lil sis rush

[NutBrnHair]

I know there was a documented case a few years ago in Kentucky of a sorority woman buying a drink for her little brother at a bar. (Mind you, this relationship was purely unofficial!) Long story, short...he died in a car accident later that night. All parties were named in the suit -- individuals, chapters, national organizations, etc.

He wasn't being "hazed," the friends said -- he did it of his own free will.

[LatinaAlumna]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

She said, don't let yourself get involved in any Big Brother Little Sister type of relationship. It is subservient. If you wish to be thought of as an equal, you will not let yourself be considered anyone's LITTLE sister.

EXACTLY!!!!!

[InseparableDI]

my school doesn't have brother fraternities, so each fraternity meets with a sorority where they do a swap, with the sorority getting little brothers and the fraternity getting little sisters. You don't do anything for them, you don't wear their letters, it's mostly so you can have someone in the fraternity to feel closer to, and comfortable around. It's not subservient at all!

[Faith4Keep]

My campus has bigs/lils. Like KSUViolet said, it happens like this: "Hey, want to be my big/lil?" ..."Okay". There's no rush/pledge/initiation, anything. They do, however, swap paddles and jerseys. The lil makes the big a paddle and the big makes the lil a jersey with the lil's letters and the big's written out fraternity or sorority name on it.

Typically each person will have one big in their chapter and one big in a sorority/fraternity, and then as many littles as they are will to take/pay for jerseys- either in their own chapter or otherwise.

I've only been in my GLO for a year now... maybe it's not allowed but my campus certainly does not (and could not) hide it when our consultants come around. It's been the recent trend that paddles/jerseys get awarded to fraternity/sorority bigs and lils during those huge philanthropies. For example, at XYZ sorority's pageant event, Adam AB participates and his big Suzy XYZ is escorting him when he suddenly presents her with a paddle. Many time representatives from HQ (in this example, XYZ HQ) come to judge the event.

Until this thread I've heard nothing in regard to bigs/lils not being allowed. Nothing has ever been said in my chapter or other chapters, in fact, I would say it's neither encouraged nor discouraged.

Okay- now please don't hate me for sharing how my campus does things! ((Runs and hides))