Big/Little Reveal

Big/Little Reveal Week is typically a happy week full of presents, secrets, surprises, and growing families. It is the week where new members or “littles” are united with active members in the above pledge class or “bigs” to help welcome the new pledge class, bring everyone closer together, make life long bonds between Bigs and Littles, and to spread some sisterly love.

            From the Little’s perspective, this week is fantastic. They receive endless amounts of shirts, painted canvases, pandas, food, and other goodies.  As the week goes on, the amount and quality of the gifts continue to improve. By the end of the week, the girls are anxious to meet their loving and generous Bigs.

On the other hand, from the Big’s perspective, this week is beyond stressful. The amount of time, energy, and money spent when it is all said and done is absolutely ridiculous. Because they received the same generosity the previous year, they are willing to put in all the work and effort. However, it does not mean they enjoy the sleepless nights of crafting and the shrinking of their bank accounts.  But luckily, it seems to all pay off when they each see just how much their Little appreciates them at the end of week and they are all revealed.

I personally was not a huge fan of being on the Big end due to all the stress it caused me. The shirts, pandas, food, and other goodies were not the hard part. It was the sleepless nights of crafting that brought the stress to a whole new level. I wanted to make my Little the best canvases and make her other creative crafts that no one else would think of. I wanted my Little to be impressed by my crafting abilities and in order to do so, I had to be creative and make everything to the best of my ability.

My hard work seemed to pay off! My Little was extremely appreciative of all of her gifts and was very impressed with my crafting skills. It has been about 7 months since Big/Little reveal and my Little, Katherine, is one of my very best friends. Lucky for her, I will be able to help her next year, so she will not have to suffer as much as I did this year.