Traditions

One of the oldest and the best-known tradition at Meredith is that of the juniors, or the "Bigs" adopting one or two members of the freshman class as their "Little Sis." When the Little becomes a junior and their Big has graduated, the Little becomes a Big to new freshmen. Early student handbooks contain the earliest known references to this tradition. The 1919 Student Handbook has a welcome letter to the Little Sis class. In 1920, the letter was exchanged for a poem greeting the incoming freshmen. The 1933 Oak Leaves also contains a letter from the Bigs to their Littles. Although there are now several Big Sis/Little Sis socials every semester, Dr. Ione Knight (class of 1943) relates that when she was a student at Meredith there was only one Big Sis/Little Sis event: a picnic where the Big Sis class entertained the Little Sis class. In recent years, sisters have exchanged gifts, hosted parties for one another, and passed down their even or odd year traditions. Sister classes still participate together in various activities throughout the year culminating in the sharing of the Class Day Daisy Chain and the exchange of songs.