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Originally Posted by PANTHERTEKE
Alright, I got bored and haven't been around much but got curious about this topic when I saw the "Greeks in your family" thread...
How many campuses still have the tradition of Big Brothers for the sorority girls and Big Sisters for the fraternity guys?
At my campus, if you have a [platonic] close relationship with a Greek of the opposite sex, you can ask them to be your Big Brother/Sister. Usually the person has to be older than you in Greek life terms and it's mostly done for PR/politics.
The tradition is that you give your Big/Little Sister (in my case) a shirt with their letters on it in your GLO's colors. Some girls give their Big Bro a paddle, but that's usually common with only one sorority. I know in UCF, you get them a shirt with their letters on it and your organization's name spelled out on top of their letters, but that's looked down upon here.
You can also get them other things (shot glasses, pens, gifts, etc.) with their letters but the shirt is the main thing.
I was just wondering how common this is in other campuses and what are some of the traditions if it exists where you're at.
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When I first read this thread title, I thought you were talking about the organization.
I get the feeling it's not too popular these days (as it was, say, in the 80s) as little sister programs became forbidden by
the NIC in 1987.
NPC sororities also do not have an official relationship with any fraternity as it would jeopardize our single-sex status.
I'm sure it still happens, but doing so would go against rules enforced by two umbrella organizations.
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