AOII Tattoos?
 

So I was wondering if any of you ladies have tattoos representing AOII?
I was thinking about getting something AOII related, but not sure. A couple of my sisters have roses and such, but i was thinking something a little more creative. Any ideas??

just.say.no.

No. I don't like tattoos. They may be cute now but I have seen people pushing 80 with older ones. Let's just say that gravity is unkind.

Second that!

And if you insist on getting one, please don't get it on your chest, stomach, hip, lower back, or butt. Pregnancy is VERY unkind to those areas and I have seen some very nice (if you can call a tattoo that) tattoos turn into unrecognizable modern art pieces after a baby.

I do remember a sister who had a sheaf of wheat tattoo on her ankle, but she didn't want to put the letters on it, so on the ribbon that held the sheaf together and she had our submotto on it (it looked like a bow). It was nice, but I hope she never gets swollen ankles!

if i may bump in for a moment...:)

i have three tats, but refuse to get one with my greek symbols. one of my line sisters has them on the back of her shoulder with her line name under it...so does my sis-in-law... its a very cute tattoo, but i would rather choose who i let know i am greek or not. that whole "first impressions" thing, you know?

i think a rose or other flower/animal that represents could be cute, in the right place, and when people ask why you got it, you can tell them why if you want to.

Ditto.


PS: am posting wirelessly from the hospital in louisville,my mom was.admitted today. don't know how long but in case of forum problems please Report The Post and someone will clean up for us. Love you all.

Hope your mother is okay alum. Alpha love, AOII Angel

A couple of my pledge class sister got tattoos on their feet. It is just a red rose and the stem of the rose makes the infinity symbol.

Ok, so I have a rose tattoo on my ankle. I got it because I didnt want to get AOII tattooed on me and Alpha Omicron Pi is really long, but since the rose is our flower I figured that would be good. I know what it stands for and I tell others when they ask why I have a rose.

No tattoos for me--my mother had a hard enough time wrapping her head around the greek life concept, let alone a permanently etched symbol on my person of my AOII loyalty!

Now, don't everyone run out at once and get Exceed the Expectation tats.:D Not sure that's the kind of brand use HQ was aiming for!!!:o

Not to mention...unlike AOII, "exceed the expectation" may not last forever!:p

ROTFLMAO

...at least no one had Power of Friendship tattoos??????

For what it's worth, I still miss the 'Power of Friendship' one (but no, never had a tattoo and never will!)

I still like "One Motto, One Badge, One Bond and Singleness of Heart." And when I hear "Power of Friendship" I automatically say AOII in my head after it. I guess that's the point of brand recognition!

Three of my sisters got AOII tattoos, I went with them as the anti-tattoo person. (My mother told me that if I ever got a tattoo, she would take it off with a sander.) My friends got a cross that flowed into a heart that flowed into an anchor. There's a picture of it somewhere.

aww that sounds cute...any chance of you posting that picture??

I second that motion....

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgu...%3Den%26sa%3DN
this is the basic concept of it, theirs had a little more design into it, I'll try to get a picture of a real one soon.

I Got a tattoo Shortly after initiation. mine is on the back of my neck. it is really cute... I love it a lot... Most the time I foget that it is there till someone asks me about it...

http://picasaweb.google.com/massagep...33578863075634

HOw about an anchor, a heart and a cross.

A few of my sisters have a panda or rose next to the heart, anchor, and cross.

I kind of want to get a tattoo but I am hesitant because it is permanent. If i were to get one, i would put it on my wrist and it would be small so i could wear a watch or bracelet over it so it wouldn't be visiable if I didn't want it to.

An idea that some of my sisters here at Gamma Theta (University of South Florida) did was tattoos on the inside of their lower lip. Apparently it doesnt stay your entire life, it's a little more discrete than a tattoo somewhere else. The only downside is that it can fade as quickly as the next day, he said if done right it can stay your whole life. But they got a cross, an anchor, and a heart. It came out really cute and it's different then a rose or a panda.

That sounds really painful. Then again, I am a total wimp with I get a canker sore, so I cannot imagine trying to recover from a tatoo in my mouth!

hahhaa thats so funny, that is what i ended up getting!! what AOQTII is referring to is what I and some of my pledge sisters got, only I got ALPHA <3
(a heart). I found out about 3 or 4 more of my gamma theta sisters got the inner lip tats about 2 weeks ago!!

i heart genny ;)

Christine

Since I'm old ;) I have to ask:

Didn't it HURT??????

surprisingly, not that much at all. I think I was too excited so I didnt feel that much pain lol.

I personally have no problem with tattoos that are a form of self-expression, not of those that are a drunken mistake from Spring Break. Although I myself don't have any [yet] that reflect AOII, quite a few of my sisters do. Many have found simple sketches of a cross, anchor and heart [symbolizing faith, hope and charity/love]. Others have taken that basic concept and turned it into a more artistic approach, with an old wooden cross that ends with an anchor piercing a heart. While that may not sound as beautiful as it is, words can't really describe the artwork.

Overall, I think that a tattoo to represent the lifelong sisterhood you find in AOII can be a tasteful and positive experience.

CHILLY!! So I feel like an idiot that I didn't realize it was you-- it's funny but I was reading your signature & I'm like that quote sounds familiar & this girl is in Rho Lambda, WEIRD! Haha... I kind of wish for my lip I had gotten "Peace, Love & AOII" but maybe the smiley face will fade faster & I can just replace it :)

lol i love u 'duhhhh ;)

A few girls in my chapter have AOPi related tattoos.... two girls have a 7 on their wrists, 3 have A<3 on their wrist and there is also one that I love that has the faith, hope and charity symbols on her foot! it is sooo cute! We had this talk at meeting the other day because some of our pledges wanted to tattoo AOPI on them, but I thought we weren't allowed to have the actual letters on our body? But i wasn't too sure

Well it's probably not a good idea or very wise to get an AOII tattoo until you get initiated. I also would also tread on the idea of discussing AOII tattoos at a chapter meeting. To me that does not seem like official business, more like lunch table discussion. But that's just what I think ;)

Oh and don't forget in AOII we never write our letters AOPi.
From the AOII PR Manual:
ΑΟΠ or AOII: Use the Greek letter (Π) or two capital “I”s (i.e. II) to form the
Pi, but never two capital “T”s (i.e. TT). It is also unacceptable to use AOPi, unless it is used in parentheses for pronunciation.

Ditto! I'm not a great fan of tattoos, and I don't have a problem with New Members wearing letters, but having a permanent set of letters on your skin before you really know what you are having permanently marked on your body is a little rash!
By the way, I had to think about the "7" for a second! I like that A LOT!

Warning - rant below
 

Sisters,
I have tried since this thread began to think of a polite and discreet way to say what I am about to say. Please remember that this is a public forum, many people read this who are not AOIIs. Sometimes when you are posting the AOII related things that sisters might have had tatooed on themselves, don't forget that you are "talking out loud", not just to sisters.
Please PM me if there are questions about my post. Thank you.

I saw a tattoo on a older lady's back. It was unfortunate, to say the least. Too bad there isn't a way to have the tattoo hold it's original design. It was sort of sad.

Tattoo's
 

I actually have two tattoos myself, neither of which are AOII related, although I did and still am considering getting the heart, anchor & cross sometime later..probably on my ribs on my left side so it's easy to hide. I have a cross with the serenity prayer written on the inside of the cross on my right ribs now. The way I see it is, if it means something to you, and after you have kids, or when you're 70 years old, the chances of anyone besides your husband, (maybe children) and any health-care people such as nurses or doctors seeing it, is very slim, so I'm not worried about how it will look when I'm older as it will still have the same meaning to me. Granted my first one, on my foot was impulsive but the quote (C'est La Vie) still means something to me as I have referred to it numerous times since I've gotten it. After telling my Dad who ultimately hates tattoo's, he's come around to the fact that I have this huge one on my side as it means something to me and it's something I can refer to in times of need.
To most people, tattoos are a form of self-expression. I personally would never just go to a tattoo shop and just pick one out from the albums. I designed my first one myself, and I found my my second one on a necklace charm, and the prayer just means a lot to me. I say, if it means something to you, and will always mean something to you, go for it. :]