Big Sis/Lil Sis Week

There are many exciting traditions practiced at Converse College; in my opinion, however, Big Sis/Lil Sis Week eclipses them all. Every Converse freshman is lovingly paired with a junior student who will act as a combination mentor and friend, a "sister" of sorts. Students who arrive in odd years are classified as Red Devils and will be paired with a Red Devil sister, and students who arrive in even years are Pink Panthers and will also be paired accordingly. Soon after this pairing, the member of the junior class, or "Big Sis," will leave hints of her identity to the "Lil Sis." Every night for the entire week, the freshman can look forward to adorable chalk messages from her big sister in the mornings and heaps of pink presents at night. At the end of the week, the Big Sis will reveal herself to her Lil Sis in an elaborate ceremony.
Only a few weeks ago I myself went through this process, and I loved every single minute of it. The chalk messages, tail, and other presents from my big sister made me feel incredibly loved and welcomed. Big Sis/Lil Sis week made me feel as if I were truly a valuable part of the Converse Community; I now have a true Converse family with whom to share my college experiences. Knowing that you are not alone in college is an incredibly powerful thing, and it makes me appreciate my incredible big sister, Nicole Dumouchel, more and more every day. I hope that one day I can be as good a sister to her as she has been to me.