car stickers - what kind is popular where?
 

When I lived in Ohio, it seemed that Greeks almost always got spelled-out window stickers for their car. I have an "Alpha Xi Delta" one. But out here in Washington, I almost never see them. It seems like everyone has little Greek letter window stickers. Personally, I prefer the big ones, because they're more obvious and thus better advertising, plus non-Greeks know how to pronounce them. But maybe mine looks gauche and ostentatious to Seattleites!

Actually, that goes for colleges, too - I see "UW" or "WSU" rather than the whole college name, which seems different to me.

So what is the standard in your area, and what do you prefer?

Before UH-Manoa re-did our logo, the most popular decal was the one that had "UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII" that went across the window. Now that we have a new logo, more people have just this:

http://www.uhathletics.hawaii.edu/Images/uhlogo.jpg

As for my GLO decal, sadly, mine peeled off. When it was still on there, I had my letters and ALPHA GAMMA DELTA in the corner of the back window.

In flagstaff arizona the main thing to have is the greek letters spelled out, but different alumnae from nationals came and had never seen stickers like that before (they did end up going out and buying there them after they saw them). I think what it really comes down to in my town is there is only one store that sells greek car stickers, and they only carry the spelled out kind. As for the school, you see lots of both NAU and Northern Arizona University stickers.

I have coat of arms :) and one like a travel code witht he letters.

In my area, the two most popular car stickers are the ones that are spelled out or the "I http://www.plaudersmilies.de/herz.gif XYZ" ones.

Pronunciation is very important. However, people still can't get it right. Im sure that you (AZD) must realize this. Our house and yours are the only on our campus with Xi except they are pronounced totally different anyways so good luck with that. Yours is ZEE and ours is Zi. I've heard that sororities pronounce it Zee and fraternities say Zi. Whats the deal with that? I guess we'll never know.

I was shopping at Easton Town Center, here in Columbus, the other day, and I saw a Delta Gamma sticker and a Kappa Kappa Gamma sticker, both spelled out. The Delta Gamma sticker had the greek letters in front and behind the words and the Kappa Kappa Gamma sticker was written out in a pretty, script-type font. I really liked them both:D

I think when the letter follows a vowell (Alpha), it's pronounced "zee," and otherwise it's "zi." Not sure where I heard that, and not totally sure it's valid, but it sounds good.

The most popular at my school is the white oval with Greek letters in black. (I guess the "travel code" one that Optimist Prime was talking about). A lot of people will also have like "Kappa Delta" spelled out in block letters, and "University of South Florida" in similar block letters underneath or above. License plate frames are also very popular, but you don't want your car to get too busy! One of our sisters has the oval sticker, the spelled out one, and a license plate frame. A bunch of us thought it was way too much, so we asked her to take one of her stickers off! I mean, that 's great that she loves KD that much, but you need to be able to see out of your rearview mirror!

Most of the car stickers I've seen have the Greek letters spelled out. Sometimes for the two-letter GLOs you will see both the letters themselves and the letters spelled out, e.g.

XO Chi Omega XO

I want to get one of those white oval stickers that ShaedyKD describes, only I'm probably going to replace my car soon, so I'm holding off - and anyway I've never seen them for sale - maybe some website has them?

It's not valid. "Zee" is the Greek pronunciation. (Actually, to be even more correct, the Greek pronunciation is "Ksee"). "Zi" is the anglicized/American pronunciation. Same thing with F as "Fie" or "Fee" (and, for that matter, with P, C, and Y, too.)

X is the Greek equivalent of the English "X," as in "xylophone" (from the Greek xulofwno, pronounced KSEE-lo-fo-no).

Around here, one usually sees just the Greek letters (not spelled out), either in gold or in the GLO colors, often with a coat-of-arms decal. Euros (the white oval) with the Greek letters are also becoming popular.

At NCSU most Greeks just have their letters. Nothing spelled out. They will have a big North Carolina State University sticker spelled out then under it have a little sticker with their letters in gold. That's what I have!

We have license plates with our letters on them. Those European style stickers are also very popular.

its different
 

Some sisters have the letters, some the big one with the words spelled out. I used to have that one but then traded it in for the crest sticker. It mactched my car better.

Whats gaining in popularity here are the oval stickers with really big Greek letters. They are black and grey. I think you've probably seen them.

Re: its different
 

They're called Euros. (Yes, like the money). They originated in Europe as a means of identifying nationality on a car: "GB" = Great Britain, "A" = Austria, "CH" = Switzerland (Helvatia), etc.

I have the good old crest with the letters in gold underneath of it on my side window (it's pretty small), and the license plate holder. I've seen the oval stickers in catalogs and such, but never at our greek store.

I have both my university and greek org spelled out on my car. They are both block letters in all caps. The PSS one is blue and gold, and the PSU one is green and white. They look great on my green honda! They look sort of like this:

Phi Sigma Sigma
Portland State University

i have my Phi Mu spelled out. the same with my school. however, some people also have their letters instead.

At my school in San Antonio its all about the Euros. "Specially if you have a truck. They look daymn good on that back window.

I have my sorority's name spelled out (works better since I have two letters and non-greeks can't readily recognize the F.)

I used to go to NC State and LOVED it there, had a sticker with "NC STATE UNIVERSITY" spelled out -- and promply wrecked the car upon transferring to Virginia Commonwealth University.

NC State is the school I loved the most (VCU is great, though, and NCSU doesn't have a FM chapter.

I want to stick my school on my car -- should I go for NCSU or VCU? I'd rather do NC State but it seems a little..... confused? Since I've been here at VCU for a year already and got the car here and all.

I have a gold University of Iowa sticker with matching gold DZ in greek letters below it. I have also seen a lot of stickers with the sorority name spelled out in the sororities colors. DZ has one, but I didn't really like it because it didn't match my other sticker.

I love greek car decals
 

I was driving down the freeway the other day( gotta love So. Cal fwys...urrrgggghhhh!) And i saw a Black surburban with KKG letters, crest and it was spelled out. It was all centered on the back window and her UC Riverside decal in the corner. Looked all good and not overdone in a decal frenzy kind of way.


I lived in Oklahoma for a while and i went to the Univ of Arkansas and i seen a lot of front lic plates with greek letters or college mascot lic plates. Living in California we are required to have the same plate front and back.

I have on my car currently one little sticker that EO sent me and i have it on my front window by the car service sticker so i can see it daily. However, i have on my back window the Univ of Arkansas decal in the center bottom and am getting the APhi crest and greek letters and spelled out above the Arkansas decal.

I had in the corner and it is peeling off, a white minnie mouse decal but now that it is peeling so it is coming off soon.


Laura

I think the spelled out kind is most popular in central Ohio, too. My first greek sticker was that way in block letters.

Now I have my university spelled out in block letters and right below that I have my Phi Bet sticker. It's FB d then below that in small bold print it has Phi Beta spelled out.

I love the Euro stickers, but can't find anyplace that does Phi Beta (or locals, or professional GLOs, etc.) & didn't want to pay $20 to get one made. I also think the crest stickers are nice for more professional alumni.

Here at Mizzou most people have the stickers that spell out their GLO's and the letters are written in their colors or the white oval ones with their greek letters on them. I have the white oval one on my car, b/c my windows are tinted really dark so you wouldn't be able to see the other type of sticker since it goes on the inside. The other ones that are becoming really popular here are these stickers that are the GLO spelled out and written in an outline style of font....they're the kind of stickers that you put on the outside of your car and you have to remove 'em a special way. My friend Sam has that on hers and it looks pretty cool.....it's good for people who have dark tint....

It is crazy, it seems like every single greek person here has a car sticker, they are EVERYWHERE! :D

Here at A&M, a couple different stickers are popular.

The crest is the one that i have, and lots of other Greeks have. The simple letters in your colors are also popular too, especially amongst pledges that can't have crest items.

There are a few Euro decals around, although not many. License plate holders are alright too, although i see these being sported more by sorority women than the guys.

For the record, on my truck i have my Texas A&M sticker (soon to be replaced by my Former Students Association sticker in June WHOOP!!), my Sigma Nu crest, and my Corps of Cadets former Cadet Association Sticker. I also have a sticker of Ol' Sarge, one of our mascots pushing a lawnmower. I thought it was pretty funny, seeing as how i'm a Parks and Recreation major and had to get it.

Kitso
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