Matching Bigs and Littles in the Fall

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The chapters i have advised(and the one I joined) did something similar to IUHoosiergirl88's chapter, except we assign one temporary big(t.b.) per week, beginning on bid day, for approx. 4 weeks. The temporary bigs should be members who want a little sister and are eligible to have one. A t.b. may have more than one temporary little during the 4 week period, but never two during the same week.

During the week of their assignment, the t.b. should contact her temporary little (t.l.) as soon as she is given her name and arrangements should be made to do something together sometime that week. They might go get ice cream, grab some coffee or just have lunch on campus. if the chapter has a sorority house and the t.b. lives in, she often invites the t.l. to leave her books and purse in her room when she is over at the house. The t.l. can hang out in her t.b.'s room. If meals are served in the house, the t.b. should invite the t.l. to sit with her during the meals. The t.b. will make sure that the t.l. knows what sorority events are going on the week they are assigned to each other.

After 4 weeks, the new member coordinator/pledge trainer will ask the new members to compile a list of their choices for a big sister, and she will also have the temporary bigs submit a list of their choices. Every effort is made to match up first choices. The big sister will be a mentor and someone that will help the new member feel connected to the chapter. She will also make sure that the little sister knows about sorority events as they come up and hopefully, they will be friends.

Usually bigs are sophomores and sometimes juniors-rarely seniors, because seniors who wanted a little most often already have one. If quota is greater than the previous pledge class, and big sisters are limited to members of the previous years pledge class only, some people may have to take twins.