This is what I saw. . .
 

OK, I have worked in psychatric hospitals since 1996, and I've seen 2 letter shirts not belonging to their owners.

One was a teenager wearing a party shirt from a sorority (I won't bother to name it). Apparently this kiddo got the shirt from a "donation box" while she was in another facility (which means someone donated their old t shirts).

Another one I saw was an adult female wearing a fraternity tshirt with screenprinted letters (not sewn on). I can't remember her exact story of how she got it, but it was through a "friend of my brother's friend, etc. . . (you get the idea).

In either case, I don't think these people really knew what they were wearing. It was just clothing when they needed it the most.

We had a situation with my sorority. A girl in my pledge class was asked to de-pledge. She didn't give her letters back to the chapter though we asked repeatedly. You would see her at randon events wearing our letters, she even went to bars and rave parties. The problem was people believed she was a KDT so people were constantly asking us about her and telling us about her sucky attintude. Our President and Vice President finally had to go to the girl and ask for our letters back.

Re: This is what I saw. . .
 

I also recall an old thread about someone seeing a homeless man wearing a Phi Mu shirt or something, which means to me, Yes Indeed, if you donate your (lettered) shirts to charity, people will wear them!

Just something to consider when giving away clothes to Value Village, .....

just a funny little story... yesterday we all went a took an "all greek" photo for.. actually I don't know what it's going to be used for... but all the greeks were around in their letters waiting for the photographer and stuff when this guy comes up to my sisters and I and is all... "I saw a guy in your letters at the gym" we were like WHAT ? he's all yeah this guy at the gym wearing Phi Sig letters.. he was laughing of course because they guy was wearing soror letters... but none of us thougt it was too funny... unfortunately none of us saw him to let him know what was up..

I once left a restaurant pretty late and there was this team of (how do I say this politely) non-american citizen workers who were coming in to clean the carpets. One was wearing a XO shirt! Do not donate your letters! Make a quilt out of them or something!

My grandlittle currently has my badge and will not give it back. She is MIA.

That is sick! But ... to look on the bright side ... at least she's not wearing it (well, so anyone can tell).

I've seen girls do that. They get kicked out and say they hate everything about the chapter but won't give back their letters. I think it's a love-hate thing. They have to pretend to hate the chapter (and they are pissed) because they've been de-sistered, but they hate not belonging and being left out.

Yes, very...but it could be worse, she could have put it on Ebay.

so not only is she a jerk, she is stupid, she could have made money on ebay!!

For all of those who really don't want your biological sis to wear your sorority t-shirts to school I think that you should reconsider. If I had a sister in High School I would totaly let her wear shirts that had Chi Omega all over them because that is great PR...especially for the girls who are seniors about to go into college. I think that you may be reading way too much into the issue. I would feel flattered if one of my sisters biological sisters wanted to represent my sorority. Maybe I would react differently if I was the one in the situation.

I was told that NO ONE, and that includes my biological sister, who is not an AXD can wear our letters! I don't make an exception for her just because I love her to death.

One interesting exception - people like boyfriends and whatnot can wear event t-shirts if they were at the event (the key being they were there, right, and the shirt doesn't imply membership). So if you have a lesbian sister, her girlfriend could end up in event t-shirts and people could mistake her for a sister. It happened in our chapter - but I think she chose not to wear them just because of that.

a question?
 

I was just wondering what everyone thinks about wearing your letters on a campus where there is no chapter? I ask this because I am moving away from my collegiate chapter in a month but I will be spending a lot of time on another campus that does not have a ZTA chapter. The school has a very strong Greek system and I am worried that if I am seen wearing my letters where there are no ZTAs I will be looked down at. I was just wondering if anyone else has this problem? Or if you have noticed someone wearing letters from a GLO that is not on your campus, what did you think??
Thank you! ZLAM!

I would say, wear them! Most Greeks will see your letters and be curious to know more about where you're from and your organization. They won't think you're faking it.

Just the other week I saw an "older" man walking and lo and behold, he was wearing a shirt with Pi Beta Phi letters! He could've been the father of a Pi Phi, but even then he's not supposed to wear the letters. I'll be sure not to donate my letters!

I would say go ahead and wear your zta stuff around campus !! My bis sis's roommate just transfered to our school and was a Chi-O at her old school. Unfortunately for her we don't have chapter... but I saw her walking around the other day with a sweatshirt. I thought it was great. She is still a member even if she doesn't go to school with her sisters anymore... :D I don't think anyone who is greek will look down on you.. Hey they know what its like to want to represent your org even if there isn't anyone else around to represent with you... that's all I have to say about that ;)