Big Sister Little Sister Luncheon

Zia Eger-Slobig '25

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As someone who has always been in the role of a younger sister, being a junior here has given me the opportunity to become a big sister. Now I can provide the care and reassurance that I had growing up, as well as at this school. I transferred into Louisville a week and a half into sophomore year. I was fairly alone, but I was lucky enough to be provided with the comfort of having a big sister. My sister gave me the reassurance of a familiar face among the sea of strangers. 

The luncheon is more than a simple lunch among peers; it is symbolic of the transformation of becoming a Louisville woman through and through. 

This event commenced with icebreaker questions, of which never actually break the ice. My new little sister and I were met with an odd combination of questions about school subjects and pop singers of which we could not find a common ground.

 After the awkward silence peaked, our Junior class president, Zoe Phillipson ’25, spoke about her own, now graduated, big sister. Zoe proceeded in telling us of the countless memories her and her sister shared the past two years at Louisville. 

This bond, although different from my own experience with my older sister, was akin to many others. This opportunity is truly a chance to build an everlasting friendship, but the depth of the relationship is a choice. It is a means of effort and commitment, much like every other relationship. However, this relationship establishes a sense of mentorship and guidance that many others do not require. 

As the event continued, people ate and socialized according to their own wants for this endeavor. Even in the most silent times there was a sense of comfort in knowing that someone, whether you wanted it or not, was there for you. 

All in all, as the event ended, people were now gifted new roles in a freshly established symbiotic relationship.