BEFORE:
This coming weekend is New Member Retreat for my sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. Each semester, we all go to one location; last semester's location was a beach house on Crystal Beach, and this semester we are going to one of my sister's house in Baytown.
While there, we will participate in different rituals special to our sorority. In addition, we will go to dinner together- and let me just say that going to dinner with forty people can be interesting! On the second day, we will help with a service project, and hopefully all of the new members will have the opportunity to find out who their big sister is! This week, the new members receive one basket of ZTA themed gifts each day. By Saturday, they are dying to know who has given them all of the gifts. I am a big sister this semester, and I cannot wait for my "little" to find out who I am!
New Member Retreat is my favorite event during the semester. It is a weekend full of bonding, laughter, fun, and ritual. At this time in the semester, things can be stressful. This retreat is an escape from the stress.
AFTER:
After three days straight with my sorority sisters, I can honestly day I am relieved to be home. I had so much fun! I just need a break from all of the estrogen!
On Friday, we ate at Rooster's in Baytown, then had a bonding exercise followed by a ritual. Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early, 7:30am, to get my little's crate ready for her. The crate is the final gift that contains the biggest essentials for any ZTA. It includes the lavallière, the letter shirt, matching PJ's, a piggy bank, and a family item.
This coming weekend is New Member Retreat for my sorority, Zeta Tau Alpha. Each semester, we all go to one location; last semester's location was a beach house on Crystal Beach, and this semester we are going to one of my sister's house in Baytown.
While there, we will participate in different rituals special to our sorority. In addition, we will go to dinner together- and let me just say that going to dinner with forty people can be interesting! On the second day, we will help with a service project, and hopefully all of the new members will have the opportunity to find out who their big sister is! This week, the new members receive one basket of ZTA themed gifts each day. By Saturday, they are dying to know who has given them all of the gifts. I am a big sister this semester, and I cannot wait for my "little" to find out who I am!
New Member Retreat is my favorite event during the semester. It is a weekend full of bonding, laughter, fun, and ritual. At this time in the semester, things can be stressful. This retreat is an escape from the stress.
AFTER:
After three days straight with my sorority sisters, I can honestly day I am relieved to be home. I had so much fun! I just need a break from all of the estrogen!
On Friday, we ate at Rooster's in Baytown, then had a bonding exercise followed by a ritual. Saturday morning, I woke up bright and early, 7:30am, to get my little's crate ready for her. The crate is the final gift that contains the biggest essentials for any ZTA. It includes the lavallière, the letter shirt, matching PJ's, a piggy bank, and a family item.
Later that day, we started tournament games. My team ended up losing, but we had a good time nonetheless. Finally, at around 5pm, it was time for the littles to find out who their bigs were. I was nervous from anticipation, but my little was so happy that it was me!
We ended the day by eating dinner at El Toro's in Baytown and then getting into our matching PJ's. It was a great weekend, and a perfect escape from the stresses of school.
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