Dear Big,
With Big Appreciation Day this week, it seemed fitting to write a letter to my favorite person in the world.
Because you really are the best person. Your love and acceptance make me a better person. Before I joined a sorority, there were a lot of things I didn't understand. For me, rushing was a last ditch effort at trying to be happy at school. I didn't understand the Big-Little thing at all. I made fun of the girls I saw on Facebook who posted pics all the time saying "ily biggie smalls!" because it all seemed superficial to me. I never understood the special and intense bond that forms between Big and Little, until I met you.
From the moment we met on Bid Day, it was love at first sight. I knew I wanted you. Ask anyone - I talked about you non-stop. I also yelled at anyone who talked to you or about you too much. I wanted you to be all mine. We spent so much time together in the weeks before Big-Little reveal, forming our friendship. You would introduce me to people when we were out and they would always ask if I was your Little, and we would just look at each other and laugh. We practically already were Big and Little.You had even drunkenly admitting to having crafted with my name already, and it was the best thing I had ever heard.
During Big-Little week you showered me with endless amounts of gifts. With crafts, baked goods and candy, tee-shirts and tanks, and every possible owl trinket that ever existed. You left me cute notes with clues to try to confuse me and also covered every inch of my room with gold tinsel. On the night of reveal when I was waiting outside for the door to open up, it was the most nerve-wracking experience of my life. What if it wasn't you?! What would I do!? But then the door opened and we both screamed with excitement and ran to each other.
I bragged to anyone who listened that you were my Big. I proudly introduced you to all my friends, and described you in very great detail to my Mom. It's absolutely crazy to think I haven't even known you for a year yet, and you're one of the most important people in my life. You are always a source of happiness and laughter for me, and have been the best mentor I could ask for. You taught me to appreciate the values our sorority stands for, and the importance of our ritual. You inspired me to want a leadership position and to get involved. You made me love our sorority and just being at college.
Thank you for always texting me and spoiling me so much. Thank you for all the laughs and for all the cuddles. Thank you for always going out with me, and for all the Wequila Wednesdays and our dance parties. Thank you for making your friends my friends, and for making your home a safe place for me. Thank you for the hours you've spent listening to my problems, hopes, and dreams. Thank you for being so accepting of yourself and of me. Thank you for being YOU!
I hope that when I get my own Little I can be the kind of role model for her the way you are for me. You are my Big, you'll always be my Big. But more importantly, you'll always be my sister and my best friend. You'll always be someone to look up to and someone who will always love me for me. You are someone who will be with me for the rest of my life, and someone who has shaped my college experience in an extraordinarily indescribable way, and I couldn't be more grateful.
I love you.
Love,
Your Little <3
