My Dearest Little One,
First, I would like to thank you for everything you have done to me and for me. Before meeting you, I never knew that friendship could exist as one of the purest and most rewarding forms of love. I never knew that I could care so deeply for someone who wasn’t myself, and I never thought that I would meet someone who understood and accepted everything about my silly and unique personality.
You may not know this, but you entered my life when I needed you most. Making friends in college was difficult because I never felt confident enough to show my full personality and, despite being in a sorority for almost a year, I was still unsure about who my friends were and if I had even formed the relationships that were supposed to come with being Greek. However, my mentality changed when I met you. From bid night to Big-Little reveal, I knew you would be the one to call my Little—it was an automatic click.
You and I were the perfect match from the beginning, but our relationship did not just happen overnight, and for that, I am extremely grateful. Of course, we had similar interests and incredibly similar personalities from the beginning, but our actual friendship took time to grow. We learned most everything about each other over many, many months, and with every bit of information I learned about you, you grew closer and closer to my heart. I learned about your beautiful and wonderful family, and I saw how your smile widened whenever you spoke about them. I learned about your extreme dislike of anything coconut flavored and made it a point to never coat any baked goods with coconut shavings. I learned about everything that made you happy, and I promised myself that I would protect you from anything and anyone that would attempt to bring you sadness.
With time, you became much more than just my Little, and I took pride in the fact that our relationship rested on much more than the notion that we were “obsessed with each other.” Our friendship became much more than that of the “stereotypical Big-Little pairing.” We weren’t friends simply because we were paired together in the same sorority. No, you became my best friend because we chose each other, and we took time to cultivate a wonderful and loving friendship. I am forever grateful to the organization that brought us together, but I know that it is not the basis of our friendship, and in a way, that is what makes our relationship even stronger. Our sorority brought us together, but it was you and I who took this bond and created something beautiful.
Please know that you have done so much for me, and I can only hope to return the happiness and confidence that your friendship has given to me. From crying on your shoulder to laughing in your arms, you have become one of the most important people in my life. You are my home away from home, and I love you not only for who you are, but for what I am when I am with you.
So when people ask, “Why Greek life?” you, my dearest little one, you are my response.
Love always,
Big
