BIG/little

This post is coming to you from a blogging newb.  Bear with me seasoned bloggers, I’m still learning.

Here we are, only two weeks after Bid Day, scrambling to find that big/little love connection.  If I have learned one thing from searching for my future little, it’s that big/little is basically dating.  Each sophomore goes on numerous fro-yo dates and Umph lunches with the hopes of finding that special girl who will be the next addition to their Chi O family.  It starts getting weird when you think about it that way, so most of us pretend that this comparison has never crossed our minds and that it’s a perfectly normal process.

Because the Big/Little revelation week beings on Monday, the extreme amount of crafting has begun. Everyone competes in an unspoken competition of “Who Can Spoil Their Little the Most” and the stakes are high.  After spending most of my free time decorating bins, painting canvases, and embellishing dessert night trays, my hand is steadier than ever with a paintbrush and my creative mind is on a roll. 

Throughout the semester, both my mom and I have been collecting whatever owl items we could find.  Most of it is random filler to make the bin more stuffed-looking than it is, but the babies don't need to know that.  In the end, the little picks all of the best items of clothing and decorations out and leaves the rest of it to sit in their bin for a year until they have a little of their own.  A majority of the things in the bin end up becoming insignificant heirlooms, but that's what it's all about.

When I ran to the Chi O house on bid day last year, I didn't recognize anyone I saw.  The first person that greeted me when I arrived at the front steps was my future big.  She made me feel more at home than anyone else could have.  I knew I was at the right house because of her, and I look up to her as a role model (as cliche as that sounds).  I can only hope that I had that type of effect on a new member of Chi O.  

Aside from the gifts and friendly competition, big/little is most importantly about finding a girl who in a way replaces you when you graduate.  A big/little relationship is unique and while we are all sisters in Chi Omega, your big is just that much closer to family.

XO Love and Mine,

Kat