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Old 01-29-2009, 05:33 PM
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that speed dating thing seems like a really good idea!
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Old 01-29-2009, 05:59 PM
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that speed dating thing seems like a really good idea!
Yea, it worked out really well.

We actually did it last semester when we were matching bigs and littles. Many times in the past, the new members have said that they only know a few sisters really well, and they'd like to get to know more of them before they pick their big. So we used this method so that everyone could talk for 5-10 minutes, and then make a decision.
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Old 02-03-2009, 01:56 AM
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Your new members pick their big sister? That seems so backwards to me! We always did it the other way around, where the older sister picks her little.
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Old 02-03-2009, 02:16 AM
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Your new members pick their big sister? That seems so backwards to me! We always did it the other way around, where the older sister picks her little.

Different chapters match bigs/littles differently. For example my collegiate chapter had each potential Big Sis list their top 5 choices for Little Sisters, and each of the New Members do the same. Then the VP matches them up. It depends on what works for the chapter..
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Old 02-03-2009, 02:37 AM
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Your new members pick their big sister? That seems so backwards to me! We always did it the other way around, where the older sister picks her little.
We used to always do it this way. The new members would be told which sisters were eligible/who wanted a little, they would decide amongst themselves who wanted who, and then they would have a week to ask the sister to be their big. We always had smaller new member classes, so it was really easy to do it this way. And it was fun. New members would get really creative with the way they asked their bigs, and it was such a nice surprise for the active sister.

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Different chapters match bigs/littles differently. For example my collegiate chapter had each potential Big Sis list their top 5 choices for Little Sisters, and each of the New Members do the same. Then the VP matches them up. It depends on what works for the chapter..
Starting last semester, it's now done this way. The sisters and new members list their top 3, and they are matched accordingly. This is basically because of the potential for larger new member classes and, for example, to have 10 girls deciding who has who as their big with only 13 sisters to choose from (subtracting the two New Member Directors), the situation could become complicated... and/or start a war.
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Starting last semester, it's now done this way. The sisters and new members list their top 3, and they are matched accordingly. This is basically because of the potential for larger new member classes and, for example, to have 10 girls deciding who has who as their big with only 13 sisters to choose from (subtracting the two New Member Directors), the situation could become complicated... and/or start a war.
Out of curiousity, do you allow the active sisters to take Twins? I know we had situations where 2 NMs listed the same active sister as #1 choice, and we always let that person take both girls as Twins (if she could do so financially. It's something to think about just because all of your new girls will rarely all want someone different lol.


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