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10-15-2014, 08:45 PM
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On a sidenote, do groups actually use big/little officially? We are not allowed to, though obviously everyone still does.
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Our official terms are either "big brother" or "mentor." I'm not sure I've ever known of a chapter that used "mentor."
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10-15-2014, 08:54 PM
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You know, 33, you are very good at giving your opinion about campuses where you have no experience so I really have a hard time grasping why you feel the need to castigate somone else for doing the same thing while stating it was THEIR experience.
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If suggesting someone think of people other than themselves is "castigating" them, just call me the Castigator!
And seeing as you had a whole herd of cows over someone suggesting housing options for a chapter - without bothering to ask (most likely because you didn't care or because it wasn't in your frame of reference) what the campus is like, all I can say is, pot, meet kettle.
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10-15-2014, 08:57 PM
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Did your chapter use big or pledge mom? Our Illinois chapter used pledge mom but have since switched to big/little. I can't remember other chapters using big/little back then but I don't know if I just am remembering it wrong.
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Was/is pledge mom/pledge daughter a regional thing? I remember the first time I saw it in a chapter's write-up in our magazine and I was so confused.
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10-15-2014, 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl
If suggesting someone think of people other than themselves is "castigating" them, just call me the Castigator!
And seeing as you had a whole herd of cows over someone suggesting housing options for a chapter - without bothering to ask (most likely because you didn't care or because it wasn't in your frame of reference) what the campus is like, all I can say is, pot, meet kettle.
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Seeing as I served as our Fraternity Director of Housing and currently serve on the NPC Housing Committee, I think I know a little something about housing.
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10-15-2014, 09:10 PM
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Oh, sillypie me. I didn't realize this was the "throw what you know part II" thread.
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10-15-2014, 09:11 PM
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Oh, sillypie me. I didn't realize this was the "throw what you know part II" thread.
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You are - so why can't someone else????
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10-15-2014, 09:12 PM
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Was/is pledge mom/pledge daughter a regional thing? I remember the first time I saw it in a chapter's write-up in our magazine and I was so confused.
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I guess that is my question. DBB is from the same campus as I am, and I wonder if her chapter used pledge mom, because I had never heard of big/little until I moved south. I don't care for the term "big" since that is code for "fat." I haven't heard of anybody using pledge mom anymore though. I'm sure it was hazing.
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10-15-2014, 09:14 PM
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We always said Big Sister and Little Sister - never abbreviated it. Pledge Mom was the Pledge Trainer. But then this was back when dinos roamed the earth....
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10-15-2014, 09:21 PM
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We always said Big Sister and Little Sister - never abbreviated it. Pledge Mom was the Pledge Trainer. But then this was back when dinos roamed the earth....
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Big sister sounds so much better than Big!
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10-15-2014, 09:50 PM
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I guess that is my question. DBB is from the same campus as I am, and I wonder if her chapter used pledge mom, because I had never heard of big/little until I moved south. I don't care for the term "big" since that is code for "fat." I haven't heard of anybody using pledge mom anymore though. I'm sure it was hazing.
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Our official term is Carnation Sister. Both my older CS and my younger CSes are both CS. There's no big/little or older/younger distinction. I assumed other groups had gone the same way.
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10-15-2014, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Titchou
You know, 33, you are very good at giving your opinion about campuses where you have no experience so I really have a hard time grasping why you feel the need to castigate somone else for doing the same thing while stating it was THEIR experience.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
If suggesting someone think of people other than themselves is "castigating" them, just call me the Castigator!
And seeing as you had a whole herd of cows over someone suggesting housing options for a chapter - without bothering to ask (most likely because you didn't care or because it wasn't in your frame of reference) what the campus is like, all I can say is, pot, meet kettle.
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I don't think 33 was out of line to point out the "varies by campus" issue.
To the off topic discussion, we had a Pledge Mom and then you got a Heart Sis on Bid Day and a Big Sis a few weeks into pledging; then a Violet Sis during Initiation Week. Big Sis was shortened to "Big" in casual settings and Little Sis to Lil.
It wasn't till GC that I heard of AGDs practice of Mother/Daughter.
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10-15-2014, 10:23 PM
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In my chapter, we always said Big Sis/ Lil Sis. I don't remember ever saying The entire word, sister, just sis. We signed things <3, ybs or <3, yls when making gifts or writing notes to our Big Sis/ Lil Sis.
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10-15-2014, 10:40 PM
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Theta Phi Alpha uses Big Sister and Little Sister. We do not officially condone "Big" and "Little". That being said, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say the full title. I imagine it sounds too much like a biological relationship, rather than something unique to the Greek experience.
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10-16-2014, 05:51 PM
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My line wouldn't die out my tree is the largest tree in our organization there are several branches left, I was just wondering if any one else chapters experienced a little getting a new big...
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10-16-2014, 08:18 PM
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My chapter of initiation did mothers and daughters until a few years ago when NHQ insisted they change to big sister and little sister which they SHOULD have done YEARS before that....
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