James, while I know you like to be a shit disturber, and no this issue is not a world altering event.
It does, however need to be tackled head on, because this kind of behaviour is unacceptable.
We're supposed to be educated adults not 5 year olds, who have to resort to name calling to make themselves feel superior.
And now it's a university issue because university property has been damaged.
I'll have to agree with most people here. Wear your letters with pride! Let the law deal with what the have to. Talk to your PHC and IFC.

It definitely is a big deal. It might seem small to those who did not experience it but to the ladies who wear the letters, they now have to deal with the humiliation that some will continue to associate with tri-Sigma. It's absolutely sick that some loser would hurt them this way and try to make a mockery of a very important day in their sororities history. To mock them and do this on Founders Day is shameful and tries to belittle the standards of their sorority and all it represents.

Wouldn't you be ashamed and/or embarrassed if someone posted banners and flyers around your school denouncing and mocking all that you believe and stand for?

I also agree with getting a few members to go to each chapter at their meeting times to dicusss this event. I know here we send ADPI reps to go talk about philanthropy events and all sorts of things and this is something horrible that happened so get some members to talk to each sorority and tell them of the event and everything. Of course they will know already but if it wasnt a sorority that did that to you, they need to be supporting your sorority to show Greeks stick together. If it was a sorority you may find out by talking to them how they act or something, but dont take the law into your hands, let the police handle it. I hope they catch who did it....

Yes, it is that serious.

Whoever did this trashed another sororities name. If it was another GLO, that is COMPLETELY AND UTTERLY uncalled for and they deserve disciplinary action along with legal action.

It's called RESPECT. I don't care if you don't like the other GLO's. I don't care if you don't like the men or women involved in them. If you are a member of a GLO you MUST RESPECT your panhellenic brothers and sisters. It is that simple!!!!!! Even as a non-greek, it's called GROW THE HELL UP and don't start dissing things you don't understand or don't agree with.

CCUSigma, I am so sorry this happened to you and your sisters. I agree with what the other women have said. Call an emergency Pan-Hel meeting. Wear your letters everyone. Show these people that you aren't going to whither to dust. That you are much stronger and braver people than them. I obviously don't know you all personally, but I feel in my heart that you girls can do this.

TOTAL Emergency Situation.

wptw

No! I'd be pissed, but not ashamed or embarrassed. What would I have to be ashamed or embarrassed about? If someone else tells lies about me, I have nothing to be ashamed or embarrassed about -- I know the truth. It's the people spreading the lies who ought to be ashamed and embarrassed.

I think that is all James is saying -- keep some perspective about all of this. The people who will think poorly of Tri-Sigma because of this are (1) probably predisposed to think poorly of Tri-Sigma -- or all Greeks, for that matter -- anyway, and (2) are idiots whose opinions simply aren't worth worrying about. No intelligent (or semi-intelligent) person is going to look at this vandalism and say "Hmmmm, those Tri-Sigmas really must be pitiful if they drove someone to do this." No, they're going to say "Sheesh, who ever did that is worthless and ought to have the book thrown at them." Simply put, most people with any brains are going to view the vandalism as saying a whole lot more about the vandals than about Tri-Sigmas.

CCUSigma123 and her sisters have every right to be offended and hurt, and they are certainly owed an apology! But they should not respond as though they have to defend themselves or prove the vandals wrong. By all means, show pride and solidarity by wearing letters everywhere, work through PHC, give other Greeks the oportunity to get behind you. But don't do anything with an attitude of "we've got to do this or people will believe those vandals." Do it with an attitude of "we're proud of who we are and what we stand for."

The bottom line is those whose opinions matter know these vandals are full of it. Everyone else will have forgotten about it by Fall.

ETA: By the way, James is right about going through the short list of who might be pissed off. Any bad break-ups lately? Way too much effort and thought went into this for it not be personal.

Good lord! What grade are these people in? Isn't this supposed to be college? Honestly, I think the mean girls I knew in MIDDLE SCHOOL wouldn't have done something so childish.

What I'd do is wait for word on the street to surface who did it. Then when they have their next event publicize free drug and violence counseling all around shady areas in the neighborhood.

That was a joke, but I hope your group can deal with this problem.

-Rudey

co-sign!

definitely get your entire greek system involved. and keep your heads up. you know you are way above all this mess.

Amen. I mean, the people who did this can't even have enough respect and pride in their own school to NOT destroy its property? Sure, there are people everywhere who are anti-Greek. There are also people everywhere who are anti-green beans (I'm not trying to belittle the situation, it's just the first thing that popped into my head). I can deal with people talking shit about me because I'm a Theta Pi. But when people destroy school property, that just makes me angry on a different level. College is supposed to be your home while you're there, why would you want it all trashed?

I'm sorry that this happened to you. All of my advice is redundant. Get your campus panhellenic involved as well as inter-greek council, if you have one. Have an all greek day of solidarity when you all wear your letters. I really hope that the police catches those vandals.

Perhaps a little countre-PR would be in order?

Post flyers around campus and in classrooms that decry the event. State what your organization is all about -- basically send out a positive message.

Write the student newspaper, say things like "All students should be focused on improving themselves here, this act was certainly perpetrated by minority of individuals that lack the maturity to understand that".

It's actually a decent opportunity to gain some public awareness -- and if you treat it right, you can come out of this and turn a potential negative come recruitment time into a positive.

I don't think this is just a Tri-Sigma issue now.
Once the perpetrators vandlized a school biulding it became a campus wide issue.
Not only did the disprespect the Tri-Sigmas, they showed an utter lack of respect for ALL their fellow students.

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Wow. It amazes me how immature and childish some people can be! I mean, spray painting a building?! C'mon now.

With what everyone else said - wear letters with PRIDE and show them just how strong our sisterhood really is! Keep your heads up - we know how awesome our organization is, and remember to be PROUD to be a Sigma no matter what.

I'd also try going to PHC and talking to some of the other Greek organizations. My guess is that someone is going to know something about what went on and who had a part in it.

You ladies keep your heads up. I know it's one thing to say and another to do, because as a Tri Sigma, I can't believe someone doing this, but don't give whoever did this the satisfaction of seeing you ladies down and upset about the incident.

Wow. That's really awful. I hope you guys figure out who is responsible. By the way, CCUSigma, one of your chapter sisters is my sister's biological sister (I'm from Alpha Beta @ Kent and her name's Kristen R.) ! :)