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10-19-2010, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
My chapter makes boards in the shape of a sailboat. Once the Little Sis is initiated, she makes one for her Big Sis and her Big Sis makes one for her. Once both of them are finished, they choose a night to exchange.
Boats are often exchanged at Bid Night, Initiation Night, after chapter, or really any day that the entire chapter (or close to that) is present. It's a fun tradition.
They're usually decorated in the theme of something that the other person really likes. Example: One girl's Little Sis loves Twilight, so her boat resembles a Twilight book cover.
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10-20-2010, 01:33 PM
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
My chapter decorates boats (wooden board in shape of sailboat).
Let me see if I can get a decent pic of mine (I have one from my Little and of course the one my Big made for me when I was a NM).
I don't know if I can find a pic of it, but the one I made for my Little Sis was decorated as the "Burn Book" from Mean Girls. It was pretty much the highlight of my sorority crafting career.
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Originally Posted by ihearttrisigma
I would love to see this! My chapter has never gotten into the whole paddle/boat thing for some reason so I love to see others creativity!  |
I know some people wanted to see this, so here is the boat I made for my Lil Sis:
Front:
Back: It's tradition for you to write a message on the back. Mine was a little long. lol.
At some point I'll post pics of MY boats that my Big and Little made for me.
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10-20-2010, 04:38 PM
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Pic of the nastiest skank bitch you have ever met? lol
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10-20-2010, 04:40 PM
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Making paddles was so fun! We have to make paddles for our "moms" and I really enjoyed making the two of them. Our paddle ceremony is tonight and I'm SO excited to give the paddles to them!
I'll post a picture of them tomorrow. I was really proud of them. They aren't as fabulous and amazing as some of the paddles within this thread, but I put a lot of effort and love into them and I think that its evident.
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10-20-2010, 06:00 PM
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Pic of the nastiest skank bitch you have ever met? lol
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LOL. I was just trying to make it realistic. It says just kidding afterwards! (You can't see it all but I pretty much wrote a novel about how she's my best friend.
The boat she made for me was more Sigma-themed and traditional, but I still love it!
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10-20-2010, 08:36 PM
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My pledge class and I have to make a class paddle, and we're doing it this weekend. So exciting! One of the girls designed it, and it's gonna be a life preserver donut with rope around it over an anchor. I'll put up a picture when it's finished. I also get to start making a paddle for my big... this thread has given me some GREAT ideas 
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11-15-2010, 05:59 PM
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This me and my big sis doing our pillow paddle exchange! (I am on the right with my pillow). I made her a 60's VW bus
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11-15-2010, 06:01 PM
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Originally Posted by victoriana
My pledge class and I have to make a class paddle, and we're doing it this weekend. So exciting! One of the girls designed it, and it's gonna be a life preserver donut with rope around it over an anchor. I'll put up a picture when it's finished. I also get to start making a paddle for my big... this thread has given me some GREAT ideas |
My chapter does that too! Ours was a Tiffany's box with all of our names in it!
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11-15-2010, 09:54 PM
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Your pictures are soooo cute!! We're finishing our paddle in 2 days, and mine is partially done... I'll be sure to post pics of both
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11-21-2010, 01:08 AM
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OU DG's the night before initiation. The Littles have the small paddles, and the Bigs have the long ones.
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11-22-2010, 06:52 PM
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I got my first little sis this year! Here is a picture of the paddle she made me, I just got it last weekend!
sorry the lighting is so bad!
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12-05-2010, 11:40 PM
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names blurred out for privacy, but this is the paddle I made my big!
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12-06-2010, 12:20 AM
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Wow. That's really well done.
(And props for blurring out names, I respect respecting privacy!)
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12-06-2010, 12:26 AM
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Thank you!
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12-06-2010, 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by alwaysalphasig
this is the one i made my big sis. our chapter's in louisiana & everyone there loves fluer de lis's haha:
this is the one i made my little sis: 
the two paddles together:
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LOVE the fleur de lis paddle!
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