paddles and nonpaddle paddles - Page 7

pshsx1 · #1 04-29-2010, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by csurn2b

I understand the "traditional" paddle is made of wood, would it be wrong to make it out of some other material?

I wouldn't think so. My roommate's paddle is made out of steel.

sig delt girl · #2 05-07-2010, 08:45 AM

KSUViolet06 · #3 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.

crusse10 · #4 10-20-2010, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

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.

Pic of the nastiest skank bitch you have ever met? lol

KSUViolet06 · #5 10-20-2010, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by crusse10

Pic of the nastiest skank bitch you have ever met? lol

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!

sapphirekey · #6 05-12-2010, 09:38 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3318034_n.jpg

the paddle I made recently for my big. Hard to see-- alternating blue/teal/white rhinestones around the edges, & the key tied to the top says "memories".

LucyKKG · #7 05-13-2010, 01:34 AM

^^ Aww! What a pretty Kappa paddle!

My chapter used to have a tradition of decorating a letter for their key sisters. It was the first initial of the little sis. I should see if I have a picture of either of the two I made.

AlphaXiDelta169 · #8 05-13-2010, 01:56 AM

I love these. They are all so cute. I have a paddle that is the raiders symbol with the raider picture in the middle. There are so many things you can do with plaques. I know some of my friends have frogs because they love frogs or the medical symbol because they are in the medical field. I saw one that was a diamond ring because her big had just gotten engaged it was super cute.

WCsweet<3 · #9 05-18-2010, 02:21 AM

Haha! I've started mine today! I will post pictures when I'm finished, but I'm super excited with my theme.

Tropical_Dancer · #10 05-18-2010, 09:16 AM

For my chapter we dont do paddles, instead the bigs make diamond boards for their littles and give it to them during diamond days.

Here is a pic of all the boards for PC '10

and here is a pic of me and my little, I dont think I like my best here but it was the best picture that showed off the board I made.

ihearttrisigma · #11 05-18-2010, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Tropical_Dancer

For my chapter we dont do paddles, instead the bigs make diamond boards for their littles and give it to them during diamond days.

Here is a pic of all the boards for PC '10

and here is a pic of me and my little, I dont think I like my best here but it was the best picture that showed off the board I made.

What a great idea!!!! I am loving the ones with the lions on them - so cute! You did a great job with your diamond!

IrishLake · #12 05-18-2010, 07:33 PM

This is the paddle my big made for me, even though traditional paddles were discouraged.

This is the back, she wrote some wonderfully significant stuff on the back. I still love my paddle to this day.

I made a paddle for my big, but for my little and my pseudo-little (my twin took a little, and then dropped out of school the following quarter, so I adopted her little), I made wooden kites. Similar to the ADPi diamonds above. I wish I had taken pictures of them. I'm not very creative, but my Theta roomate that year was an art major, and she showed me some kick-ass techniques and they made the kites look amazing. On the back of each kite I painted our family tree, which was easy at the time because our chapter was only 6 years old at the time.

UFsigmakappa · #13 05-18-2010, 11:34 PM

For our Littles we do triangles (some do hearts, too).

Here's my two little's and I with all the paddles and triangles at family exchange:

OHNOITSJESS · #14 05-18-2010, 11:48 PM

ok so my chapter is new to this paddle/non-paddle exchange stuff. Is it big to little, little to big or both?

AOEforme · #15 05-18-2010, 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by OHNOITSJESS

ok so my chapter is new to this paddle/non-paddle exchange stuff. Is it big to little, little to big or both?

My family does paddles from big to little and plaques from littles to bigs. And all of our Candidates paint a wooden plaque displayed in the Office for Day Away. It's kind of whatever you want, Jess!