Revealing for Big Sis Lil Sis

[lisaq]

I was wondering if anybody has any neat ways of doing revealing for Big Sis Lil Sis
Lisa Quaranto
quaranto10@yahoo.com

[dixielovett]

We just got through with reveiling

Our chapter got yarn and threaded it all
over the living room and then had the new
members get there names and undo all their
yarn till they found their sis.

[This message has been edited by dixielovett (edited November 01, 1999).]

We did a scavenger hunt for our big sisters. They hid clues all around campus for us leading us to different areas on campus. At the last point was were the big sister was.

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[Alya123]

We just did a really cool revealing ceremony. First, we(the pledges) had to do the whole untangle the string thing. At the end of each string was half of a poem(of course it was on cardboard and all decorated and everything). We took the poems downstairs to the darkened community room, and lined up in initiation order. As we walked in, the sisters sang nice songs as we formed a small circle in the middle of the room. The sisters were in a big circle outside of us. We were given a candle, which was passed to each of us so that we could read the poem card that we had been given. After each pledge read her card (which had half of a poem written on it), her Big would come up behind her and finish reading the poem off of a card of her own. It was so cool to be reading the poem, not knowing who your big was, and then hear her voice finishing it. Everyone's face just completely lit up when they heard and recognized the voice of their Big. After that, we turned on the lights for pictures, talking, and commemoritive gifts (champaign with the names and date written on the bottle- not to be opened until the pledge goes through the reaveling ceremony as a big). After that, we went back to our lounge and had champaign and hung out. It was awesome!

[gphihusker]

for our revealing, the whole pledge family hid in a certain room in the house. all of the new members started in the same room and their pledge moms set up posters with their names and with clues on them for each pledge. along with the clues, each pledge gets a pair of pajamas to put on. the new members then followed the clues around the house until they found their pledge family with the same matching pajamas! it's a lot of fun!

[s_leigh20]

I hate to say this because it sounds like all of the ceremonies are alot of fun. But each one of them is considered hazing. If any one would like to know what our chapter does feel free to email me
thank you ,
love in iike,
shawnna wetnight

[s_leigh20]

I hate to say this because it sounds like all of the ceremonies are alot of fun. But each one of them is considered hazing. If any one would like to know what our chapter does feel free to email me
thank you ,
love in iike,
shawnna wetnight

[33girl]

I'm not a GPB but this is what we always did...the pledges came upstairs one by one and went into one of the upstairs bedrooms. Then her big knocked on the door, the pledge opened it and there was her big sister. They didn't sit together so none of the pledges following would figure out who the new big/little pairs were.

I can't figure out why any of these other things would be hazing, unless you're allergic to string.

[s_leigh20]

Any thing that requires a new member to do something by themselves is considered hazing. You can have fun doing it, and not feel like you are being hazed.

[swedenmb]

Actually the way we found out who our bigs were was probably hazing. When I went thru the pledges were seated in pin rank order on the floor with all of the active sisters around. We were each given a plate with whip cream and a piece of cake on it and we had to eat it with our hands behind our backs. on the bottom of the plates there were clues. . we had to go on a scavanger hunt after that..

[GPhiBeachbum]

ours really isn't all that much fun, i wish we did something cute like the yarn with the poems!! we all stand in a big circle and sing g phi songs (usually "remember") and each pledge, one by one, lights a small candle at passes it around the circle, if you are her big sister you let it go past you once, and the second time you blow it out, thats how she knows you are her big.

[kk_bama]

I'm not sure there's ANY way a big sister reveal can be done in a fun way WITHOUT being like hazing. Most new members would say they want to do something like a string hunt, scavenger hunt, clues throughout the week, etc. to find out who their big sister is.

My view is that the NPC needs to more clearly define what hazing is and is not. In my opinion, big sister relevation, pledge retreats, and things of that nature are not hazing and merely ways to bond within a pledge class or with your big sis.

Of course things like sleep deprivation or anything involving alcohol or boys would be hazing. I just wish the NPC would make a unanimous agreement.

[gphiangel624]

When my big sis was revealed to me, we did the string through the house thing. No one complained everyone loved it, and the only thing that I think could have been considered "dangerous" was that with so many girls in one house and string everywhere, it was a fire hazard and a half.

Personally, I don't like the idea of eating a pie or whatever to find out who your big sis is, but that's what my little had to do (thought up by that year's new member ed, not me!) and that new member class always thought it was a really lame idea, but not hazing. Typically, littles will do just about anything fun and suspenseful to find out who their bigs are, but hopefully are not subjected to hazing in the process, or any other for that matter.

[gpb1874]

i know the last reply was a little while ago, but thought i would chime in. being a greek advisor and former chapter advisor, i do have to explain what hazing and is not. doing something by yourself does not necessarily make it hazing.

basically, if you have to do something (or it is implied that you need to complete a certain task) in order to get or keep membership status, then it can be considered hazing. if the task/activity involves any sort of strenous physical activity, mental or emotional draining/abuse, then it can be considered hazing.

NPC probably doesn't make a definition of it b/c it is different in each state (and probably canada too), so they may be treading in treacherous legal waters if they try to define it.

I wouldn't consider any of things mentioned hazing, expcept the whip pie thing is a little borderline, b/c of tying hands. i know scavanger hunts can be considered hazing by some, but i don't think the string one is as no one has to collect anything for points or status or stuff like that. if you do a short scavenger hunt in a house or at the student union (as my chapter did), i think that is ok too, as long as nothing besides clues about your big sis is the only thing you collect. no harm is being done, nothing is being collected, nothing is required. no races, no competitions, no intimidation or harassment.

IH does require that no NM activity take place between 10pm-7am. i don't know about your mom, but mine always said "nothing good happens after midnight!" similar concept, just different hours.