sisters are allowed to purposely trick us and write crazy clues to totally throw us off..today one of my pledge sisters got a note with bulleted clues. The first mentioned her boyfriend, the second said she was single, stuff like that. Well, a lot of girls are telling us that some of us (there's 28 in our pledge class!) are triplets..meaning that one sister took THREE girls in our pledge class. Has anyone ever heard of this? Or are they tricking us again? I really can't tell! Would love to hear what you guys think! Thank you!!!

Hootie · #14 10-29-2003, 12:45 AM

That's about the size of my pledge class when I joined. We had so much fun. I loved the Owl Pal system and getting to know the actives...they really made a point to get to know us and take us out. That's key in making sure your new members are happy and don't want to drop out for any reasons (not that you would, but you know what i mean).

Good Luck and let us know how it goes!

PS. WELCOME!

Cardinal026 · #15 10-30-2003, 07:09 PM

Still unsure about the CRAZINESS of this week! Our sisters have been doing something similar to your version of C-H-I-O; The first day we all got a giant poster covered with clues about our big sister. The second day we got carnations (I got a whole bouquet!) and a gigantic Hershey's Symphony Candy bar, with more clues. The third day we got a stuffed owl and more clues, and today we got one of their Chi Omega shirts (not letters) and our last set of clues! Tomorrow night is the revealing..I'm SOOO excited. Although, I have NO clue who my big might be. I've narrowed it down to, say, 50 sisters.

I don't even have any in mind I want, they're all so awesome! So, here's to hoping that tomorrow night (Halloween also!) comes soon!