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Re: [APO-L] Big Brothers/Little Brothers
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rachel)
Tue Sep 9 10:26:30 2003
Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2003 07:23:54 -0700
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From: Rachel <iceangel99@yahoo.com>
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the chapter i pledged at always had pledges as well as prospective bigs fill out info sheets (name, school year, major, questions about interests, etc) to help make good matches. we also did big little matchup about the second or third week into pledging, so that prospective bigs and pledges could have rush week and two weeks after to get to know each other. (bigs and littles could make requests and we tried to honor those as well). then on the night of match-up, we always played some sort of game. the year i got my first grand little, we did a scavenger hunt. bigs chose a place to hide in the student center and then drew maps of where they were for the littles so that they could come find them. one year we did a match up around valentines day and played a famous couples game. bigs and pledges had half of a heart with the name of a famous person on it taped to their back and had to find the match by asking others questions about the person (male/female, what does she !
do, etc.)
they then had to figure out who was on their back and then find the match. (examples of famous couples: popeye/olive oil, bill/hilary, pac man/ms pac man, j-lo//ben affleck, etc) my chapter is very large so this was a really fun activity. then it was fun to get into family groups afterward and go out for ice cream or a snack and get to know new family members.
Rachel kuhn
zeta delta alum
89 staff
Michael Ryan Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu> wrote:
How would the awkwardness of meeting one's Big or Little for the first time
be avoided? Any suggestions for starting a Big?Little program? My chapter
(Zeta Sigma, UDel) restarted in Spring 2001 & had had a system in place in
1997 when our last pledge class pledged but we have not had a Big/Little
system since, & I think it would be a good idea. My impression is that a
Big is someone for a Little to do things with & to have a more personal
connection with the chapter. I tried to implement it with the 4-pledge
class last semester with 5 brothers but I brought it up too late. However,
my chapter is small (6), so that's not really an issue, & we are anticpating
a pledge class that could be up to 12 times our size. How are Bigs/Littles
chosen? Suggestions, anyone?
Michael Gallagher
Zeta Sigma Historian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeremy Lewis"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:43 AM
Subject: [APO-L] Big Brothers/Little Brothers
> Hello all,
> This is my first post to the list, after having "audited" for
quite some
> time. My post is regarding how Big Brothers are "revealed" to their Little
> Brothers, or vice versa. For our Chapter, there has been ongoing
discussion
> to change from our standard practice to a new method. Our standard
practice
> has been to give out photos of the pledges to their respective Big
Brothers
> during the meditation period of the Ritual. Then, at the end of Ritual,
the
> Big Brothers "pin" their Little Brother(s) with a pledge pin.
>
> It must be said, that I am a traditionalist, and see no reason to
change
> this practice. One of the big reasons that people cite when trying to
> change this practice is "the awkwardness of meeting your little for the
> first time." There have also been instances where Big Brothers pin their
> Little Brother, and then leave them high and dry after the ceremony. This
> has been a discussion for multiple semesters, and several options have
been
> presented (clue weeks, games, etc.). But, in an effort to be open minded,
I
> would like to hear what other Chapters do regarding this.
>
> In L,F,S,
> Jeremy Lewis
>
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<DIV>the chapter i pledged at always had pledges as well as prospective bigs fill out info sheets (name, school year, major, questions about interests, etc) to help make good matches. we also did big little matchup about the second or third week into pledging, so that prospective bigs and pledges could have rush week and two weeks after to get to know each other. (bigs and littles could make requests and we tried to honor those as well). then on the night of match-up, we always played some sort of game. the year i got my first grand little, we did a scavenger hunt. bigs chose a place to hide in the student center and then drew maps of where they were for the littles so that they could come find them. one year we did a match up around valentines day and played a famous couples game. bigs and pledges had half of a heart with the name of a famous person on it taped to their back and had to find the match by asking others !
questions
about the person (male/female, what does she do, etc.) they then had to figure out who was on their back and then find the match. (examples of famous couples: popeye/olive oil, bill/hilary, pac man/ms pac man, j-lo//ben affleck, etc) my chapter is very large so this was a really fun activity. then it was fun to get into family groups afterward and go out for ice cream or a snack and get to know new family members.</DIV>
<DIV>Rachel kuhn</DIV>
<DIV>zeta delta alum</DIV>
<DIV>89 staff<BR><BR><B><I>Michael Ryan Gallagher <famtree@UDel.Edu></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">How would the awkwardness of meeting one's Big or Little for the first time<BR>be avoided? Any suggestions for starting a Big?Little program? My chapter<BR>(Zeta Sigma, UDel) restarted in Spring 2001 & had had a system in place in<BR>1997 when our last pledge class pledged but we have not had a Big/Little<BR>system since, & I think it would be a good idea. My impression is that a<BR>Big is someone for a Little to do things with & to have a more personal<BR>connection with the chapter. I tried to implement it with the 4-pledge<BR>class last semester with 5 brothers but I brought it up too late. However,<BR>my chapter is small (6), so that's not really an issue, & we are anticpating<BR>a pledge class that could be up to 12 times our size. How are Bigs/Littles<BR>chosen? Suggestions, anyone?<BR><BR>Michael Gallagher<BR>Zeta Sigma Historian<BR>----- Original Messa!
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-----<BR>From: "Jeremy Lewis" <JELEWIS9@VT.EDU><BR>To: <APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU><BR>Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:43 AM<BR>Subject: [APO-L] Big Brothers/Little Brothers<BR><BR><BR>> Hello all,<BR>> This is my first post to the list, after having "audited" for<BR>quite some<BR>> time. My post is regarding how Big Brothers are "revealed" to their Little<BR>> Brothers, or vice versa. For our Chapter, there has been ongoing<BR>discussion<BR>> to change from our standard practice to a new method. Our standard<BR>practice<BR>> has been to give out photos of the pledges to their respective Big<BR>Brothers<BR>> during the meditation period of the Ritual. Then, at the end of Ritual,<BR>the<BR>> Big Brothers "pin" their Little Brother(s) with a pledge pin.<BR>><BR>> It must be said, that I am a traditionalist, and see no reason to<BR>change<BR>> this practice. One of the big reasons that people cite when trying to<BR>> change this practice i!
s "the
awkwardness of meeting your little for the<BR>> first time." There have also been instances where Big Brothers pin their<BR>> Little Brother, and then leave them high and dry after the ceremony. This<BR>> has been a discussion for multiple semesters, and several options have<BR>been<BR>> presented (clue weeks, games, etc.). But, in an effort to be open minded,<BR>I<BR>> would like to hear what other Chapters do regarding this.<BR>><BR>> In L,F,S,<BR>> Jeremy Lewis<BR>></BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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