Patron Saint/Goddess etc
 

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Phi Mu doesn't.

Alpha Omicron Pi doesn't have either. I know that Theta Phi Alpha has St. Catherine of Sienna as a patron saint.

Sarah

KKG's is Minerva.

Alpha Gamma Delta does not have a patron saint or goddess.

ASA has 4 "exemplars" which are Christ, King Asa, Hermes, and St. Valentine

Nope, no patron saint in Alpha Sigma Phi.

I've been meaning to ask this question; I was curious about it too.

Tri Delta's patron is Poseidon, god of the sea. I think it's interesting that we are probably one of the few sororities with a male patron.

Nope.

Phi Delta Theta's Goddess is Pallas Athena (AKA Minerva)

Sigma Alpha Epsilon is also Minerva

none.

Man, where is the Rev? This would be up his alley for his cult speech. WE"RE ALL GOING TO HELL FOR FOLLOWING A FALSE GOD!!!!!!!!!!

Alpha Chi's is Hera.

Nope.

sssshhhh didn't you watch Field Of Dreams?? If you call him, they ALL will come!!!

We can neither confirm nor deny :)

The first principle in our preamble:

That the belief in God is essential to our welfare.

Looks like it's the Almighty JC for us.

Pi Phi doesn't have one! Although we are a Christian sorority, we don't exactly name Christ as our patron.

TKE's greek ideal is Apollo

Theta Chi doesn't but I do.

A question for ASA, who is King Asa?

adpi doesn't...

Gamma Phi doesn't have a goddess... but we all know that Gamma Phi's are goddesses.... just thought I'd make myself feel a little better...

Alpha Xi doesn't have one either.

DphiE doesn't have a patron saint/godess either...

Beta's guardian spirit is Wooglin.

Everybody is probably going WTF! Sorry but that info is reserved for members!

Theta Delta Chi's patron is Minerva.

What's the function of these?

the most greek of all the gods!

He is the great-great-grandson of King David.

No patrons here.

Cool.

I don't think that AST has one.

They typically serve simply as exemplars or personifications of the virtues or qualities that a particular GLO values.

DG's do not have a patron goddess.

Wooglin?!?

Yet another reason I love Beta! They have all the fun words ~ I mean who doesn't enjoy saying Beta Theta Pi?


I also enjoy saying Zeta Beta Tau. :p

St Catherine of Siena
 

It was mentioned earlier, and yes indeed, St Catherine of Siena is our patroness. Our motto is:
"Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring."
St. Catherine of Siena

The preacer?

nice spelling job.:rolleyes:

and if what you're trying to do is persuade people into changing their beliefs by condeming and judging them in a very unappealing manner while making no progress what so ever and offending Greeks who are active Christians, yes you are doing a very good job.

I'm not saying that it's ok to haze, I'm not saying that Christianity is not a part of greek life, I just don't think that fire and brimstone speeches are going to positivley effect commited GLO members. You're entitled to your opinion, but don't expect it to go over well on a pro Greek message board.

Look, Fred Hatchett's song and dance should come as no surprise. We've all met people like him before. They're the kind of people who turn to religion and use it as a massive crutch, or as a way to try and wipe away parts of their past that they're not particularly proud of. They're easy targets because they're not typically bright enough people to question and try to understand the things they see and hear and read, so they lock onto one narrow interpretation of scripture and make their whole life revolve around it. They never consider for even a moment that an intelligent person could interpret things differently. They never consider that even among different English translations of the bible there are significant differences in the meaning of individual passages, not to mention differences among translations from ancient languages to classical languages to modern languages, all these translations being made not by god but by men. Ever play the telephone game?

The world's leading religious scholars - people who have dedicated an entire lifetime to the study of every available religious text - even they don't agree on various interpretations of scripture. Yet little old Fred sitting in his bubble in North Carolina is positive he's got it right and we've all got it wrong. What does that tell you?

I've bantered with Fred for a long time. And I don't really have anything against him. I just think he lacks a critical mind, so when someone way back when fed him this BS false gods agenda, he swallowed it hook, line and sinker without a second thought. Fred denounces GLOs as cultlike, but ironically his mindless repetitive message board dogma-babble is so reminiscent of a religious cult mentality, it's positively scary. I hope someone close to him can eventually deprogram him so he can open his eyes to a wider world.

I've advised Fred that truly intelligent and wise people share something in common: They allow for the possibility of other interpretations - other interpretations of global events, other interpretations of American politics, other interpretations of the physical world, other interpretations of scripture. By contrast, narrow and myopic people tend to stamp their feet and insist there is only one possible correct interpretation.

So it's pretty clear on which side of the fence Fred falls. Like I said, we've all met people like him before. You can't change their minds because their minds are closed to other possibilities. You can't reason with them because intelligent argument also requires an open mind. So you either beat your head against a wall or you ignore them.

I figure if Fred's right and I'm going to hell, well then I've got better things to do before I go than listen to him drone on about it. First I've got to polish my statue of Minerva and then I have to make my daily blood sacrifice to Demeter.

wptw

Well said, wptw.

I think zntke711 put it very well when he called it a "Greek ideal."

Re: There are moral absolutes!
 

Fred, we're educated people here. If you don't know the difference between "know" and no. I'd dismiss them as simple typos but you seem to have a LOT of typos.

Go to school get an education. It'll show you that your myopic way of seeing the world is just that -- myopic. There are MANY valid points of view for every subject.

I know no one can ever change your mind. That's fine.

How about a couple of verses of scripture for you?

"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone."

"Judge not lest ye be judged."