GreekChat.com Forums - Letters for GDI's

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Originally posted by CarolinaCutie
Well for starters, most people don't say Gosh Darn...

Secondly, your definition of GDI may be your OWN, but it's not the commonly used version. A GDI is typically someone who is not only NOT Greek, but anti-Greek... and loudly anti-Greek, someone who is extremely proud of not being in a sorority or fraternity because they have negative feelings about Greek organizations. Your definition of GDI is really... well, "not in a GLO".

I agree that it's offensive when used to describe everyone who is not Greek. There are people who are not affiliated... and there are GDIs.

This was exactly what I meant. It's so offensive because I hate what people say instead of Gosh Darn in the first place...and *normally*, when someone says someone else is a GDI it means that they look down on that person because they look down at Greeks, etc etc. I think the term GDI is bad on two levels: it helps some independants reinforce their false stereotypes of Greeks and makes them think they are better than Greeks; and some Greeks that use that term look down on independants either for not being Greek or for putting down Greeks.

If that made any sense whatsoever. :D All in all, I think it's cool to go Greek, but also cool to stay independant. Greek life isn't for everyone, and both sides should respect that.