I've never had sisters. I'm the youngest in my family and my only sibling is my brother. So, when I joined a sorority, it was a whole new world.
To have someone younger and less experienced than me looking up to me for advice is very foreign. I'm used to being the inexperienced child who can get away without having to direct anyone else. But I wouldn't want it any other way.
What shocked me the most was the fact that my Little chose me. This amazing, incredible person could have chosen anyone she wanted. But she chose me and my wild family. She picked me out of the crowd to be her big sister forever. To be the person that she always goes to in a time of desperation or extreme happiness. To be one of the people that she will be closest to in all of her college experience.
It's a new feeling, to be wanted in this way. I had this realization right after the Big/Little night reveal. In a crowded room full of all our sisters, she saw me and came right up to me. It wasn't a special conversation, just about her day. And then she asked where "Grandbig" was and it really hit me. She likes me and all my closest friends enough to want to be a part of our insane inner circle. We're not too weird or too loud or too wild. She genuinely wants to be a part of my life and the life of Big and my Twin. That is so special to me. I could never describe the feeling.
I also feel the need to address the elephant in the room when it comes to a new generation of Big and Littles.
To Little: You're already the perfect addition to our family. I couldn't see myself being a Big sister to anyone else. Our relationship and how you morphed into the family was so natural it was like you were made for us. We will always love you. I will always love you.
To Big: I can never thank you enough. You were my rock throughout this whole process. You've accepted your Grandlittle whether you originally wanted her to be my Little or not and that's all I could ask for. You've made us all feel so comfortable and loved. You're the best Big sister I could ask for. (And no, you will not be forgotten.) Our relationship is so special and valued because of all we've been through and all of the things that we've experienced together. You were there for me in times when others weren't, a new person in my life won't change that. You will always be my Big and nothing can take that away from us.
To Twin: You are seriously one of my best friends. Up until now, you were the newest addition to the family. Don't think you'll be pushed aside now that there's someone else. You fit right into the dynamic as seamlessly as Big and I do. And my Little loves you. You are just as much a part of this family as anyone else and don't forget that.
Getting a Little was the best thing that happened to me since joining my sorority because my family feels complete. I have a Big I love, a Little I love and a Twin I love. What more could a girl as for?
