It's that time of the year... bid day was a whirlwind of craziness and fun. But it's nothing compared to what's head—Big/Little reveal. As the weeks leading up turn into days, you'll experience every emotion throughout this stressful, rewarding process. Here are a couple natural emotions you'll be facing throughout this week as a sorority woman:
1. Nervousness
The call...
Where you anxiously wait in agony, staring at your phone every minute, running through every possible scenario in your head, until your phone finally rings and they tell you who wants to be your little. Did you hear that correctly? They said YOUR LITTLE. How exciting is that?! You immediately smile, scream, cry, (whichever your preference) as they say the new member's name and the phrase "your little" in the same sentence. The excitement has only begun. Now, it's time to get to work...
2. Devious Plotting
Anonymously terrorizing your little throughout the week. If this doesn't scream fun, I don't know what will. Big's look forward to acting out their devious plans in hopes of tricking their little so hard, they'll be confused as to who you even are. Get creative, have fun with it—it makes reveal that much sweeter.
3. Stress, stress, stress (aka crafting until your hands bleed)
Okay, well maybe not as far as bleeding (watch out for the hot glue gun though). However, the week leading up to reveal will be the ultimate test of your patience, creativeness and sanity. You'll laugh in delirium from being up all night painting, cry from making a mistake on a piece and question the decision why you even wanted to become a big. Oh, and can't forget to plan a reveal theme or matching t-shirts with your fam. You can't give up though, because let's be honest, you're already in love with your little (and you already spent way too much time/money/effort in those craft masterpieces).
4. Excitement/Curiosity
Learning anything and everything about your little. My personal favorite part: asking your little a thousand questions (anonymously, of course) about herself. Her favorite color combinations, candy, coffee order and music tastes are a must to know. You'll find yourself stalking her social media profiles so much just because you're already obsessed with her.
5. Relief. Joy. Love.
The sweet, sweet day has come: reveal day. Shake off those nerves, recap those roller coaster moments from the previous week and get excited as you get to meet your little officially now as her big. Be prepared for 2-minute long hugs, bruises from being tackled to the ground and loss of hearing from the cumulative screams from each girl in your sorority. Cherish these precious moments and take lots of pictures, because reveal day will be one for the books. For you and your little, it's the beginning of your story.
