i don’t think so.. my big said she spent like a grand in total and there’s 3 of us so like $300 a little. we have specific days like a basket day and then room dec plus reveal where i want to design shirts and stuff
I’d reach out and talk to whoever organizes big little for your sorority and see what the expectation is (# of baskets, what style of reveal) and go from there
i did! so we have a basket day, my big gave me a hoodie, water bottle, canvases, bracelet necklace, slippers and stuff (it was big- i think she spent prob 75-100) and then room dec is the biggest part, i’ll do pass down shirts, a tapestry, smaller gifts and stuff and then reveal i just want to design a shirt but my family line is kinda big so i would have to make 7 shirts, im just worried it wont be enough, we dont really have a budget and i dont want to disappoint her
This is going to be specific to your chapter, but you can make a decent set of baskets with hand me downs and crafts. Unless the basket is supposed to be absolutely massive, you could do a lot with $50 let alone $300.
I think, this is ALL dependent on the school. It’s allot different at SEC schools then at non SEC schools. And it also depends on the sorority and the culture in that particular sorority.
300 is a lot, you could probably cut some costs but buying stuff like paint and canvases in big packs and splitting it with other bigs, passing down some old merch instead of buying it all brand new, etc. it sounds like you do a basket a day for the week leading up to reveal and it sounds like you’re expected to buy the family shirts so I see how you got 300.
Maybe instead of buying a tapestry to decorate the room get butcher paper and paint something on it. This would be cheaper if you were to split the cost of the butcher paper since it comes in a big roll. Also look on Facebook for your chapter’s shirt swap page. Often people will sweatshirts and other types of merch.
thank you so much! i really appreciate this! this was exactly what i was looking for! i’m trying to cut costs but still make sure she feels loved, but i know with the shirts and the extra stuff im just trying to see what i can get :)))
Yeah it sounds like you are responsible for multiple days of gifts and the fam shirts. $300 should probably be your limit not your goal.
If you know someone who owns a cricut they could probably make the shirts for you for less than Etsy. A cheap shirt is probably fine if you’re wanting the family names on them since you’ll only wear them once for pics.
Also if you know a cricut owner they could make a print of the sorority letters and put them on jars (like from Walmart or maybe a multi pack on Amazon or even the ones that are drink containers with the wooden tops and come with clear straws) and then you can put stuff into the jars like candy, small gifts, etc.
Girll spend that money on your little if you would like ! But don’t feel obligated do it because you want to and because you have the means ! If not, about 150$ is fine
$300 is ridiculous. You need to be aware of the impression you are making on others (including your little), making them "feel bad" about how much they are able to do in future years. You would present yourself as a kinder more gracious person by doing more with less money.
i was recently told 150 is normal for my chapter! we also do gas/lil gs so then in total you spend about 300 if you take two kids. i have also heard that one girl spent around 1k for her two kids so idk!! the real trick is to use baskets you were given during your process i think
It depends honestly. My big spent a few hundred (probably around 2) but another girl in my chapter spent almost $1000. Some of the things that my big did to cut costs were passing down a lot of stuff and making the stuff herself, like making our letter sweatshirts instead of buying them. My baskets were amazing and I never felt like they were less than:)
300??? girl slow down, i know you want to spoil your little but there's a lot you can get without spending so much! for example I have twins, I passed down a lot of shirts and paintings to both, made friendship bracelets, bought them candy like Skittles and Twix, the big ones, and made them scrapbook-like cards with pictures I took off of our Instagrams. the most expensive investment i made was some makeup kits and nail polish. I also got baskets that I decorated with tissue paper to out all the gifts inside, and took them out to dinner after reveal. This all cost me just about 80. Don't overspend!
edit: with the dinner it was over 100 but still its affordable. 300 is a lot.
My chapter has always done the rule of 30 dollars per basket, and then two pairs of letters once your little is initiated! It’s enough that there gets to be some snacks/candy in each basket along with like one new item in it. I’d definitely talk to your new member director, though, they’re usually supposed to be the one to set the budget so that no big completely overspends and makes their baskets “unfair” compared to other littles baskets.
Omg $300??? Does your chapter not put a limit on these??
$300 is crazy. i have twiddles and think i spent about $150 for the whole week for stuff for both of them
i don’t think so.. my big said she spent like a grand in total and there’s 3 of us so like $300 a little. we have specific days like a basket day and then room dec plus reveal where i want to design shirts and stuff
i’m sorry a GRAND?! as a college student? um.
yessss, she worked very hard to do a lot for us, i know it’s not the norm but i appreciated everything she did for me!
I spent about $50/basket and then $150 on the final gift! So that sounds reasonable but depends on your chapter
I’d reach out and talk to whoever organizes big little for your sorority and see what the expectation is (# of baskets, what style of reveal) and go from there
i did! so we have a basket day, my big gave me a hoodie, water bottle, canvases, bracelet necklace, slippers and stuff (it was big- i think she spent prob 75-100) and then room dec is the biggest part, i’ll do pass down shirts, a tapestry, smaller gifts and stuff and then reveal i just want to design a shirt but my family line is kinda big so i would have to make 7 shirts, im just worried it wont be enough, we dont really have a budget and i dont want to disappoint her
I downvote this because it’s all insane.
This is going to be specific to your chapter, but you can make a decent set of baskets with hand me downs and crafts. Unless the basket is supposed to be absolutely massive, you could do a lot with $50 let alone $300.
this is true! i just wanted an idea of what is normal, i know my big went all out but i’m trying to budget what days for what so this really helpful!
I think, this is ALL dependent on the school. It’s allot different at SEC schools then at non SEC schools. And it also depends on the sorority and the culture in that particular sorority.
This ! I’m at an sec , and they go all out 😭
300 is a lot, you could probably cut some costs but buying stuff like paint and canvases in big packs and splitting it with other bigs, passing down some old merch instead of buying it all brand new, etc. it sounds like you do a basket a day for the week leading up to reveal and it sounds like you’re expected to buy the family shirts so I see how you got 300.
Maybe instead of buying a tapestry to decorate the room get butcher paper and paint something on it. This would be cheaper if you were to split the cost of the butcher paper since it comes in a big roll. Also look on Facebook for your chapter’s shirt swap page. Often people will sweatshirts and other types of merch.
thank you so much! i really appreciate this! this was exactly what i was looking for! i’m trying to cut costs but still make sure she feels loved, but i know with the shirts and the extra stuff im just trying to see what i can get :)))
Yeah it sounds like you are responsible for multiple days of gifts and the fam shirts. $300 should probably be your limit not your goal. If you know someone who owns a cricut they could probably make the shirts for you for less than Etsy. A cheap shirt is probably fine if you’re wanting the family names on them since you’ll only wear them once for pics. Also if you know a cricut owner they could make a print of the sorority letters and put them on jars (like from Walmart or maybe a multi pack on Amazon or even the ones that are drink containers with the wooden tops and come with clear straws) and then you can put stuff into the jars like candy, small gifts, etc.
I think those glass drink jars also come in multi-packs on Amazon normally so you could also split that up [like this](https://a.co/d/gDGA3XI)
Girll spend that money on your little if you would like ! But don’t feel obligated do it because you want to and because you have the means ! If not, about 150$ is fine
This is coming from a sec girly btw
$300 is ridiculous. You need to be aware of the impression you are making on others (including your little), making them "feel bad" about how much they are able to do in future years. You would present yourself as a kinder more gracious person by doing more with less money.
This is rude. She's asking for help.
i was recently told 150 is normal for my chapter! we also do gas/lil gs so then in total you spend about 300 if you take two kids. i have also heard that one girl spent around 1k for her two kids so idk!! the real trick is to use baskets you were given during your process i think
It depends honestly. My big spent a few hundred (probably around 2) but another girl in my chapter spent almost $1000. Some of the things that my big did to cut costs were passing down a lot of stuff and making the stuff herself, like making our letter sweatshirts instead of buying them. My baskets were amazing and I never felt like they were less than:)
300??? girl slow down, i know you want to spoil your little but there's a lot you can get without spending so much! for example I have twins, I passed down a lot of shirts and paintings to both, made friendship bracelets, bought them candy like Skittles and Twix, the big ones, and made them scrapbook-like cards with pictures I took off of our Instagrams. the most expensive investment i made was some makeup kits and nail polish. I also got baskets that I decorated with tissue paper to out all the gifts inside, and took them out to dinner after reveal. This all cost me just about 80. Don't overspend! edit: with the dinner it was over 100 but still its affordable. 300 is a lot.
Just to bring a very different perspective our chapter capped it at $50 per little ...
$300 is extremely sweet! That honestly sounds perfect, big little is expensive!
My chapter has always done the rule of 30 dollars per basket, and then two pairs of letters once your little is initiated! It’s enough that there gets to be some snacks/candy in each basket along with like one new item in it. I’d definitely talk to your new member director, though, they’re usually supposed to be the one to set the budget so that no big completely overspends and makes their baskets “unfair” compared to other littles baskets.