Delta Gamma on Happy Days?
 

i was watching a Happy Days rerun and Delta Gamma was prominent in it.

The boys were dating Delta Gammas and there was going to be a pinning ceremony.

And the Delta Gammas sang some song that mentioned anchors in it.

Anyone else see this? And would they have needed DG's permission?

I think this has been discussed, but one of the producers of Happy Days was a Beta Theta Pi (you'll see their paddle in Arnold's), and someone else in production (one of the writers?) was a Delta Gamma. Pretty cool, huh? :)

I'm a big Happy Days Fan and I have seen the episode. Honeychile, you're right. definately cool.:cool:

I've seen that episode of Happy Days... I thought it was awesome that my letters were in it.

I wonder when TV and movies started using mostly fake sororities and frats? I mean Happy Days was filmed in what? Late 70's?

Season 7
#152- King Richard's Big Knight (11/20/79)
Richie is crowned king of the Delta Gammas.

http://www.sitcomsonline.com/happydays.html

Well, Revenge of The Nerds was done in the mid-eighties, and those houses had to be fakes right? There isn't really an Omega Mu sorority or a Tri Lam fraternity is there? And Alpha Beta? C'mon, how made up is that??

I think the difference with Happy Days is they had an actual DG on staff and they were portraying Greek life in a positive way. When they were pledging a mean fraternity (that they depledged) the letters were fake - I think it was Pi or Phi Kappa Nu.

My chapter of APO is the Omega Mu chapter. We were around before Revenge of the Nerds, but after it came out, we definitely got cracked on about it.

I'm sorry but that's kinda funny. My school (University of Arizona) was the school used in the movie, in the movie it was Adams college. They slept in our gym (Bear Down Gym-the red and blue around the upper walls is really there, those are our colors) And the buliding that was used as their dorm is our Humanities building. The beginning of that movie is so funny to me because everytime they pull up to their "dorm" I see the Old Main buliding and fountain, and laugh cause I've studied at that fountain a million times

the show has been on for 11 years ( 1974-1985)

This guy at my school wore a sweater with Lambda Lambda Lambda!

Ima stalk the guy out and snatch his sweater from him.....JK!!! HAHAHHAHAHA

Richie, Potsie, and Ralph were all in Alpha Tau Omega. Happy-Days creator Garry Marshall (also father of Penny) is a Tau.

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theirs sigma chi letters on the simpsons, when they show a flashback to dr nick in college, and they talk about sigma chi in friends. on they show working with fred savage on it they have sae paddles in the backfround...hmmm thats all i know, so they still use real names every once in a while

Not to mention that the book version of Legally Blonde uses real sororities names. Elle is a Delta Gamma, the woman she defends is a Kappa Alpha Theta, and Chutney, the real murderer, is a Kappa. So it doesn't even seem to me that the publishers restricted themselves to using names only with positive portrayals!

Elle wa a DG lol? Did someone say on here that it was filmed partially at the DG house?

No?

I remember that too James...and they changed the crest to have the dog's head on top.

Yes, if you read the book version of Legally Blonde, Elle's a DG. And in Eating the Chesire Cat, Tri Delta is prominently mentioned. :p So it doesn't seem like there's any restriction on using GLO names even in less-than-positive portrayals. However, I think most writers don't want to risk the fact that they could possibly be sued for libel if they portray real sororities or fraternities in bad ways, so they make up their own names.

the gentleman who created the simpsons is a sigma chi. the sigma chis at my school used to arrange their meetings so they could watch the simpsons before. i agree with sugar and spice that the names are changed so people won't get sued. But I still have a question (maybe sugar and spice) can answer. Why on Saturday Night Live did they have skits about Tri-delta (and one had a TKE in it)?

If I recall, Saturday Night Live DID get sued for the Tri-Delt skits. The guys who wore fraternity sweatshirts (Rob Morrow and John Goodman) were actually a TKE and Sig Ep.

Did they win though? Or even close? You can sue over anything but winning is a little tougher.

Think about all the movies that portray numerous organizations one way or another. Anything based on this world is going fictional membersof organizations.

I rememger that Happy Days episode. Richie's girlfriend was a DG in the episode.
And Legally Blonde used the DG crest with a slight variation. The foyer of the DG house at SC was used, I believe. Maybe some Alpha Nu Chapter sisters can verify??

I was waiting for someone to bring that skit up. The infamous "Delta Delta Delta, can I help ya, help ya, help ya?"
I have no idea why they used Tri Delta's name, or if a writer was one or something...but I have come to realize where ever I wear my letters, someone will either say it directly to me or say it just loud enough for me to hear.

Yes I believe you're right. I was told that Reese stayed with the DGs and also the Kappas before filming Legally Blonde

I know (or at least am very certain) that she stayed with the Kappas before filming. I was told that by the official Kappa colonization presentation. :)