Re: Unicorns
 

And what would the meaning attached to Winnie-the-Pooh be? In the first of the "Pooh" books, he refers to himself as "a bear of very little brain." Who would want their GLO associated with that???

I'd take a unicorn or a squirrel over a simpleton bear any day!

My sister's AXO chapter's mascot was an alligator. I thought that was tight!!

I mean, all the other sororities had thier bears, ladybugs, owls, etc, but when it came down to it, we all know that 'gators would romp on all of em.

Are we defining mascots and symbols as the same thing? The snake is featured prominently on the SNu Coat of Arms, as well as badge and candidate pin, but it's not our "mascot" Technically, it's not even a symbol, but makes up parts of our other symbols.

At my chapter at A&M though, we took the snake on as our mascot, using it for intramurals and various other things. I know a couple chapters that have had chapter pet snakes too.

Kitso
KS 361 times my mom was sad that her kids' GLO's had animals like snakes and gators as "mascots" instead of bears or other junk

Squirrels are cute, but the AGDs on my campus are always sad because when we table each sorority is allowed to put out their mascot, and Alpha Phi uses a bear, and we have a lion as our chapter mascot, so our two orgs' animals usually dwarf their little squirrles... Ne way... wanna talk tough symbols try Phi Sig's Sphinx....
now I would never call it the "Stupidest" mascot, but it is hard to find Sphinx stuff... and it's definitely not "cute" All the paraphanalia that is supposed to have a symbol or Mascot on it... (like the Kappa Key, or Kite for Theta, or Lion for A D Pi) for Phi Sig usually has a rose because they don't want to bother trying to put a sphinx on it... it's just hard to respresent...

Re: Bears are over used/have no meaning
 

I don't think most GLOs chose their mascots simply b/c they are "cute." Here is the history behind Alpha Phi's Phi Bear:

Here's a picture of our crest: http://www.alphaphi.org/about_alpha_...ages/crest.gif

LD

You think bears are overused? Yeah, hi. We're lions. Now, I love lions. They rock @ss. But...overused...

As for cartoon characters, I just don't get it. Especially when your GLO already HAS a mascot. Like....we have Phi Sig on our campus. And I dunno if all Phi Sigs do this or jsut the ones at Muhlenberg, but they use Paddington as their mascot. And I just can't help but think, "C'mon guys, you have a SPHINX! Now that's cool!"

As for squirrels: They're more original than lions. ;-) And the squirrels at M'berg could whomp anybody. I've seen them attack students for their fries. Nasty dudes. Wouldn't wanna tangle with them in a dark alley. And I got one to come right to my feet by whistling too...so I guess they aren't all badass ;-)

But there was the campus "Squabbit". Poor thing had gotten into a fight (with a cat, or fox, or other squirrel presumably), and had it's tail ripped off to just a lil stump. So when it bounded around, it looked more like a rabbit with short ears. THAT would be a cool mascot.....

Our local maskot is Thumper Bunny, and in the past, we had trouble with copyrights and what not. But our nickname is still Thumpers. I bet people like Thumpers (Bambi), righty? ;)
Nationally, we have owl, serpent, and cock as our unofficial maskots, since we never really adopt maskot. I like the owl the best, to represent wisdom. Not so sure about the cock though :D

No offense, but our Xi friend here just voice his opinion, not to attact AGD, and I am sure he didn't mean to offend anyone. So my friends AGD, do not feel offensed.

Everytime I see squirel, I always think of squirel hunting. ;) Don't take it seriously, I like squirel!
Yes I agree, lamb as fraternity maskot is not so manly. Baaaa baaaa ...
I have a question about turtle. I know it could represents old, you know, long live creature, which is good ... but most people think that turtle is slow, and I'm pretty sure nobody wants to be represented as slow. So why turtle as maskot?

I &*^%$ing hate it when people say "no offense" because chances are, the following statement's going to offend.

Some people might think I'm "nuts" for being so defensive of the squirrel, but I think I have every right to be. The animal's a cherished part of my organization, and even if the animal's a nuisance where he's at, I hardly think that that's enough reason to label it "STUPIDEST"...as if there even was a word. :rolleyes:

How the hell can you confuse a squirrel with a chipmunk???? they dont look anything alike!!

My chapter has a local mascot of a Bee but it was chosen because we dont have an official national mascot though the Kite is our symbol. The Bee was chosen because the colors of a bumble bee are the colors of Theta but that's it. We have no ritualistic or deeper meaning behind it.

At least my fraternity's symbol (we officially do not have a mascot) is the mythical Phoenix that rises from the ashes.

Historically, we have had a Phoenix-like existence. From 1845 to 1864, we were a sophomore class society at Yale, with one chapter (Delta at Marietta College, Ohio) as an all-class society. In 1864, the fraternity was suppressed and took the name Delta Beta Xi, until the Yale faculty eventually shut it down in 1872. From 1872 to 1907, Delta kept the light of the fraternity burning until the members of the Yale Masonic Club revived Alpha Sigma Phi at Yale.

You just reminded me of something...the new "fraternity" at Rio is using a phoenix as a symbol.

Funny thing is, we have an Alpha Sig chapter (Delta Epsilon) here...hmm......

I don't know how they can get the two confused, but it happens. Hallmark Christmas ornaments frequently have small animals on them and someone always ends up buying me one with a chipmunk on it!

Just to note... I had to slam on my breaks to keep from turning a cute little mascot into road kill today. They are very busy gathering food around here and not paying attention to traffic!

Dee

The same thing can be said for Sigma Kappa and the snake. It's on our coat of arms and new member pin as well as frequently used on sports shirts but it's neither an official symbol or mascot. :( I wish it were. I like doves but sometimes I think we're a little too girly with our hearts and doves. :p

As for squirrels, I love that they're unique. They're not your "typical" mascot because they're image is niether overly cuddly or fiersome. Yet they inspire much love from AGD members. And much distaste for those who have had problems with them in the past. When I lived in VA a family friend had a pet squirrel. He lived in a cage in the house and was really sweet. Mainly I admire the AGD squirrel cause I think it's symbolism is less obvious to people than most mascots.

At Kent State we have black squirrels. I dont mean dark, but SOLID black.

Phi Delts "mascot" is the Owl, but we really don't use it that much. It stands for perseverance and wisdom. It's kinda creepy though, but whatever.

-Chad

And I dunno if all Phi Sigs do this or jsut the ones at Muhlenberg, but they use Paddington as their mascot. And I just can't help but think, "C'mon guys, you have a SPHINX! Now that's cool!"




Well... yes all Phi Sig chapters basically choose a mascot... but no they are not all Paddington :D The sphinx is our Symbol, and we don't have a national mascot... so each chapter chooses one Yeah Sphinx is cool... but as I said before... HARD TO FIND :(