When we all reconnected on facebook, the thing that was heard the most was I WAAAANT A SWEATSHIRT. Women had either given them away or they (ahem) shrunk in the closet.

For the record, it is not weird for BGLO, LGLO, AGLO, MCGLO, etc. ;)

When yall say "jersey", I think of a mesh basketball or football jersey. So... like this? http://www.collegecrib.com/images/13...870580254.jpeg

Here's a pic of me sporting a jersey (almost 10 years ago.. ahhh!). All of our chapter sisters received them the night of initiation. They have our nicknames and scroll numbers on the back.

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While I still have my jersey, I don't know that I'd wear it out, but I'd definitely be willing to wear stitched letters; I'm just not sure that I really have any of them anymore. Actually, I never really had many to begin with. But I have a few event shirts that I wear from time to time, and I frequently throw on my AST sweatshirt which has our letters on the front and our coat-of-arms on the back.

I'm not a fan of jerseys (GLO or non-GLO) but if I saw someone wearing a GLO jersey I would think it is wonderful they still wear the jersey. That includes people who became a member generations ago.

As an alum I do wear my letters, sometimes just doing stuff around the house. But if I'm at a sorority event with my sisters I will wear my letters, especially at philantrophy events.

Why did I envision Jen saying this while pushing other GLO members and posing with her arms crossed? :p Tell 'em, Jen!!!

After graduation, I'll still wear letters....but I'll wear my badge or lavaliere or locket that I had engraved with Beta letters more often than my lettered shirts or sweatshirts.

I imagined her ending a sorority girl rant with "I wear what I want" standing like this: http://siextramustard.files.wordpres...ng?w=600&h=440

I guess because I'm older, I think of cotton jerseys, not mesh, like this:

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This was the standard style of a Greek shirt back in the day.

S-O-R-O-R
WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS? I WANT NOW:D

Found it never mind! :)

I wear letters...more in jewelry form than shirts. My college ring has letters on it and I have discovered sisters at work that way! I bought a beautiful crest ring at convention this year and I like it because it is more subtle.

As an advisor for a chapter I wear tshirts with letters often especially if helping with their philanthropy event or at retreat where they will all have the tshirts on. I also have jewelry with my letters. I wear the tshirts when working out and when traveling where appropriate. The latter has led to chance meetings with sisters from all over the country.

My daughter has a favorite sweatshirt with stitched letters that I believe she will wear forever! She was wearing it at the mall and the cashier was also a phi mu ( different school) they had a nice chapter comparison chat!

Three months after graduation:
I 've been wearing a custom made shirt with Beta spelled out while out and about every once in a while. I've worn my badge once to work and my lavaliere a few times. So far, that's all. When it gets colder, I'll start wearing my lettered hoodies more often.

I hadn't worn anything AOII for years, now that I'm an adviser, I get free t-shirts and swag. I have just been wearing things around the house, but we are flying to FL next week and I'm going to wear an AOII spirit jersey (I get cold on the plane) and see if anyone stops me to chat!

Yes you should! I know I'm coming from a NPHC perspective (I'll be wearing my letters FOREVERRRRRR) but why not!? One of the girls I've known since Girl Scouts/Elementary School is an advisor for DG and she is often in pictures with her shirts on. I wish that more NPC Alumnae would rock their letters (at appropriate times/places), you never know who you will run into!

My past chapter president moved here from the south and she didn't know anyone in the area (this is before chapter websites were a norm). She wore a Delta shirt at the local mall and ended up finding Sorors (or they found her :)) who helped her get acclimated with the area! I've also seen this happen at community service events/philanthropy events as well!

I have a fairly large vintage pin collection, and I often wear one when I am dressed up for work, church, social event. Have met some lovely sorority women that way...all of whom say, "I should wear MY pin more often!". I have a couple of crest rings and bracelets that I wear frequently. Love to wear KD jewelry! I don't wear T-shirts of any kind, as they make me look frumpish and dumpish and un-biddable, lol.

I wear my Alpha Gam Alex and Ani bracelet every day, and I wear my cardigan with the Alpha Gam Armorial Bearings to work. Plus I wear my hoodies with letters anytime I'm out and about! I get a lot of weekend/relaxing wear out of my lettered sweats, too. I only wear my t-shirts to work out in, though. I wear my badge probably 2-3 times a month!

This sounds like the title of a blog entry by someone who had a very, very, very bad rush. :p :D

I'm getting ready to graduate this school year and I plan to wear my letters...even if people still assume I'm in college :P I mean, I paid for them haha

I have noticed that NPHC people rock their letters more often here in Philly... I was recently at Hersheypark in line for a roller coaster, and was behind a thirtysomething Que who had a lettered t-shirt and hat, plus a tattoo on his leg.

I am actually looking forward to wearing my spirit jersey on my trip, especially since I'll be going down South - and if people don't see that, I'll also be bringing my glow in the dark Lilly Pulitzer fluorescent pepto panda AOII tote, which I am pretty sure can be seen from outer space, it's so bright.

LOL :p

Back when I worked in a place where you dressed decently, I liked to wear my badge as a lapel pin (it's allowed) on a nice jacket and often heard that!

But I hate hearing "Oh, I lost mine" or, even sadder, "I never had one."

Now that I work in shorts and a T shirt, I only wear my badge for Founders Day or Fraternity functions. I'd wear a sorority T shirt but nobody needs to see an overweight grandma in a DG tee!

I would love to be able to wear my badge more often, but I don't have the occasion at the moment. Of course, it still has to be fixed for the 2nd time, in a year thanks to HJ's shoddy work.

I'm only a couple of years out from having graduated, but I wear my hoodies and sweatshirts pretty regularly when it's cool out. Last year I even bought a sweatshirt to support an AOП chapter I am not at all connected to because I thought it was cute. I'm considering buying a spirit jersey. A few weeks ago I started checking the AOП Emporium again and realized I had missed my size in some super cute designs I would have wanted. Lol.

I don't usually wear t-shirts in general. Unless I'm at the gym or lounging around at home. At the gym, it's highly likely that I'll be wearing an AOП t-shirt just because I have so many of them and they're cute. At home I usually wear one of the many t-shirts my brother seems to get me. He's so sweet and usually gets me t-shirts when he travels, but he doesn't understand that I don't like t-shirts and what is/isn't my style. We're sharing an apartment, so I guess it's akin to wearing that not-your-style piece of clothing your dear Aunt Mabel gave you when she comes over. Lol

I used to wear my badges to Panhellenic meetings when I was on the Alumnae Panhellenic last year. Now that I'm not, I don't wear my badges all that often, but I've thought about potentially getting one of them made into a ring so that I could.

OMG I really need to get one of those! I disliked the pepto panda pattern for quite a while, but it has grown on me... :o

I hope you meet some fellow AOП alumnae while traveling. It has happened to me a couple of times while wearing sweatshirts/hoodies, and it was always a wonderful and fun surprise.

I willed down most of my hoodies or gave them away when I moved to warmer climate, totally regretting that now that I'm back where it gets cold. I use to get them made locally when I was still in school but would love a nice hoodie to wear when volunteering with the chapter here. Does anyone have a trustworthy online source? I've looked on the Carnation Collection website but would love something I could personalize.


Also, I love my Spirit jersey. It ends up getting wear whenever I travel, perfect for those chilly planes. I also have a quatrefoil necklace I wear a lot but it doesn't have letters.

I'm considering rescuing a badge or two because I'd love to build a collection but want to know I would wear them so kind of in limbo right now but I have my heart set on owning a blinged out badge someday.

JennaBenna & Co. was recommended to me by a sister, but I haven't ordered from them yet.

As far as badges go, I only rescued one and I love it. But as I said I don't wear it regularly anymore now that I don't really have an occasion to, and I don't have the disposable income at this point to rescue badges on a regular basis. I think there will always be badges that need rescuing, unfortunately. I just hope sisters or brothers get them instead of the collectors. :)

I have been out of school for almost 10 years, and now regret that I gave away almost everything at pass-down right before becoming an alumna. I didn't do much of anything with my sorority in the immediate years following graduation, but as time went on I started to feel that tug to find an alumni chapter and get involved.

So I have become more of an active alumna in the past 2-3 years or so... and have re-purchased some letter items. I had a beautiful block letter shirt made, and I wear it to philanthropy events with the other alums. I wish NPC alums were more open about wearing letters in public! Also upgraded my badge to the one I have always wanted. I may get another lavaliere- sometimes I really do miss mine!

Phigirl04, I used greekcreations.com when I ordered my block letter jersey (Carnation Collection has some cute things, but I wanted to personalize mine too) and was very happy with the way it turned out. I am almost positive they had jackets and hoodies too.

I would, I just don't have nowhere near as much nalia as I used to have. I need to go to the NUPE MALL to see what's available.

As a proud Alum, wear my letters when I can! Amazing how many others I run into and across!!!

You can find some new friends ans Alums!

I am all for that!!
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I only wear letters around my apartment complex. I do have an umbrella with letters and crest and people take notice.. a former church member of mine remarked that her grandmother was an AKA. Once I went to the library carrying a pink and green laptop case and a young lady asked if I was an AKA and I replied yes and she said her aunt was a member. I do tend to see older members in jogging attire with letters about town. Once I saw an older Delta in her paraphernalia and we talked; it's a great way to meet other graduate members. I wear a gold chain with the Alpha letter that came from Jude France's pink bamboo greek letter collection occasionally. I have worn letters to church in appreciation of collegiate day.

I wear letters pretty much on a daily basis. I am always promoting my sorority and I love to use my letters as a talking point. :) I have letters on my car, on my key chain, on clothing that I wear, on water bottles and notebooks that I use at work. I always have letters somewhere near me. :) There is no shame in wearing letters and it shouldn't matter how old you are. I know that I am still young (25) but I would LOVE to come across an elderly woman who is rocking it in a letter shirt (or something of the like) so I could engage in a conversation and even make a new friend! :)

I must admit that it makes my hear smile to see one of my seasoned alumnae chapter sisters wearing a set of letters.

I bought two items from Jenna Benna for my cousin's daughter for her ADPi initiation and something for myself. I was really pleased with how the items turned out. I would definitely order from them again.

I wear my letters at the age 64. We come in all sizes and different skin and hair colors. One of those colors is gray. I am a life member and proud of it.

I have two sweatshirts I still wear on a semi-regular basis. Most of my t-shirts from college are too big, though. I have them all put together to make a quilt, but that project keeps getting pushed aside.

Recently, my dad started wearing the two sweatshirts he has all the time. One is black with red & white ASA letters, and underneath it has white stitching that says "Phi Kappa Tau Dad". The other is green with paisley ASA letters and says "Dad" underneath. I don't know if he ever had any Phi Kappa Tau letters, but at almost 70 he's wearing the heck out of mine. ;)

Try to wear my LXA polo shirts all of the time when warm enough and sweat shirts in the winter. Amazing how I find other Greeks that way, what group and schools! kind of neat!!!