Big/Little; A Sorority Experience

One of the first things that come to mind when talking about sorority life is the age old tradition of Big/Little. No matter what the house, no matter what the school, the women participate in the event and share similar big sis revelations.
In the coming weeks at The University of Oklahoma, new member classes will be sporadically surprised with the event as they progress toward initiation into their sorority chapters. While the direct relationship is between the freshmen and sophomore pledge classes, the entire house is involved through an addition to their Big/Little family.
Despite the fact that women like Junior Kappa Alpha Theta member, Taylor Ronck, will not be receiving a little of her own this year, they still get excited for the event.
“Even though I don’t get my own little this year, I’m still excited to have an addition to the family. She will be my tie to the freshmen class…and she comes with meal points!” Ronck said.
Every house presents the night in a different way. Here at OU, all of the houses start the night as a surprise for their new members and end the night with matching family pajamas. One particular sorority, Delta Gamma, kicked off the campus wide Big/Little revelation last week.
The house led their new members on a fake campus wide photo shoot for their chapter’s magazine. When the girls arrived back at Delta Gamma they found all of the members singing to them and gifts that led them to their big sis’s.
Freshmen Delta Gamma member Andi Evenson enjoyed the evening, but looks forward to what is yet to come with her new family ties.
“Big/Little is such a great thing. I know my big will be in my life for a long time. I can’t wait for the memories we will make together in years to come.” Evenson said.

Delta Delta Delta Pancake Breakfast

Saturday, September 19, the women of Delta Delta Delta set aside their tailgating time to work for a greater cause. They all pulled together to put on their annual Tri Delta pancake breakfast. Members spent their morning greeting families and friends, collecting donations and serving pancakes.
All of their hard work went toward Tri Delta’s national philanthropy, the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This is a cancer research hospital which is dedicated to the research of children facing the battle with cancer.
The pancake breakfast resembled other Greek philanthropy efforts in that members of houses from all around campus came out to support the cause. Holding the breakfast on a game day helped make it a unique event. It gave parents and alumni the opportunity to participate in the morning.
Junior business major Kristy Macdonell shared how her passion for the foundation has made her past three pancake breakfasts something more than a required event.
“After meeting some of the children, it really touched my heart and made me more motivated to raise money and help the cause. Whether through my committees or through serving at the breakfast, it became less of a chore and more of a passion.” Macdonell said.
In the coming week, the Tri Delta house will total their raisings for the event and present the check to the St. Jude Children’s Hospital. This year’s breakfast was a big success and the women are expecting to exceed last year’s $4000 donation.

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First Five Graphs; Freshmen Parking Permit Mix Up

Unqualified freshmen must exchange incorrect permits

0.Ricky Maranon/The Daily

Freshmen with Priority Housing permits have until 5 p.m. Friday to exchange their current parking permits for a regular Housing parking permit before they face a $125 fine.

[News]

Some freshmen were given the ability to purchase Priority Housing parking permits even though they did not qualify for them, due to a malfunctioning computer program that sells permits online.

[Impact]

“We were in the process of implementing a new computer program when the mix-up happened, and we regret what has taken place,” said Kris Glenn, spokesperson for OU Parking and Transit Services.

[News]

Priority Housing spots are reserved for upperclassmen and located in close proximity to the residence halls.

[Context]

“When we found out that there was a problem, we notified the students who had the wrong permit that they needed to come in and make an exchange for the right one,” Glenn said.

 [News]

 

The Impact:

            Even though the freshmen are mentioned, it would be nice to have this graph

also talk about the upperclassmen who are being affected by the problem.

The Human Dimension:

            Have a freshmen who was able to get a priority pass talk about the let down of

finding out that they have to turn it in.

Have an upperclassmen living in the dorms talk about the challenge they are

facing with finding a spot when some of the freshmen have priority

passes.

What’s Next:

            How are they going to go about fixing the problem?

            How will they be sure the problem never occurs again?

            What will be the punishment for freshmen that do not turn in their passes?

            How will they be able to tell if a pass belongs to a freshmen?