(A sorority twin is when two girls out of the same pledge class get the same big sister.)
Dear Twinny,
Oh my gosh. I can't even begin to type this letter. A ton of memories are coming back into my mind; I can't help but laugh at some, and there are some I don't even want to think about. To think I have only known you since August, and in that short amount of time, we have became inseparable.
We started out just as friends, meeting at a freshman event at school. Then all of a sudden, you became more than just a friend I knew at school; we became best friends. I went through formal recruitment; then shortly after recruitment ended, I spent an hour convincing you to go to a informal recruitment event. You finally gave in. Shortly after that, you got a bid. We started out as the "Marisa's" of the sorority (yes, we have the same name and it is spelled the exact same way). Let's be honest, I am pretty sure I was more excited then you were at that moment, with me basically screaming with excitement over the phone. I knew you were skeptical about it at first. I admit I was, too, but I am beyond happy that we both gave it a chance.
I remember reveal like it was yesterday—the week leading up to reveal, we spent all week trying to figure out who our bigs were, even though we were told by other members not to try to figure it out. I remember a particular moment during that week; sitting at dinner I said, "Marisa, wouldn't it be awesome if we were twins?" Then we both said, "Yeah right, like that would happen."
Boy, we thought wrong. I personally thought I had it narrowed down; then the day of reveal came. We both sat patiently in the lobby of the sorority unit, waiting for our turns to go into the chapter room to find out who our bigs were. We both raised our hands to go in at the same time, but you were chosen to go in first. Then I went with the second group. I cried with happy tears when I saw our big was revealed. Then she turned me around and said, "You have a twin!" You came running towards me and I cried even harder with my mascara running down my face. I will never forget that moment ever.
The whole purpose of this letter is to simply say thank you. Thank you for all of the memories, the adventures, the laughs, the tears, the late night Walmart runs, and for making me hot chocolate when I am sad. Thank you for putting up with my awkwardness and listening to me talk about boys and complain about everything. Thank you for being the best sorority twin I could ever ask for. Now that it is summer, I miss our jam sessions and late nights at the library so much.
I have to mention one of my many favorite memories. It was when I dropped bottles of tea in the middle of a crosswalk; meanwhile, a family was in their van waiting patiently for me to pick them up as we were both bent over laughing with tears in our eyes. Then we continued laughing for another 10 minutes. I could seriously go on forever about those crazy and not so great memories we have had
Thank you for being one of the many people who made my first year of college unforgettable. I can't wait for what next year brings.
Love,
Marisa (the less cool one)
