Dear Taylor
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Dear Taylor, Words cannot describe how difficult it is for me to actually write this letter to you, it almost seems unreal in a way. Time is such a cruel thing to have passed us so quickly and now only leaving us with just a few months before you graduate UNCC and begin the successful life I know you will have. Though, it brings me great sadness to think about your departure, I am writing this to express to you how thankful I am that you have came into my life and will never be replaced as one of my best friends, sister, and more importantly, my big sister. For weeks I had endured countless hints given to me by an anonymous number of who my future best friend would be. I tried piecing together the information I would get with other girls in my pledge class though, I always seemed to become more confused than I previously was. It still brings a huge smile on my face when I look back to the first day you became by big sister in the sorority and I no longer had to worry anymore. I still remember sitting on the cold floor of the Sigma Kappa living room with the other girls in my pledge class. We were all so nervous and afraid of who was to be united with us in only a few minutes. Older sisters were gathered around us with huge smiles and warm laughter of what our reactions would be once the mysteries were discovered. In front of us there was held a large sheet with Once Upon a Time elegantly painted on it, being used to hide the one thing everyone was most anxious to see: Big/Little Reveal. When they called my name and started reading the story you wrote me for your reveal, I was about to burst from anxiety until they released the sheet and to my surprise you were standing behind. I could have not asked for a better person to be standing behind that sheet for me, other than you, Big.
The Big sister in the sorority is to hold the duty of teaching the little sister all of the responsibilities that are to be held within the sorority. Respect, intelligence, and integrity is bestowed upon the little sister in a way by how much the big sister helps them mature into the successful women they were destined to be within and out of the sorority. I remember the time when I felt like I was losing control of my reality when schoolwork became an overload on my stress levels. You helped me stay up and complete all of my assignments with no complaints at all instead of letting me give up and just do better next time. Something so small yet so helpful meant a lot to me. According to Samantha Cooper, a writer as well as a sorority women herself, states, “learned right away that the off the record advice I was giving my little was being taken seriously and it was impacting her in major ways. My little still attributes the spike in her GPA to my advice on best study practices.” This phrase directly hits the nail when it comes to the relationship we obtain on the professional views of Big and little sister. Every piece of advice you have offered me I have cherished and held on for my own benefit socially as well as academically. To this day, I fully believe that you are the Ying to my Yang. You help balance me when I feel like I’m falling apart by helping bring out a side to me like I help bring out a side to you. You help me focus on my goals and become more determined when achieving them. You help me become more responsible by striving for success when it comes towards my school and my sorority. I remember vividly when the time came where I questioned my sisterhood because of the amount of work I felt was bestowed upon me. You took me by the hand and went to study halls with me and made me various Quizlets to help me study and succeed. Ironically you came to me when you felt like you were losing your youth by the amount of nights you actually went out with your sisters. I took you into my car and we went on random adventures from Coyote Joes to Cookout and it was one of the most fun nights I have ever had. I feel like we have such a true friendship and sisterhood because of this. Big, you will continue to be an inspiration to me as well as a role model. I do not believe that the words, "I am Proud" can cover how truly proud I actually am. You have come such a long way from the stress of school work and finding of internships, to finally being at the place you want to be. Never forget that with the motivation you have, you can conquer anything that comes your way.
I do not know how I am honestly going to be able to watch you leave and graduate knowing that I will not be able to see you as often as I would want. I know that this is something that I cannot hold you back on and I should not do that anyways, but I am not ready to say goodbye. Who is going to bring me food when I am too lazy to do so? Who is going to be the one person I know I can go to for help with no judgments awaiting me? And most importantly who is going to help keep me pushing through when I want to give up? You have impacted me so much, and I am so afraid that you leaving will cause me to lose such an important person in my life, though I should know that would never happen. You are my only true big sister like I am your only little and a relationship like that is special beyond compare. I am the oldest in my real family so having you come into my life with the role you have, I have cherished it so much. Thank you big for everything you have done for me and helped me with. I would have not wanted anyone else beside me when I was happy, sad, angry, or scared other than you. I know that there will be other memories we will share together and our lives will always intertwine. There’s no way I would ever allow myself to distance a friendship as true and powerful as ours. It kinda makes me laugh when I think of how I cried when I got you as my big sister and now I am crying with tears for this see you later. I think back in the beginning I knew how much of an impact you were going to have on me. No bad vibes though, only good. I love you big.
Sincerely Victoria Buff aka little
The Big sister in the sorority is to hold the duty of teaching the little sister all of the responsibilities that are to be held within the sorority. Respect, intelligence, and integrity is bestowed upon the little sister in a way by how much the big sister helps them mature into the successful women they were destined to be within and out of the sorority. I remember the time when I felt like I was losing control of my reality when schoolwork became an overload on my stress levels. You helped me stay up and complete all of my assignments with no complaints at all instead of letting me give up and just do better next time. Something so small yet so helpful meant a lot to me. According to Samantha Cooper, a writer as well as a sorority women herself, states, “learned right away that the off the record advice I was giving my little was being taken seriously and it was impacting her in major ways. My little still attributes the spike in her GPA to my advice on best study practices.” This phrase directly hits the nail when it comes to the relationship we obtain on the professional views of Big and little sister. Every piece of advice you have offered me I have cherished and held on for my own benefit socially as well as academically. To this day, I fully believe that you are the Ying to my Yang. You help balance me when I feel like I’m falling apart by helping bring out a side to me like I help bring out a side to you. You help me focus on my goals and become more determined when achieving them. You help me become more responsible by striving for success when it comes towards my school and my sorority. I remember vividly when the time came where I questioned my sisterhood because of the amount of work I felt was bestowed upon me. You took me by the hand and went to study halls with me and made me various Quizlets to help me study and succeed. Ironically you came to me when you felt like you were losing your youth by the amount of nights you actually went out with your sisters. I took you into my car and we went on random adventures from Coyote Joes to Cookout and it was one of the most fun nights I have ever had. I feel like we have such a true friendship and sisterhood because of this. Big, you will continue to be an inspiration to me as well as a role model. I do not believe that the words, "I am Proud" can cover how truly proud I actually am. You have come such a long way from the stress of school work and finding of internships, to finally being at the place you want to be. Never forget that with the motivation you have, you can conquer anything that comes your way.
I do not know how I am honestly going to be able to watch you leave and graduate knowing that I will not be able to see you as often as I would want. I know that this is something that I cannot hold you back on and I should not do that anyways, but I am not ready to say goodbye. Who is going to bring me food when I am too lazy to do so? Who is going to be the one person I know I can go to for help with no judgments awaiting me? And most importantly who is going to help keep me pushing through when I want to give up? You have impacted me so much, and I am so afraid that you leaving will cause me to lose such an important person in my life, though I should know that would never happen. You are my only true big sister like I am your only little and a relationship like that is special beyond compare. I am the oldest in my real family so having you come into my life with the role you have, I have cherished it so much. Thank you big for everything you have done for me and helped me with. I would have not wanted anyone else beside me when I was happy, sad, angry, or scared other than you. I know that there will be other memories we will share together and our lives will always intertwine. There’s no way I would ever allow myself to distance a friendship as true and powerful as ours. It kinda makes me laugh when I think of how I cried when I got you as my big sister and now I am crying with tears for this see you later. I think back in the beginning I knew how much of an impact you were going to have on me. No bad vibes though, only good. I love you big.
Sincerely Victoria Buff aka little
