Friday morning capped off a week of speculation, gift-giving, Instagram photos and hand-holding with Big Sis Little Sis Club’s ‘reveal day.’ Upperclassmen crowded the east practice field, eagerly waiting for the 7:30 a.m. release of their freshman counterparts, who were patiently waiting in the commons.

Like clockwork, at 7:30 a.m, another traditional Big Sis Lil Sis reveal day was underway. Music blared as people ran, jumped, yelled, screamed under a sky filled with bright colored (and often glittered) signs. For the ensuing half hour, each group of girls discussed their hints, posed for photos and hugged it out before rushing back inside earlier than expected due to the rain. 

Big Sis Little Sis (BSLS) is a required program for incoming freshmen girls, where each pairs up with one (or a small group) of upperclassmen girls to give them a sense of how high school works, and a familiar face in the upper classes.

“It’s gonna be very important [to] have somebody to kind of help you out with this new environment,” freshman Charlotte Palazzolo said.

Throughout the week, freshmen girls are given small hints at who their ‘big sis’ may be.

 “It’s very fun when we get to find out our big sisters,” Palazzolo added.

Freshmen and upperclassmen spend the week dodging each other’s eyes and dropping vague hints about who they are, all culminating in Friday’s ‘reveal day.’ Tuesday is ‘two truths and a lie,’ Wednesday is ‘spirits and snacks’ and Thursday is ‘color day.’ Each day tries to keep the freshmen guessing, while not fully revealing who their ‘big’ partner is. 

“I feel like [BSLS is] really important for them to feel welcome, just so that they know somebody that’s older and aren’t scared of everyone, and have a face they can go say hi to or smile at,” co-President of the BSLS club Eliott Jones said.

Jones recalled her experience as a freshman in the club.

“I knew my big going in, so she was able to introduce me to a lot of her friends, and so then I got to be really close with her friend group as well,” Jones said.

BSLS is a required part of the freshman girl experience, with a mission to bridge the gap between nervous girls dropped in an unfamiliar environment and the girls who have been in high school for three or four years.

“It’s exciting to meet new people and have more opportunities,” freshman BSLS participant Lilly Coyle said.