Summertime Sadness: Coping with Missing Your Sorority Sisters

Let’s face it, summer is definitely the best time of the year! However, like everything else, it has a few downsides like awkward tan lines, the bratty children you’re babysitting, and the humidity that makes your hair frizz. The worst part of summer is being separated from all of you sisters.  It’s so hard to go from seeing sisters every day in the fall, spring, and winter to not seeing everyone all summer long.  Here are some tips to staying in touch with all of your favorite girls during the summer season!

1.       Plan a road trip. There’s nothing like a little bit of summer adventure! If you have a free couple of days, search around to see if there are any fairs or attractions nearby sisters and take a trip to visit them and attend. You can also look to see if there are any beaches, lakes, or rivers around to hang out at if the weather is nice. Maybe even hit the mall or find an outdoor mall to check out.

Campus Rep, Kelsey, and her chapter's beach day!

Campus Rep, Kelsey, and some of her sisters at Disney!

Campus Rep, Ashley, and some sisters at the beach!

2.       Send a care-package. I bought some little souvenirs for my Little and made a bunch of different cards to send to her since she’s at an internship three states away. You can even hit up the dollar store and find some cute little things or use your crafty side to make some cute little gifts that you can send. The point is just to show that you’re still thinking of them. However, make sure you don’t leave your gifts sitting in your room like I did! (sorry Little, you’ll get your care package soon, I promise!) This is also a really great tip to surprise a sister who is abroad for the summer!

Box of Sunshine Idea: get a box and fill it with all yellow objects.

3.       Send a tweet or post on their Facebook wall. I love when I get a notification that one of my sisters tweeted at me or posted on my wall. It's even better when it's a funny picture or something that reminds me of an inside joke we have between us.

4.       Start up a book club. Last summer, one of our alumni contacted our chapter to see if we would be interested in setting up a book swap. Since it's summer, you might have more time to lay out and read a good book. Once you’ve finished it, why not send it on to a sister who you might think will like it too? 

5.       Plan a crafting night. Find a sister who lives somewhere that's a centralized location and host a sleepover and crafting night. Big/Little season is right around the corner and crafting with your sisters is always a win. Add some pizza and a few movies like Bridesmaids or Mean Girls, and you’re golden! Bonus: find a sister or two to road-trip there with.

6.       Sports! Find out if there is a major or minor league team near you. Many ticket offices have a group discount and a night at the ballpark is never a bad time. Being from Michigan, I know that Comerica Park (Home of the Detroit Tigers) has a lot of fun promotional nights, and they have fireworks after every night game on the weekend! Though the NFL season hasn't started yet, many cities have arena football leagues. The games are just as fun, but without the big ticket prices!

It’s also really important to remember that sisters are always only one text, one facetime, or one call away and it’s only a little over a month until it’s time to head back to school where you’ll be surrounded by your sisters again! So make the most of your summer and don't be afraid to take some personal you time to relax! Leave a comment below and let us know what you've done with sisters over the summer.

Xoxo

-Lucie