It finally hit me—I'm a GBig, now. I didn't want to accept this fact until the very last minute before my future GLittle ran into the room for Big-Little Reveal. There are realities to becoming a GBig though, some good and some not so great.
Here are the positive parts about becoming a GBig!
1. No more squatting in family totems!: As I'm only five foot, three inches, and the smallest one in my family, this is fabulous for me, but my Little and GLittle are gonna have to majorly squat (and get a fabulous workout in) while we're smiling for pictures for days. Because of this, they usually make me stand on a step or bench so that they don't have to squat as much and I become super tall!
2.Your family looks up to you!: Meaning they basically look up to you for everything! Fashion advice? Check! Info on the latest parties? Check! You've been in your sorority for two years now so they see you as someone they can go to when they need someone to talk to or need someone to host the next wine night.
3. Your Big is now a GGBig now (gasp!): Which basically means she'll want to hang out with you all the time now that you're old and... * cough cough* still relevant...oh and 21! So you're basically her go-to for crazy fun nights out in town!
Here are the negative aspects of becoming a GBig.
1.You're basically a sorority grandma now: It's true, you're almost the matriarch of your entire family line and the scary letter G in your name has solidified your position as the grandma of the family line!
2. Only two years or less left of college!: It's incredible how quickly time flies by when you're at college surrounded by the most amazing friends. I feel like it was just yesterday when I was going through rush myself, and here I am now almost halfway through my junior year. It's just crazy.
3.People question your relevance, (even though you're still totally relevant!): You're no longer the adorable and innocent Little of the fam. You've grown up, meaning that you're now old enough to legally go to bars and hang out downtown without anyone even questioning your ID. Because of this, you're not into the fraternity party scene as much anymore, so when people do see you, it's as if you're an extinct animal appearing for the first time in years. The looks of shock and confusion on everyone's face shows that they probably thought you graduated or just disappeared. And you no longer know the majority of guys at every fraternity.
Regardless of the good and the bad aspects about becoming a GBig, it's important to keep on living your college and sorority career to its fullest extent. Enjoy every single day that you have left here and love the time that you do get to spend with your sorority family because pretty soon you'll be the matriarch of the family and the one graduating!
