Be a good big!

[Bella796]

This is my first post just found this site, but I had to comment.

My big and I were best friends and were inseperable. Some of my favorite memories of college involve her. We did everything together and it was sort of hard because when someone invited me they had to include her and vice versa. It was great but I was older than her and was the more responsible and reliable one so I was sometimes the big. While active I then took 4 littles but was never as close to them as I was my big. Unfortuantly my big and I had a huge falling out and we don't really talk but I will always cherish our memories and I am happy to have had her in my life because she introduced me to my GLO.

I did have a problem because I not only worked, double majored, participated in nearly every club on campus but I was also on exec and president of my sorority. It was really hard to handle everything and I did not have a lot of time for my littles. I had one little that was jealous that I was president and actually told me so (she dropped) but we are still friends and she regrets her decision I think.

I do wish that I did spend more time with my littles, but in my oppinion being a big sister is to be a good example of what your sorority and a strong woman stands for. I had a tradition that after initiation, I would take my little out and we would reflect on the iniation and go over the meanings and how it affected her. I was always there if they had a problem and I am still always there for them. I can't wait till one day they are my bridesmaids, as I will be theirs.

[Thetagirl218]

My big sister and I are friends, but we lost touch about a year ago. We still talk occasionally, but we are not as close as we once were.

I adopted both of my littles! They actually asked me to be their big sister. It not be "official", but we don't care and everyone in my chapter knows who my littles are!

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Bella796

This is my first post just found this site, but I had to comment.

My big and I were best friends and were inseperable. Some of my favorite memories of college involve her. We did everything together and it was sort of hard because when someone invited me they had to include her and vice versa. It was great but I was older than her and was the more responsible and reliable one so I was sometimes the big. While active I then took 4 littles but was never as close to them as I was my big. Unfortuantly my big and I had a huge falling out and we don't really talk but I will always cherish our memories and I am happy to have had her in my life because she introduced me to my GLO.

I did have a problem because I not only worked, double majored, participated in nearly every club on campus but I was also on exec and president of my sorority. It was really hard to handle everything and I did not have a lot of time for my littles. I had one little that was jealous that I was president and actually told me so (she dropped) but we are still friends and she regrets her decision I think.

I do wish that I did spend more time with my littles, but in my oppinion being a big sister is to be a good example of what your sorority and a strong woman stands for. I had a tradition that after initiation, I would take my little out and we would reflect on the iniation and go over the meanings and how it affected her. I was always there if they had a problem and I am still always there for them. I can't wait till one day they are my bridesmaids, as I will be theirs.

Sounds like you were a very good Big Sis, Bella. I would have loved for my big to sit down with me after initiation to discuss the meaning. In the end, I taught my big sis ritual! Ha! She was a great big sis but in different ways.