How are bigs and littles matched up?

[dphies00]

Hey I know there's a thread out there that asks how the new members rank but this is for the sisters out there...

How do you match up your big and little pairs? In my chapter, both the bigs and littles rank and the New Member Ed, the Asst. New Member Ed and our VP of Membership Development finalizes. However, at my best friend's sorority, she and her big matched up cause their names were picked out of a hat. How do you all match them up? Usually there's a couple of pairs from left field and sometimes people are upset that they didn't get the little/big that they wanted. How do you all deal with these problems? Our Standards board tries to calm everyone down but it doesn't really work - it's like telling the rain to stop.

Are there ever any problems with the actual big little matching at other chapters? It can be a tooth and nail fight sometimes. There are usually a few bigs and a few littles that are popular and sometimes people can be really hurt if they don't get who they want. Any advice?