Originally Posted by SWTXBelle (Post 2140322)

Love the Gollum image!

Checking to see if I care about Gollum's opinion - nope.

Grammatical errors - yes. But where are the smilies? :) :confused: :eek: :rolleyes: :cool: ;)

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito (Post 2140323)

TE or the badge guy?

Originally Posted by corkscrew1869 (Post 2140312)

Ok, so all of you who are "holier than thou" and keep trying to quote policy....I can assume that NONE of you EVER wore ANYThInG that bore the name or symbols of another organization??!? I assume that at parties during your college years no one ever wore shirts that had names and symbols from the various groups hosting these events??

Hmmm.....that would be odd!

All I can say is that regardless of the "rules" your touting here, I am just going to assume that the OPs brother was not out robbing banks, or getting drunk or acting like an ass out in public to where someone would say "hey, that person who is wearing that Delta Gamma tie tack is a bad person....."

I have a real problem here when there are members of organizations who disgrace their own organization with their actions and often times are wearing letters or other insignia......

I agree with the poster....get a life some of you and stop harrassing people who merely ask questions...... This is supposed to be a place of discussion not attacks!!

CS1869

Originally Posted by Greek_or_Geek? (Post 2140319)

Says the person who gleefully snatches historically significant badges of other organizations so he can sit alone in a darkened room, stroking them like some badge obsessed Gollum.

Why didn't you post this with one of your other IDs? Oh wait. Never mind. Those have been banned for abusing other members.

Originally Posted by corkscrew1869 (Post 2140339)

Not really, if those shirts have the crest or other insignia of the organization as well....according to the constitutions of most organizations the use of the symbols is restricted to members only. I guess that would also go for anything else, such as novelties and whatnot........

The wearing of jewelry too usually ONLY pertains to the organizations' badges or member pins. Not other jewelry, because many of the sororities have things that Mothers can wear and fraternities often times have sweetheart pins or items. If a member gives one of these items to a loved one to wear then are they breaking the rules of non members wearing jewelry?

CS1869

Originally Posted by bevinpiphi (Post 2140347)

None of the philanthropy shirts I've had have ever had the crest. They've had letters or the name written out. I'll ask my friend who is on Sig Chi's alum board on my campus...what would you be more offended by, me wearing your Derby Days shirt or a crest pin?

And, yes, they would be breaking the rules. The rules do not change because "Oh, it's a loved one." I wouldn't (and couldn't, by Pi Phi's rules), give my fiance my badge to wear. He is not a member. I did, however, give my mother an allowed mother's pin.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle (Post 2140377)

I didn't "try" to quote policy. I did. Delta Gamma's policy is quite clear about using the crest on anything. It is to be used by initiated members only. As the crest is theirs - legally and ethically - that should be the last word.

Originally Posted by corkscrew1869 (Post 2140418)

Ok, I concede this conversation. Its actually not that important anyway.....each group and each member can make decisions on their own.

Have a good day.

CS1869