Yes, I am in a sorority and yes this article is about my big.
I'm in Kappa Delta at Ball State and I love all of my sisters, but the one I love the most is my big. She is my everything. A little back story about my big, Ryliegh, and I. I didn't know her before joining Kappa Delta, but I did know her actual sister. They had gone to the same school has me when I was in elementary school; my brother and Ryleigh's sister were in the same grade. At some point, they moved to South Bend and so I never ended up meeting Ryleigh.
Then during recruitment whenever I was in the Kappa Delta room I kept looking over at Ryleigh and I couldn't help but notice she looked familiar. I couldn't really tell why but I knew she looked familiar. On bid day when I told my friend back home, Cheyenne, that I had gotten into KD she told me to tell her friend, Ryleigh hi. So I did and we talked about how we both knew Cheyenne. I then asked her if she was related to the girl I knew in elementary school and she is. That's when I realized why she looked familiar.
A few weeks later my big and I ended up hanging out and having a craft night. We talked about elementary school and how it was crazy that we went to the same school but never met. We also talked about how much we love to craft and make art, and just overall bonded really well. The next day I was talking to another sister about how I would love to have Ryleigh as my big, but I was sad because she wasn't going to take a big. My sister then told me that plans change. She wouldn't confirm whether or not she decided to take a little or not, but I was pretty sure at that point that Ryleigh had changed her mind.
So, big/little reveal day comes around and I was nervous because I wasn't sure who my big was. When I found out that Ryleigh was indeed my big I jumped into her arms and cried. I knew I loved her from that one time that we hung out and she's probably the main reason why I'm still in Kappa Delta. Over winter break I wasn't sure if I would be returning to Kappa Delta, because I didn't know if I'd be able to pay for it. I finally decided that I was going to try to stay in the sorority for as long as possible primarily because I didn't want to leave my big. She even asked me about a week before school started again if I was coming back. When I told her that I would be she said 'Oh thank god' and that she was happy to be stuck with me. I also know that even though we don't hang out all the time I can always count on her to be there for me. For example one night I was crying and I texted her and she told me what I need to hear; which was to go to sleep. Another time, very recently, when I told her that my friend asked me to his formal she got really excited for me and asked me if she could help me get ready.
I love my big and I don't know what I would do with my life without her.
