AOL buddy icons??
 

Okay, I've done major search for a half decent Tau Beta Sigma buddy icon. I've found one with the crest, but I want something cutesy. I have tried for the past 30 min's to create one. But I'm not very computer smart. I've been to countless websites like (www.greekbuddyicons.com) but none yet.

Any ideas, suggestions, or someone willing to help??? :(

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Sorry, I should have put this in Greek Life. Wasn't thinking?

do you have photoshop?

when i had a greek buddy icon, i had to make it myself since i'm in a local. i just found some really cute symbols (yellow rose, etc) shrunk them down, and layered them. you can add text layers and shading really easily.

it's pretty hard to do the same with anything microsoft has to offer. paint doesn't let you have nonrectangular areas selected and also doesn't let you have layers. make the most you've got with that by having one big symbol, and then just adding text and a background pattern?

i hope you find some success in making your own icons!! :)

okay, my question is for those of us using AOL, how do I change my buddy icon and use one that I've gotten off of another website. I can only seem to use the AOL icons

either the website will have a button that you click to download the icon or you have to upload it yourself. if it's a stationary icon, copy and paste it into a paint program and make sure it's saved as a .jpg file. then, when you go to change your icon, click on the Borwse PC button. if it's an animated icon, well, i'm not too good with those. but there really should be a button through the website that takes care of everything. :)

If you double-click the icon you want (left mouse button), a prompt usually shows up saying "are you sure you want to change your icon to this?" Hit yes, and the icon should be yours!

When you say a "cute" icon, what do you mean? You can take a look at the Beta icons I've made at http://www.geocities.com/bsphi/buddyicons.html and see the style I usually make. If you like them, I can try to make you an icon if you tell me what you might want on it.

super cute buddy icons betarose!! the aephi ones i have seen are mostly blah.

i don't really know how to make icons from scratch but i was able to cut and paste my letters onto ones that weren't very glo specific (didn't have mascots or colors) like the aephi angels one i made.

I got bored, so I went ahead and made a few TBS icons.

If you want something else, or if any of these are inappropriate, let me know. :)

BetaRose, these are wonderful!

Those are so cute!!

You don't happen to want to make any Delta Gamma icons, do you? ;)

I've made you a few DG icons. They're up on the same page as the TBS icons. :)

How do you do that so fast??!! You don't really have to answer that. Just wanted to tell you how much I really like those. :)

AAAH! I LOVE I LOVE!!!

*going to change mine right now!*

Unemployment has given me entirely too much time on my hands...


http://www.geocities.com/sororitybuddyicons/index.htm

Right now there are icons for all 26 NPC groups, plus Kappa Beta Gamma, Tau Beta Sigma, Sigma Alpha Iota, Alpha Phi Omega, Omega Phi Alpha, and Gamma Sigma Sigma.

thank you!

MERCI!!!!!
 

OMG thank you so much BetaRose! Can we credit you and post those on our chapter website? PM me!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

:D

Re: MERCI!!!!!
 

Sure. No point in keeping them to myself :)

They really only take a couple of minutes a piece, since most of them are just a stock image and some text. I use PSP 7.0, and have some tools set up to do things like automatically size them, so it really cuts out a lot of the tedious work, and speed things up.

:eek: those are soooo cute can u make some for Delta Gamma Pi by chance hehe...i made one but its kinda blah :)

I've added the following groups: Delta Gamma Pi, Sigma Alpha, Delta Omicron, and Phi Beta Chi. I've also added quite a few new icons to the groups that were already represented.

thanks soo much they're sooo cute :D

betarose - the aephi ones are absolutely adorable!!! you rock!! I am definitely posting a link to your awesome icons on my chapter webpage.

Thank you so much!!!

my buddy icon is a kitty with a ninja turtle face.





true story

its true - when i first saw it i thought it was michelangelo missing his shell, and frankly i was disturbed.

Many groups and new icons have been added. Here's a current list:

Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Gamma Delta
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Alpha Kappa Phi
Alpha Omicron Pi
Alpha Phi
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Alpha Sigma Tau
Alpha Xi Delta
Beta Sigma Phi
Chi Omega
Delta Delta Delta
Delta Gamma
Delta Gamma Pi
Delta Omicron
Delta Phi Epsilon
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Zeta
Epsilon Sigma Alpha
Gamma Phi Beta
Gamma Sigma Sigma
Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Beta Gamma
Kappa Delta
Kappa Epsilon
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Lambda Theta Alpha
Omega Phi Alpha
Phi Beta Chi
Phi Mu
Phi Sigma Rho
Phi Sigma Sigma
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Alpha
Sigma Alpha Iota
Sigma Delta Tau
Sigma Gamma Phi
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Kappa
Sigma Lambda Gamma
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Tau Beta Sigma
Theta Nu Xi
Theta Phi Alpha
Zeta Phi Beta
Zeta Sigma Chi
Zeta Tau Alpha
Local Sororities
Generic Sorority Icons

http://www.geocities.com/sororitybuddyicons/

Fraternities have been added!

http://www.geocities.com/fraternitybuddyicons/

Alpha Chi Rho
Alpha Delta Gamma
Alpha Delta Phi
Alpha Epsilon Pi
Alpha Gamma Rho
Alpha Kappa Lambda
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Phi Omega
Alpha Sigma Phi
Alpha Tau Omega
Beta Theta Pi
Chi Phi
Delta Chi
Delta Lambda Phi
Delta Sigma Phi
Delta Sigma Pi
Delta Tau Delta
Delta Upsilon
Iota Phi Theta
Kappa Alpha
Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Kappa Psi
Kappa Sigma
Lambda Theta Phi
Lambda Chi Alpha
Omega Psi Phi
Phi Alpha Delta
Phi Beta
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Delta Theta
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Kappa Tau
Phi Kappa Psi
Phi Mu Alpha
Phi Sigma Kappa
Pi Kappa Alpha
Pi Kappa Phi
Pi Lambda Phi
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Mu
Sigma Chi
Sigma Nu
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Sigma Pi
Sigma Tau Gamma
Theta Chi
Theta Delta Chi
Theta Xi
Tau Epsilon Phi
Tau Kappa Epsilon
Zeta Beta Tau