Last year, seniors Emma Curry and Macy Ham, former and current presidents of women\u2019s social club Tri Sigma Delta, were searching for a mascot to represent the club during club week. Little did they know the small, noisy surprise they would procure. Rosita, lovingly denoted as the \u201cTri Sig Pig,\u201d is a small farm pig, barely a year old, owned by former softball assistant coach Chris Wiman. Rosita came to the family as a birthday present, and has become a constant source of joy and excitement in the Wimans\u2019 daily routines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI have wanted a pig for years and strongly believe that every family needs a pig living inside their home to keep everyone on their toes,\u201d Wiman said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, Rosita wasn\u2019t born the Tri Sig Pig; when the club and their hunt for a mascot first began, Curry and Ham, along with their friend Alix Miller, had settled on a small pig plushie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo when it started, we had a stuffed animal, a little pig,\u201d Curry said. \u201cAlix thought it would be a cool idea that when we had our meetings, or when we had a game, whoever wins got the Tri Sig Pig.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the women of Tri Sigma Delta knew they needed something more. So, leading up to club week in 2023, Ham reached out to Wiman to make Rosita, the real life pig, a part of the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI had the bright idea during club week, we have a family friend that lives in Searcy that actually owns a pig, so I was like, \u2018What if we bring her to all-club?\u2019\u201d Ham said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And bring her to all-club they did, where Rosita became an instant hit. In the year since her first appearance, Rosita has become a huge recruiting tool for the club, representing the women\u2019s fun and energy. The women took a big risk, however, being the first club in recent years to bring a live animal to the yearly event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo we brought her the first night, and Emma held her,\u201d Ham said. \u201cWe were kinda scared; we asked ourselves, \u2018Can we even bring her in here?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Curry chimed in and mentioned they had not run this idea by Dean Logan Light, who was at the time in charge of social clubs. Luckily, Light loved little Rosita, and she now has an open invite at all Tri Sigma Delta events. The little piglet who started as a joke has now turned into a core piece of Tri Sigma Delta\u2019s identity, and an icon of the hilarity and community of social clubs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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