After you accept a bid from a sorority, you immediately go to Bid Day. Bid Day is an exciting day for the members.
Once you get to Bid Day, most sororities assign each new member a sister. This sister is there to make you feel comfortable and hang out with you. You might have met her during sorority recruitment, or you might be meeting her for the first time.
Bid Day is the start of the Big and Little search.
The Big and Little search is similar to dating. Throughout the first couple of weeks, you will be assigned different potential Bigs. These members will invite you to hang out, have dinner, get ice cream, etc. Their goal is to get to know you and see if you are a good match.
For many sororities, once the Big and Little dating process has ended, you will receive a survey to vote on your potential Big. The potential Bigs receive a survey to vote on their potential Littles. Then, a member in the sorority tries her best to match you to your #1 choice.
After the voting process, the sorority will host a Big and Little reveal. At this event, you will meet your Big.
let’s get into SOME QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE ABOUT BIG AND LITTLE.
What exactly is a Big?
A Big is just like a big sister. She is there to help you throughout sorority life, college life, and all other struggles. If you have a question about the sorority, she is your go-to. If you are struggling with boy drama, she is your go-to. She is there to help you and to be a friend.
Who can be a big?
A Big is an initiated member of the sorority. To get more specific, a Big is usually a sophomore or junior in the sorority. Some sororities do allow seniors to become Bigs. It depends on the sorority.
Who can be a little?
A potential Little is anyone who joined the sorority. AKA a new member of the sorority.
What Is a twin?
Sometimes there are more potential Littles than there are potential Bigs. If this situation happens, the sorority allows some of the potential Bigs to take more than one Little. If a sorority member is taking more than one Little, she is taking twins.
How do you get your Big?
Over the new member period, you will be assigned potential Bigs. It is similar to dating. Many times, the potential Bigs will invite you to dinner, get ice cream, hang out at the sorority house, etc.
After a couple of weeks, you vote on your top choices for your Big. It is similar to voting for sorority recruitment.
Then, a member in the sorority goes through of the surveys. She tries her best to give you your #1 choice. Every potential Little receives a Big. Some new members do get random Bigs, but it all works out!
When do you receive your big?
You get a Big the same semester you join. Typically, you will receive your Big before you are initiated into the sorority.
What is Big AND Little Reveal?
Big and Little Reveal is the day you finally find out who is your Big. A lot of times the sorority has a theme for this day. For example, you might have to complete a scavenger hunt or unwrap your Big from a box.
Also, some colleges participate in Big and Little Week. It is a week full of gifts and clues from your soon-to-be Big.
Why do you have a big?
The main point of a Big is to have a mentor and friend in the sorority.
She is there to answer all your questions.
She is there to help you find your place in the sorority.
What is up with the whole family thing?
Now, this part is a little complicated. It took me a minute to understand it at first. The sorority family structure is very similar to your biological family — child, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
So there is you, the new member. You are the Little.
Then, you have your Big.
Then, your Big has a Big. She is your Grand Big or G-Big.
Then, your G-Big has a Big. She is your GG-Big.
GOOD LUCK WITH SORORITY RECRUITMENT! I AM ROOTING FOR YOU!
Sloan
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