Letters for GDI's
 

does anybody else think that it would be remotely amusing if GDI's started wearing letters? I mean the actual letters Gamma Delta Iota not ours. In fact, I could see a whole line of amusing t-shirts spawning from it. Well amusing to the masses anyway... But maybe its just me...

When independents put a team in one year for watermelon bust theny used gamma delta iota and those are on the back of that years tshirt

i think it would be pretty amusing...since generally GDIs are GDIs because they didn't want to be a part of the greek system. so it would be slightly hypocritcal for them to use letters....at least i think so.

Some do, but then again all GDI's aren't really GDI's...:confused:

Get what I'm saying?

I am CGDIACGDLI...Put that in letters.....

That would be one big ass shirt....tehetehetehe
:D

funny that u mention that because not to long ago i came across a store for GDI apparel on cafepress.com haha if u all want the link i can find it later... :p

Heh...I remember when I had GDI in my sig.......ahh the old days...

We should all make our GDI friends shirts and see if the trend catches on ;) :D

There were one or two people at my school who wore GDI letters. And one girl went by the nickname Bean, when the Greek clothing people came to campus, she had a BEAN T-shirt made. That was really cute!!

Allison

As most of my friends here at school aren't Greek, a group of my friends wanted to play intramural softball. Since they were one of two teams that weren't greek in the entire league, they called their team GDI and their shirts had those letters on it. I thought it was cute!

One guy did that on my campus. He felt really stupid a few years later when a fraternity colonized and they wouldn't give him a bid 'cause everyone remembered him doing that.

there were some girls at my school who were GDI's and they hung out with the Pi Kapps a lot and they hated the "sorority girls" and went on and on about they would never join a sorority. but then they had those little paddle key chains that had GDI (in greek letters) on them and they made signs and hung them at their table in our cafateria that said : " WE LOVE THE PI KAPPS, GDI love and ours"
I thought it was really tacky seeing as how they flipped out about sorority girls. Isnt that defeating the purpose?

The fraternity should feel stupid. Not extending someone a bid because they wore the letters GDI?
Ha, talk about idiotic.
People really need to get off the high horses, everyone was a GDI at one time or another. If you were born wearing letters, I'd seek counseling.

Good point, but there's more to it than simply wearing letters. I know that he was very adamant about how anti-Greek he was. He was an RA and would flat-out say "I'm going to write you up because you're Greek" when the Greek guys in his dorm would violate a rule, whereas he wouldn't write non-Greek guys up for doing the same thing. Just little things like that. He also was in student government and tried to ban Greeks from being able to hang signs or post fliers advertising recruitment events or philanthropy events or even signs simply stating they support the football or basketball teams before a big game...but it was still okay for other clubs/organizations to post fliers and signs around campus.

However, I was not in the room when they voted whether or not to extend him a bid. But why would you want someone in your organization that had exhibited such a hatred toward members of your community before? I'm sure people can change, but maybe they didn't felt like he had. Perhaps a semester or two of trying to get to know the brothers and genuinely proving he was interested would have helped secure him a place in the brotherhood.

Thanks for the clarification, I was under the ASSumption that he just wore the letters GDI, which a lot of people do.

I heard of a situation like this at a school in CA, the guy was so against Greeks, then tried to become one. Needless to say he was dismissed.

i have sort of a random question for you all....
what does GDI actually mean? i feel like some of us may think that it has different meanings, so i just wanted to see what you all thought of it. thanks!

I think of a GDI as someone who acts as I described in my earlier post. I have GDI friends and I have independent friends. My independent friends never say anything negative about me being Greek, they sometimes come and support us at philanthropy events, and they ask me how things are going with the sorority. Occassionally they'll wish me luck with rush or an event I'm running off to. My GDI friends insult my being Greek every chance they get. They don't make an effort to learn more information about what being Greek means, and they are so unsupportive of events that, as an example, I had one friend who ripped down all our fliers for a blood drive one year.

God Damn Independent

We also call them "Randoms"

But if you're a frat groupie, and you're giving yourself a nickname (GDI-LOVE!) just to fit in with the other frat groupies that are in sororities and you talk about how dumb sororities are all the time... puh-LEASE.

Not much of a friend, eh?

:) No...but I'm a forgiving person. Usually. ;)

Yeah, that sounds more like someone with anger management issues.

Can we say vandalism?!

In My OpiNIon

GDI= Gosh Darn Independent

It DOESNT mean you hate Greeks, DOESNT mean that you will never be Greek. You are just currently Independent. Simple Really.
Again, ALL people are GDI's at one point, if you were born with letters, seek counseling.

I am CGDIACGDLI
:D

I really hate the term GDI. It is so degrading, whether Greeks are calling Independants that, or when they are calling themselves that. Makes it sound like a bad thing to be independent.

How?
I'm a Gosh Darn Independent....How is that degrading?
Not jumping on you or anything, I've heard a few people online say that.
I'm perfectly fine with my independent status, where I'm from it's not a big deal, definitely not degrading. No one cares either way really.

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.

Ohhh Ok
So It's that *cough* bullchIT *cough* superiority thing again.
Greeks think GDI's hate Greeks....tehetehe....WOW There Are No Words.

But Thanks For The Clarification:D

UM actually, I think it's the other way around. When I think of a GDI, I think of someone who thinks that THEY are superior because they are not Greek. It's not that Greeks think that GDIs hate Greeks... GDIs DO hate Greeks. However, every smart Greek knows that the majority of people who are not affiliated with a GLO do not hate Greeks.

I agree with everything that CarolinaCutie wrote in the above post.

Please say your version of GDI hate Greeks...Gracias

LOL so you think you can make up your own definition of a commonly used slang term and then tell everyone else that yours is the right one? Like I said, you shouldn't be calling yourself a GDI... if you want to call yourself independent, non-affiliated, not Greek, whatev. All of those words fit your definition of your own Greek situation. But any of the various definitions of GDIgiven elsewhere in this thread (and probably tons of other threads on this site) don't fit YOURS. So you would be wrong.

Edited to add: I am discussing the definition of GDI that most people find offensive, as in sairose's comment. It is entirely possible that people elsewhere use GDI as a non-derogatory term... but I still don't understand that. To me the use of G-D does not imply anything positive.

Oh Ok...Thanks

But all the people of the world don't come to this site, so it's hardly a universal definition.
I'm still a GDI and thanks for your opinion of my definition.
That Is All:D

I think the next time that someone calls me stupid, I am just going to tell them that my definition of stupid means wonderful, sexy, special, and smart.

Same here... :o

carolinacutie, you can call me anytime and talk with your drawl!

Why, because I love Ya!

Being an GDI, basically means that they were Not able to get into a Greek Organization, Did not want to, or could not afford it!

HAHA, Not that We are all rich snobs. I worked as all of My Existing Brothers do so they can belong to a Greek Organization as many others do!:)

What Greek Organizatins have going for them is just not Grades, Grades, Grades! The members also learn about the responsability of how to budget, govern and interact with not only Their Members but The Campus from activities that they are engaged in!

OOOOH, Prime Example:

Homecoming:

How many Shriners, High School Bands, Cowboy/CowGirls will a Parade Hold with out the Floats of Greeks and a Few GDI Clubs?

Who Will donate the most Money overall back to a College?
Who Comes Back Most to College Functions?
Who holds a large proportion of Fortune 500 Companys?
Who are the most Prolificat Members of The Presidency and Congress?

May This Case Be rested?:confused:

Rant Rant Rant...Stats Stats Stats


POINT????:confused:

i saw some guy with RQQR on the back of his car.

it was sort of weird. at my school, most of the GDI's were people who just weren't interested in going Greek. they weren't really anti-Greek, some of them (like my best friend) had lots of Greek friends, hung out with us, etc. but just didn't join for whatever reason. However, my junior year (i think) a group of kids started the Independent Student Council, which had weekly meetings, sponsored events, all sorts of things. and some former Greeks were on it. it was just strange because it seemed to parallel Greek orgs in a lot of ways.

one nice GDI thing, though. my serious boyfriend my junior/senior years was GDI. he made me a little GDI lavalier (out of paperclips and nail polish, but it looked awesome!) to wear since he couldn't really lavalier me.

That is super cute !!! HOWEVER I have to point out these people who just AREN"T greek for whatever reason are just independent.... they aren't GDI, by definition is someone who is loudly anti greek

I think it depends on your school, at my school GDI's were basically anyone who wasn't greek for whatever reason. No connotation implied.

But, I posted this because even though I am greek I see marketing potential for GDI t-shirts like the many we have for events n-stuff with smart a** comments on them. Flame me if you want to but I could totally see it.

even though I am in a GLO...my friends and I thought it wuold be funny to make other letters too.

I am sure you guys all thought of this before ...(Alpha Sigma Sigma). anyways...we are such dorks, that we made Alpha Sigma Sigma letters. everyone on our campus loved it, and a few other greeks wanted to join the "Alpha Sigma Sigma" family. So they got letters too.

Our other nickname was the Alpha Sigs...

this was pretty funny because it brought alot of Fraternities together (that normally hate eachother). it was a good way for all of us to laugh at ourselves.

it sure is an expensive joke though!

The only time I ever heard two people (a Greek and a non-Greek) use the term God Damned Independent was in jest between these two friends. I was a pledge at the time and had not run across the term at all before. I never heard it used in anger or as name calling in that era.

There were a few "GDI" shirts around campus, but were generally considered a joke by both "sides."