Willard Sorority- custom sorority pillow

Sorority pillows are a welcome sorority gift. They can be expensive when you buy manufactured pillows available through Greek stores. This website offers alternative sorority gifts and particularly hand made ideas for sorority gifts.

You can be sure if you make your own sorority gifts, that your sister who receives a handmade sorority gift will appreciate the time, talent, and effort you have put in with your artistic labor of love. We have a lot of ideas for you at our page of sorority gift ideas.

The sorority pillow in the picture is just an example of a custom made sorority pillow that you can make yourself or, if you are short of time, you can order a custom made pillow for the Sorority Gifts Etsy Store and I will make one for you for only $12.99 + shipping.

More information about Willard Sorority.
Two additions of the Willard pillow shown below:

Willard Sorority Ducky Pillow

This Phi Mu little sister sorority gift only needs to be put into a 5 x 7 frame, wrapped up in festive paper, and given to your favorite little sister.

Here is an example of an easy, inexpensive sorority gift that you can make quickly.  Small mats like this one in standard sizes like 5 x 7 or 8 x 10 can be found in craft stores. Actually, a pink mat would be even better, but this time, I just used what I already had.

You need a lion drawing that you can print off on cardstock or you can 'free hand' a drawing of a lion. Add the Phi Mu letters and "I Love my Lil Sis!" with a Sharpee or other pen.

Color with colored pencils or use watercolor paints like I did here.

Cut and tape the painted design to the back side of your mat. Then pop it into a little frame - I pick up nice little frames at the dollar store.

This can be done for any other sorority. If you need a mascot drawing, go to Google Images and see what you can find. You can print off a sorority mascot picture and then trace it with a black pen so that you only have the line drawing without color. This is easy if you trace, holding your papers up to a window so the light shines through. This enables you to clearly see the lines of the design.

The Sorority Gifts Etsy shop offers custom made sorority pillows like this and I haven't turned down a request yet. I do get quite busy sometimes, so always check with me before you order if you have an important deadline.

Do you like to make your own sorority gifts? If so, take a look at our Gamma Phi Beta pillow article.  I explain there the basics of making pillows like this on. We also have ideas for some sorority gifts on our Sorority Crafts page.

If you would like to order one of my pillows, get your order in soon to avoid being disappointed.  If I get too many orders, I have to catch up on my sewing and painting before I can relist the custom pillow for order.

I really enjoy making the sorority pillows. At this point, I'm still taking orders. I have not yet gotten so busy that I've had to shut down.

I have made pillows with handpainted sorority mascots for Delta Zeta, Kappa Delta (the frog and the teddy bear-depending on request), Chi Omega owl, Phi Mu lion or ladybug, Alpha Delta Pi lion, Alpha Omicron Pi Panda, ZTA crown, Delta Sigma Theta elephant, AKA frog, KK Gamma owl,  Alpha Gamma Delta squirrel,  and many more.

Sorority Sisters has a special page devoted to  sorority pillows  For more information about  sorority pillows, click over to  Sorority Pillows.

I believe these are the same sorority sunglasses that were not available for a while. The price of $9.95 is unbeatable and the eBay description includes a GREEK LICENSED symbol which is nice to know. Before buying, always check the feedback of the seller. I usually take time to read some of the feedback, too, rather than just looking at the score or percentage.

The Greek Sunglasses seller on eBay  has this to say about this sorority product:

These sunglasses are Black, and feature BIG BOLD Greek Letters on BOTH SIDES of the sunglass frame. The letters are permanent and WILL NOT WEAR OFF.

These sunglasses are high quality, and extremely fashionable. They provide UV400 protection from the sun's harmful rays. These are not cheap and flimsy sunglasses that will break easily, we only sell high quality sunglasses. We stand behind our product.

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See our post on Sorority Sunglasses Straps or CROAKIES

Go to the other Sorority Sisters POST on Sorority Sunglasses.

I have made sorority tote bags with out sewing them. The trick is to buy a pre-made off white canvas tote bag from Hobby Lobby or another craft store that offers them. I have even found the canvas bags on sale for half price several times, which saves a lot.

I included a picture of a Delta Zeta tote that I painted to show you and example of what you can do.

You know, I always start with a simple drawing on paper for my pattern, in this case a turtle.  When painting on fabric, very often, you can just put the pattern behind the fabric (after going over the lines with a black marker to emphasize them) and you can see the line through the fabric. Unfortunately, canvas is too thick to do this. So to get my turtle pattern onto the bag, I trace my pattern onto a piece of cardboard or card stock and cut it out. This makes a template of the outer lines of the turtle. With a pencil, I lightly trace around the turtle template onto the canvas. That gives me the basic line and then I can free hand the inner lines of the pattern. Getting the pattern penciled onto the canvas is probably the hard part.

Once you have your pattern drawn on the canvas, then you get out your pink and green paint, or go to the store and buy some if you don't have any. I keep a supply of most colors of acrylic paint and I also keep so good quality paint brushes on hand always for projects like this.

I had some nice pink rick rack so I sewed that along the top edge of the bag. There is fabric glue available if you don't sew. Last, I tied a puffy pink bow around the handle of the tote for a nice touch.

(the cardboard DZ patterns shown above are not the right pattern, but I am showing you what I mean by a cardboard template to trace around.)

Sorority Totes are available almost any store that sells sorority merchandise and gifts. I found this Delta Gamma tote bag on eBay selling for $18.99. It is an attractive bag and that is probably a fair price, but a sorority tote is another item that we, here at Sorority Sisters website, think you may want to consider making for yourself or as a gift. After all tote bags are pretty easy to sew.

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The "K" and the "D" appear to be painted in a light green with white polka dots and outlined with a deep forest green color. The letters are embellished with Kappa Delta symbols of  a white rose, a precious little brown teddy bear and a cutesy paper and button flower.  I like the way she added a handpainted "sisters" at the bottom of the "D" so it looks like the set says "KD Sisters"

I doubt you can find the Greek letters to decorate. Probably only the Greek letters that are also regular (Latin) letters will work like Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) or Zeta Tau Alpha (ZTA) and many others that would work with regular letters.

The hard way would be to make your own paper mache letters cut from styrofoam with a bread knife.  It is easier than it sounds, but it may be hard to have it turn out as neatly as you would like. Also, styrofoam doesn't lend itself well for being painted. Styrofoarm letters would look best covered with scrapbooking paper on the front side that faces out.

A better Greek letter set could be made from wood. If you have saws, cut letters from a  light-weight board.  Any Greek letter could be cut from wood. Draw off patterns before you start.

The seller on eBay posted this message, "These letters are perfect to give your little sister or put in your dorm room! They are hand crafted (by a KD!). Message me if you would like to request larger quantities. Get 10% off with orders of 10 or more."

If you are interested in seeing more KD stuff, CLICK: Kappa Delta gifts on eBay

Stamp Your Support is the only supplier of these creative rubber stamp kits for sororities. Each kit come with 3  rubber stamps  that represent the greek letters for that sorority, the full sorority name, and a sorority symbol  stamp.  The kit comes with igment ink pads in the official colors of the sorority.

I love to make my own stationery since it is an easy craft. Making sorority stationery is easy with a sorority stamp set like this.

(If you read this post later- it is possible the sale is discontinued, but it is also possible that more sorority stamps sets will be available. Just check it out).

Gamma Phi Beta sorority gifts

are delightful in pinks and embellished with crescent moon designs. I had the pleasure of creating a Gamma Phi Beta hang up pillow design recently for a custom order.

Making a Custom Sorority Pillow

So she wants a Gamma Phi Beta pillow with carnation and moon in pink, gold,white. Here I go to my sewing closet, rummaging through my fabrics that are divided by color. The pink and white stripe is one of my favorites for the back of the sorority pillows that have PINK as their sorority color. I must choose between the stripe and a pink and white curly design.  This time, the curly design wins

Drawing My Design for a Gamma Phi Beta Pillow Front

I started with my pencil and paper to draw a design that included the crescent moon and a pink carnation.

When I was happy with my rough drawing, I outlined it with a marker. This is an important step for fabric painting designs, because the design in black lines is very easy to see through the white fabric that I use for the pillow front. Lightly, with a pencil, I sketch the basic lines of the design. Now I am ready to paint. I fill up a tin can with water, grab my mug filled with paint brushes, and set my tray of acrylic paints down on my work table. I place the pillow rectangle on top of a piece of cardboard so that any paint that seeps through will be absorbed into the cardboard rather than ruining my table. I must be careful to have my paint at just the right thickness so it will spread on the fabric, but not run watery outside of the lines. After, all is painted, I wait.  Acrylic paint dries quickly so waiting is short. I plug in my iron and after it is preheated, I place a clean sheet of white paper over the painted design and iron on top of the paper for about 15 seconds. The heat from the iron 'sets' the paint so that it will not wash out. Most people will probably never wash these pillows since there is not likely a need for cleaning them, but the ironing is part of the fabric painting process and I always do it anyway.

There, the painting set is complete, but not the sewing. That is for another post...

Sorority pillows are probably one of the most popular sorority gifts that can be made by hand. We all would love to hear some of your great sorority pillow ideas. Please add comments about how you have made a sorority pillow OR about how you would like to make one.   Also, you can email me with your pictures of you handmade sorority pillows at sororitygiftideas  AT  gmail.com. THANKS

For more ideas for Greek  sorority pillows, click over to our Sorority Pillows page.

Here is a little inspiration for a Sorority sister Valentine. Here you see a sorority Christmas ornament, but the quote and the drawing can be adapted to make a quick Valentine for a little sister or big sister.

Just take a 5 x 7 blank card - these can be bought in packs of a dozen or so OR just make a card from scratch with scrapbooking paper.

Draw two hearts in the center. The hearts look nice either the same size or your can make a big heart for big sister and a little heart for little sister.  I like to use colored pencils to color the hearts pink or red after personalizing each heart with a name.

Then draw strings to attach heart to heart using the picture above as a guide.

Last, Write:

SISTERS

Are tied together with Heartstrings.

Just write with a marker like a fine Sharpie in neat print.

Match your card with an envelope.

Address and mail.

Or

give to your little/big sister with a candy gift.

This little pillow was a custom order for a gift. It is the first time I have had the pleasure of painting the lyre for an Alpha Chi Omega gift. I was curious to find out the origin of the lyre as the Alpha Chi Omega symbol. The lyre symbol was chosen by the founders after  a lot of research. It was designed by James G. Campbell. He was an undergraduate member of Beta Theta Pi  fraternity who acted as librarian for DePauw's School of Music. The lyre which is a replica of a three-stringed harp was named the symbol because it illustrated to the members' musical interest, as music connects the souls of many.  Also, according to Greek mythology, the lyre was first instrument played by the gods on Mt. Olympus.

Sorority Sisters  now has a Alpha Chi Omega Ideas page that includes quotes, poems, and interesting facts about Alpha Chi Omega. It is an ongoing project to add pages for every major sorority to this site. Readers, please add to these pages in the comments to share with others.

And related to the LYRE is the symphony of Alpha Chi Omega

The symphony of Alpha Chi Omega

"My Symphony"

To see beauty even in the common things of life.

To shed the light of love and friendship round me.

To keep my life in tune with the world that I shall make no discords in the harmony of life.

To strike on the lyre of the universe only the notes of happiness, of joy, of peace.

To appreciate every little service rendered.

To see and appreciate all that is noble in another,

Be her badge what it may.

And to let my lyre send forth the chords of love, unselfishness, sincerity.

This is to be my symphony.

-Celia McClure, Delta Chapter: Allegheny College, 1914

Greek Creations has come up with a winner with their line of sorority pillows which make a very special sorority gift, but it is such a uniquely lovely sorority item that many sisters will be asking for one for Christmas, birthday, or any other occasion when someone wants to know what you want.

This is not a tiny pillow. It is a foot high and a foot and a half wide! That size looks great on a twin bed to accent the head of the bed. Remember 12" by 18" and oblong in shape.

As you can see in this image, the Alpha Delta Pi pillow is made in colors that honor AD Pi. The front design is all about the Greek Letters and colors and there is a diamond over the Delta. The back side of the pillow is an animal print - looks like a leopard print to me.  The popcorn trim in a blue tone gives the pillow a "fun" presentation.

The price is a little steep, but for the quality and the size of the pillow, it is fairly reasonable.

What about the handmade sorority gift crowd?  As far as I know there is not a pattern available for making these sorority pillows so you would need to figure out how to make it starting with the dimensions 12" x 18" and add an inch to that, making it a 13" x 19" rectangle of fabric for the front and for the back.

SororitySisters.net offers ideas for sorority gift ideas, many of which you can make yourself.  Making something similar really is quite doable especially if you have some sewing experience, but it is definitely not a quick and easy project. I would not recommend a sewing project like this for a beginner.

If making a sorority pillow is just not your thing, then you might like these elegant pillows available for Alpha Chi Omega and a wide selection for any other sorority. The folks over at Greek Creations have come up with a pillow that has a "designer look"  for Alpha Chi Omega and most other sororities. . These pillows are big!... 18 inches by12 inches- not quite as big as a bed pillow. The oblong shaped pillow is made from vibrant colorful fabric that usually are matched to your sorority colors. This pillow  is trimmed with a popcorn or tassel fringe and is embellished with rhinestones. The back side fabric is an  animal print design that coordinates nicely with the intricate Greek letter design on the front. The pillow that is pictured has a zebra pattern on the back.

This pillow is made to make the room decorating SHINE. If you coordinate the colors of your bedspread to match the pillow, you'll have a happy room indeed.

If the pillow gets dirty, you will need to have it dry cleaned since the manufacturer warns that it is not machine washable.

Finally, I have had the privilege of making a custom order for a Sigma Delta Tau sister. With so many wonderful sororities, it is very hard to make and post  samples for every sorority. I am so sorry for those sororities  that never have seen a handmade gift idea on sororitysisters.net that represents their own sorority. It is just a lack of time on my part. I started making sorority gifts for the sororities represented at Georgia Southern University many years ago (1980s). At that time, the sororities included Kappa Delta, Delta Zeta, Phi Mu, Zeta Tau Alpha, Alpha Delta Pi, Chi Omega. It seems like there were seven, and that is only six, but I can't recall another one at the moment.

The Phi Mu mascot at Georgia Southern was and probably still is... the ladybug, ZTA mascot was a Butterfly, and the Kappa Delta mascot was the frog. That is why you see these mascots crop up sometimes in the my samples and ideas.  I still have a place in my heart for the girls at GA Southern since they were the inspiration that got me started making sorority gifts and they appreciated the handmade touch so much.  I had a little country craft shop and the girls would come in and seeing that I  was constantly working on handmade orders for people, they began asking me to make little sister gifts that were personalized. The Chi Omega sisters would come in and  patiently reminded me of the mascot and colors and flower of  their sorority. They placed orders for plaques, study boards, paddles, pillows, baskets, and many other gifts. At year's end,  I often was asked to make handpainted plaques for specific Sorority Awards.

Now, many years later, I am painting and sewing custom orders and offering ideas for sorority gifts for anybody to use if they wish to make their own gifts. I hope to soon offer patterns for download.

Here is how the Sigma Delta Tau pillow turned out:

For those who like to make their own sorority gifts, I have some general instructions for these hang up sorority pillows that you might find useful.

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I'm cleaning out my art room and I must get rid of some things so I'll have room to work. I've assembled a set of gifts  for Phi Mu and  selling them on Etsy Sorority Gifts. These are some handmade and some lion based products that are not handmade.

Phi Mu Lion Gift Set

(Many of these items are one of a kind and  are rarely available. Get them while you can.)

This set will get you ready with unique little sister gifts.
The sorority basket includes a pink and white striped fabric liner, a decorated handcrafted and handpainted lion  tag, and a pink satin bow tied on the handle.

Fill the basket up with lots of goodies and make it an extra special gift for a little sister.

Also included in this set are:

1 pink COOSIE with handpainted lion design

1 5x7 picture: Matted, handpainted Lion design. It says, "I Love my Lil Sis!" (slide it into a $ store frame for a great gift)

1  pink rectangular tag-shaped card . There is a square cut-out  of card front which reveals the little lion on the inside of the card. The lion shines with glitter. This is a handcrafted card.

3 lion (cardstock) stickers for scrapbooking

1 small white gift bag with stenciled lion and pink bow. (Great for filling with candy for a quick gift.)

1 LARGE Lion Gift Bag (not handmade, but so precious)

Sorority items are hand crafted as samples of sorority craft ideas at sororitysisters.net. They are custom made designs. Our website offers free sorority craft ideas with directions and pictures for those who like to make their own little sister, big sister gifts.

Every sorority has a flower.

The humble pansy is the the flower for Delta Delta Delta.  It is a symbol of alumnae membership and the third step in the lifetime development of Delta Delta Delta's members.

Making pansy cards for your Tri Delta sisters is so easy if you have pansies. This is a good time of year to buy a couple of 6 packs of pansy bedding plants. You can plant them in a flower pot to brighten up the room or patio.  A pot full of pansies would make a great gift for a sorority sister OR you can "harvest" the pansies to preserve them by drying and pressing them in a phone book. These pressed pansies are perfect for making cards like the ones shown in the picture (above and below) that I made.

Anyway, because of their  brightness through the cold winter, pansies are one of my favorite flowers. The sad thing about pansies, though, is that as soon as it gets hot, they wilt. I've found I way to make the most of my pansies. In May, before the heat wave arrives, I pluck off all my pansies that are still pretty and press them between tissue paper in a thick phone book. Then I stack some weights on the phone book to flatten it. Then I wait.

About a month later a carefully remove the pansies from the book and use them to make my very special pansy gretting cards. These, I love to send to friends....Thinking of You, Happy Birthday!, Get Well, In Sympanthy, etc.

I also tie up a stack of pansy cards with a purple ribbon and give them as Christmas gifts. My sisters can't get enough of them. They are so much fun to make and give!

All you need is a pack of blank greeting cards, pressed pansies, and white glue (like Elmers).  I squirt a little bit of glue on the card and then carefully place the dried pansy on the glue and wait for it to dry. It really is easy!  An optional tool would be a set of tweezers. The pansies are very delicate when they are dried and tweezers are useful for picking them up and placing them on the cards.

I plant pansies in the fall. These hearty little blossoms stick it out through the winter even when the snow covers them and then they revive with the warm weather of spring.  I added a few fresh pansy bedding plants to my many pots because my dear husband always brings home more flowers from Home Depot than I need.  After they are planted, I am always glad  for the bright colors decorating the patio.

Browse for a perfect sister quotes for your greeting card. We have a sorority quotes page that we update regularly.

If you like ideas for sorority cards, you might like to read about Greek Letter Sorority Cards.

photo credit from Tri Delta University of California

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Below is a screen shot of some of the kits that are available today, if they haven't sold out. This image only shows a few of the sororities included in the sale.

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If you like to make your own sorority gifts, check our sorority crafts page for lots of ideas and directions for sorority gifts you can make yourself.

Sorority Gift Baskets-  Use scrapbooking paper & ribbon to embellish a basket

Sorority Pillow with Ribbon Letters-  If you can sew a little, try this

Sorority Hat-  This is cute and fun to wear!

Sorority Cross Stitch- counted cross stitch coat of arms....LOVELY!!

Also, please leave comments of ideas you have made and upload pictures through the comment section.

Sorority Sister Hearts are Knit Together

One of the best gifts for a little sister or a big sister is one that affirms the Big-Little relationship. A framed picture of the two sisters together is always a winner because it shows appreciation for that special relationship. Go a step further with a framed picture by personalizing the picture frame with your sorority letters. This can be as simple as painting your Greek letters on the frame or can be more elaborate with handpainted sorority name and the sorority flower or mascot. Using your sorority colors for the background is another way to make it personal.

Many times you can find stickers or a rubber stamp that makes making special sorority gifts very easy.

For example, to make a Tri Sigma picture frame....

Look for a rubber stamp of a sailboat. The ink from the stamp prints the lines of the design  onto your frame. Then with the design safely and neatly on the frame, you can use a tiny paint brush to paint in the colors ( a little paint goes a long way)

The frame that I made for the Sorority Sisters site is for Delta Zeta.

The frame already had the plaid mat. I drew a simple turtle on drawing paper, colored it with pencils, cut it out, and glued it to the mat (under the glass). Then using white acrylic paint, I painted "Delta Zeta" and embellished it with two pink flowers on either end. The green frame, the pink flowers, and the pink and green turtle all display the Delta Zeta colors or pink and green.

This idea is easy, inexpensive, and so appreciated, especially when it includes a picture of Big Sis and Little Sis together.

For Ideas for Little Sister Sorority Gifts

Quotes for Big Sis

Quotes for Little Sis

Greek Chat Little Sister Gifts Ideas

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Alpha Chi Omega Sorority Gifts

With a set like this, you will be ready with a large supply  gifts for little or big sisters.  Some of the items included are a ceramic mug, a metal bucket, a ceramic box, wooden picture holder, picture frames,  and a whole bunch of butterfly items for those of you who are looking for butterflies.

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Make Sorority Gift Stickers

For Big/Little sorority gifts, many girls like to give lots of small sorority items, sometimes combined in a sorority gift basket and sometimes just to have a little gift to give every few days. Also, it is nice to have a gift that can be mailed in an envelope like these stickers.

You only need a sharpie or other permanent marker (I like the fine tip for neater writing) and a bunch of foam shape stickers from a craft shop.  The foam shapes are stickers. You just peel the paper off of the back and expose the stickiness.

I divided the shapes into colors and then used all the yellow stars for Chi Omega stickers.

Make dotted Greek letters with the Sharpie pen. You simply draw you letters like print and then finish by adding DOTS to the ends of the letters. It makes the letters look more finished and professional, don't you think?

Quick and easy sorority gifts like these can be whipped up in a few minutes.

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Delta Zeta Gifts

The is one of my favorite Delta Zeta designs because it incorporates the Greek letters with the Delta Zeta Turtle mascots.

This sorority gift craft project is an example of what you can do with a plastic container (pink bucket) and paint pens that you buy from the craft store.  I used a dark green pen, a light green pen, and a black pen for this design. I think there is a touch of white in there, too.

I always start with a pattern on paper. I transfer the pattern to my bucket with graphite paper which you can buy from a craft store for this purpose.  I place the graphite paper on the bucket where I wanted to put the design with the pattern on top of it. I then used a ball point pen to transfer the turtle Greek Letter design onto the bucket. ---Trace it on lightly! You don't want dark lines showing that you can't cover with paint. You just need enough of the pattern to show so that you know where to paint!

I shook the paint pens for awhile to mix up the paint. Then I uncapped each pen as I used it, but first started the flow of paint by pressing the pen tip firmly against a piece of scrap paper until the paint started flowing. Then I filled in my design just like coloring in a coloring book.  For the black, you can use a permanent pen like a fine sharpie for the detail lines like the turtle's eye and smile.

The paint from the paint pens dries fast. I like to spray acrylic varnish over a design to give it lasting power, but it is not necessary.  (The acrylic spray I use is made by Krylon and I think it is called Clear Coat or Clear something.)

That's it for making a Delta Zeta bucket.

Paint pens are great for painting your Greek Letters on foam can coolers like the ones seen in the picture behind the bucket.

Delta Zeta Stationery Gift Basket you can make!

Sorority Picture Frame-The example is for Delta Zeta, but it can be made for any sorority gift.

Check Joann.com online if you don't have a craft store nearby to buy your materials.

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Delta Zeta sterling silver heart pendant Swarovski $24.99 Time Remaining: 22d 18h 44m Buy It Now for only: $24.99

Delta Zeta Iron On No Sew $1.00 Time Remaining: 11h 28m

Delta Zeta Iron On No Sew $1.00 Time Remaining: 11h 36m

DELTA ZETA Bath Towel Set $29.99 Time Remaining: 1d 23h 52m Buy It Now for only: $29.99

Delta Zeta Iron On No Sew $1.00 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 11h 30m

2 Delta Zeta pendants and a DZ pinky ring $15.00 Time Remaining: 1d 19h 59m Buy It Now for only: $25.00

This sorority checkbook is on clearance at GreekGear.com for $1.95.  The original price was $8.95

For Alpha Omicron Pi, other items on clearance are a heart keychain and a panda photo album.

There are limited quantities available, so hurry. Other sororities that may be available (if not sold out) include:

Alpha Sigma Alpha

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Alpha Omicron Pi sterling silver lavalier pendant with Swarovski crystal AOPi $15.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 4m Buy It Now for only: $15.99

Alpha Omicron Pi keychain with sheaf of wheat New $3.99 Time Remaining: 17h 47m Buy It Now for only: $5.99

Estate Fraternity Pin for Lambda Chi Alpha Chapter Gamma Omicron Detla Pi $99.99 Time Remaining: 5d 19h 29m Buy It Now for only: $129.99

Alpha Omicron Pi sterling silver lavaliere pendant with synthetic diamonds AOPi $20.99 Time Remaining: 16d 17h 58m Buy It Now for only: $20.99

Alpha Omicron Pi AOII black w flower tee Medium $7.99 Time Remaining: 17h 40m Buy It Now for only: $12.99

Alpha Omicron Pi AOII black shirt w embroidery Medium $9.99 Time Remaining: 17h 41m Buy It Now for only: $14.99

The engraving is just a little off center - but is hardly noticeable (see the picture above). This mistake means big savings for you. Only available for Alpha Xi Delta at GreekGear.com

engraved, "Alpha Xi Delta  and Sisters Forever"

One other item for Alpha Xi Delta at closeout prices is an Alpha Xi Delta pail selling for $1.95 (regular $9.95)

These would be great for making up a big/little gift basket. Just fill it up with little surprises and treats.

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Alpha Xi Delta Lavalier $16.95 Time Remaining: 28d 9h 50m Buy It Now for only: $16.95

ALPHA XI DELTA SORORITY METAL AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE FRAME $5.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 6h 34m

Alpha Xi Delta Two Tone Hat 2 for 1 NEW $5.99 Time Remaining: 1d 1h 11m

new Property of Alpha Xi Delta Est 1893 PEWTER CHARM $6.50 Time Remaining: 13d 15h 13m Buy It Now for only: $6.50

ALPHA XI DELTA GLASS JAR $2.99 Time Remaining: 16h 19m Buy It Now for only: $8.00

January 1964 Alpha Xi Delta Sorority Magazine $9.99 Time Remaining: 5d 22h 59m

Sorority t-shirt Sale

This is a 3 Item  Alpha  Delta Pi gift set.
It includes:
1) A D Pi decorative throw pillow. 11” x 11” with blue pom pom accents
2) A D Pi Graphic Note Pad with a cute lion standing in the right corner
3) A D Pi Make Up Bag- Made of waffle fabric, it is machine washable and the bow is removable “Alpha Delta Pi” is embroidered in light blue.
All Items are NEW and never used.

Is this a good deal? The auction had one bid at $7.99 today (Saturday, Aug 8, 2009). Sometimes sets like this only get one bid and someone ends up with a terrific buy. Hurry, auction ends Aug 14, 2009.

This is a new!  Alpha  Delta Pi Lion magnetic message board.  It is a LARGE, just under 11 inches tall! This hangable magnetic marker board with a blue border has rhinestone BLING!  A black marker and two big magnets are included  The letters ALPHA DELTA PI are handpainted on it and a wooden painted LION adorned with felt completes the look.   A Buy It Now for $13.78 .

MAKE YOUR OWN MESSAGE BOARD:

If you want to make your own, pick up a message board at Walmart (you might not be able to find one with a blue border-I don't know....) . Then go to Hobby Lobby or Michaels for a wooden lion cu- out and magnets. I have seen the lion cut-outs that are already painted. You only have to add Greek letters. The image above shows shiny bling. If that is the look you want, just look for that at the craft store, too.

A great gift that is easy to make!

Your Fraternity and Sorority superstore! Shop Greekgear.com for the best of Greek Fraternity and Sorority gift items.

Need some cute sorority shirts? This video really shows the quality of the  Greek Lettering  at Greek Gear. This is what you probably want your Greek Letters to look like on the apparel that you buy for your sorority. As always, you get to pick your Greek letters and colors If you looking for something unique, GreekGear has other shirt choices such as cute, fitted sorority polos, fleece shirts with long sleeves, sorority tank tops, and sorority oxfords.

Choose your personalization options for your sorority shirt(s),the color of the shirt and letters AND your sorority's name and your order is ready to complete.

And remember if you need shirts for a small group or your whole chapter, the more sorority shirts you buy, the less they cost you!

I love these new sorority key chains!  The sorority's Greek letters and sorority symbol and mascot charms are made of high gloss colored enamel. The length of the keychain is about three and a half inches  which is the size shown in the picture above.

We have Phi Mu with  pink and white letters and the lion mascot has a pink mane. The Delta Zeta keychain looks cheerful with its pink and green turtle. Also, there's a Delta Gamma keychain with a light blue anchor with a tiny pink heart on it.  These are just three of the keychains.  This is a great sorority gift for less than $10. These sorority key chains are just precious. Check out your Sorority Keychain today!

You can have your paddle custom made like the one shown above.  Choose your colors and Greek letters and decide on distinguishing characteristics to make your paddle original.

See ideas for Sorority Paddles

Greek Gear offers special order Greek Paddles for less than $40.  They measure a hefty 21" x 4" and come in vibrant colors as you can see from the pictures on this post.

-See ideas for Delta Sigma Theta Paddles

If you need to find a paddle that is less expensive, Greek Gear also has a paddle that might work.  This paddle has a classic look since it is a basic unpainted wooden paddle with simple but elegant Greek letters and it's sorority crest.  The discount paddle measures  at 22" x 3.5"

Last week, I posted about Rasheeda who started out making sorority scrapbooks as gifts for her new sorority sisters. Now she is sharing her talent with others by making custom sorority scrapbooks to sell on ebay and for special orders.

She has made many sorority scrapbook covers to represent  Delta Sigma Theta, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Zeta Phi Beta,  and Sigma Gamma Rho Sororities and Order of Eastern Star.

Update to Sorority Scrapbooks POST on Dec 7, 2009:

You can contact Rasheeda at crimsoncreation (at) live (dot) com.  Her website is listed on our link Greek Links Page. There are more scrapbook pictures there for you to see.

She will be happy to receive requests for other sororities and will work hard with you on a design that suits you. Each book cover is crafted with various materials including fabrics and ribbon and is designed to represent the symbols, mascots, jewels and colors of each organization.

At this time (April, 2009) she is selling these exquisite books for less than $20.  Get your order in today.

I predict that she is soon going to be so busy with orders that she will have to raise her prices.  There is just no comparison between a quality handmade gift and a mass produced gift like everybody elses.

These sorority hang pillows have been so popular as a little or big sister gift.

Each little sign pillow is hand-painted and then sewn together with a ribbon attached for hanging. The little pillow is stuffed with soft fiberfill and is ready to hang up on a doorknob or any other place with a little tack.  Pillow reads, "A (Greek letters) lives here!"

The sorority sister pillows seen in the pictures can be ordered for $12.99.
If you want a new pillow designed for a sorority not represented in the pictures, it will take a little longer since I will have to create a new pattern for the mascot or symbol.

These pillows are custom made, one at a time by order.  The picture above shows some of the pillow designs that I have made by request.
Measurements: 4 1/2” by 6 1/2”

For more information and how to order a pillow, email me, Julie at
sororitygiftideas (at) gmail (dot) com

I want to share with you these new sorority sunglasses that I really like.  They are so cool AND have a great price, only $9.95 (I haven't seen that price anywhere else).

These sunglasses are selling fast because of the stylish design and because of the price.  Your Greek letters are on both sides of the sunglasses and the seller declares that the letters will not wear off.  The frames are described as being very durable, not at all flimsy. The fashion frame is black with a dark lense that protects from UV400 sun rays.

The sunglasses come with  Satisfaction Guaranteed.   They are shipped with one or two days by first class mail in a sturdy box.  In most locations you will get them in less than a week.

Here is what some recent buyers reported about the sunglasses they bought on eBay:

--- Love my sunglasses. They look great! Thanks! A++

---- Eyeglasses were beautiful. came fast and look just like they did on ebay.

----1ST CLASS. EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED PROMPT SHIPMENT. THANK YOU.

----- Loved the shades they were gorgeous

-----I got what I expected. Fast shipping. Excellent Seller

The sun is getting brighter so now is the time to think about getting new sorority sunglasses.

Sunglasses from GreekGear in these colors:

BLACK

TORTOISE SHELL

WHITE

PINK

RED

Feb. 8, 2010 price on sale for $14.95 (regularly $17.95)- [this is subject to change]

Sorority Sunglasses come with your Greek letters on the lens - A stylish new item from Greekgear.com.

Picture credits to belleseptembre

Here is a great idea for a very personalized gift for your little sister.  This is handmade by a Phi Beta Psi big sister and given to her little sister.  The focal point of the collage is the center where she glued on pictures of Big Sis and Lil Sis. She used a plastic picture frame to hold a collage.  The collage is made from various letters and pictures cut from magazines and cards.  It is embellished with three dimentional hearts.  It looks like she used silver glitter paint to paint a "ribbon" around the whole design.

Thanks to belleseptembre a great idea!

If anyone else has a photo to share of a sorority gift you have made, please send to the email address listed in the CONTACT ME page. Thanks so much.

Here are 19 samples of sorority gifts that you can make yourself. Enjoy the process of making stuff for your friends!

Delta Zeta Set includes:

1 Turtle basket with lining & bow

1 Turtle Gift Bag

1 wooden hang-up turtle

1 5 x 7 photo mat

3 small folded gift cards (2 of roses, 1 of turtle)

6 handpainted foam stickers (stars in pink & green)

3 rectangular turtle greeting cards

3 round turtle greeting cards

Make Your Own Gifts

Make a Special Sorority Picture Frame

You Can Make One!!

Here is a hand-crafted gift that is easy to make for a sorority gift.

Recycle a picture frame and make it into a very special Big Sister/Little Sister sorority gift.

Here are some TIPS to get you started:

This picture frame was already painted olive green.

If the frame you have available is not the color that you want, or if it is scratched, etc. in need of paint.....simply paint it with acrylic paint which is available for less than one dollar. The black foam "brushes" work great for a project like this one and they, too, are very inexpensive.

I used some acid free white cardstock paper to sketch a little turtle. I colored him with colored pencils and then cut him out. I glued him to the mat that was already a part of my frame.

Try to use what you have, but you can buy different colored mats in standard sizes at craft stores.

The rest of the design is painted with acrylic paints onto the frame and then sprayed with crystal clear varnish (varnish is optional, but helps to preserve your work)

If you are not confident using paintbrushes, you can use paint pens for a very good effect. Practice the way you are going to write, first on paper before you actually paint or write on your frame. This helps prevent an undesired outcome.

Embellish your written design with some little hand painted flowers. Use the end of the paint brush to dip in the paint to make the dots of the flower. Then add stems and leaves with green paint. These, too, can be painted with paint pens if you don't like to use paintbrushes.

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Make a Special Basket for Your Sister or Friend

Be creative with your tag. It can be as simple as your Greek letters applied with a marker, or you can use the idea above.... using your mascot as your design.

Tag Design Ideas:
1. Rubber stamp of mascot or sorority flower colored with pastel pencils
2. Sticker of your mascot, symbol, or flower
3. Cut out your mascot, symbol, or flower from a greeting card that you have saved
4. Draw and paint your own design

It doesn't take long to make your tag, and if you mess up, just start over

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Alpha Delta Pi Lion Basket

Delta Zeta Turtle Basket-Make a Sorority Basket for your Little Sister

Make this sorority pillow with ribbon and fabric!

Stitch witchery- an iron-on bonding material (available from fabric departments & stores)
2 fabric squares (10" X 10" is a good size)
Fiberfil Stuffing

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1. Form your letters with the ribbon. Fold or cut the ribbon to get the right shapes and turns. Just work at it until you like it.

2. Cut out stitch witchery to fit behind the ribbon letters.

3. Position the letters (with the stitch witchery underneath) in the center of one of your fabric squares.

4. Set the iron on wool (medium heat). Place a piece of paper on top of your design. Iron the letters (through the paper) about 30 seconds. Let the the fabric cool before peeling the paper off. Check the letters to make sure they are securely bonded to the pillow fabric. You may need to repeat the ironing process. If the stitch witchery doesn't cover every spot, that's OK. Just so most of it is bonded.

5. To construct your pillow, pin right sides together. Sew around the square leaving an opening for turning the pillow right side out.

6. After turning right side out, stuff the pillow with fiberfil. Close pillow opening with a whip stitch.

There!! A Unique Handmade gift for your Chi Omega little sister or your big sister.

Making gifts is so much more fun than buying!

If so, you will enjoy this post featuring a gift idea with your local mascot, the ladybug.

This is a matted picture of a ladybug with the saying,
"Phi Mu is full of bugs and kisses"

Directions for Phi Mu Ladybug matted picture (hand-drawn and hand-painted)
See picture at top of post.

You need a basic mat-this one is 5" X 7" with a round opening, but a rectangle will work, too.

Actually, a pink mat would be prettiest if you can find one.

Use any kind of art paper or even cardstock.

With a pencil, lightly draw your ladybug (it will probably turn out better than you expect!)

If you mess up, just erase and continue until you are happy with the drawing.

Use water color paints or colored pencils or even crayons to lightly color your drawing.

Use a fine sharpie pen or a scrapbooking fine felt tip pen to outline your drawing and to add the Phi Mu saying.

Tape your painting to the back of the mat
AND it is ready to give to your big or little sister.