Icons
 

Hey Everyone,

I found on another board on greekchat a website with a ton of Sorority icons, including Sigma Alpha. Check out the site. They are really cute. So many nice ones to choose from, I am going to have to use them on a rotation. :D

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

Wow! Who would have thought we'd have so many?!

Ok, this may seem like a stupid question, but when I click the buddy icons, nothing happens... Is there some special thing that you do to make them your buddy icon????? Someone please help, cuz they are sooooooo cute!!!!!

I'm so glad y'all like them :)

Murraygrl1,
1. Right click on the image you want to set as your buddy icon, and save it to your hard drive.
2. Go to "Edit Options" in the My AIM menu.
3. Click on the "Edit Preferences" option.
4. Select "Buddy Icons" from the menu on the left.
5. Click "Browse PC" and select the image you saved in step 1.
6. Click "OK"

Wow, thanks, now I am sporting a new buddy icon!!!!! Woo woo, I just emailed the website and directions to all of our actives!!! I don't want them spending a half hour trying to figure it all out like I did. Thanks BetaRose!

I e-mailed the link out on listserve:) It cracks me up the Gamma has two icons! We sure love our duck, but how in the world do so many other people know about our special little chapter tradition?

I thought that I had just was out my mind when I saw the rubber ducky, I was like, why the heck is there a duck with Sigma Alpha letters on it, hahaha, so it's something to do with Michigan State... I haven't ever heard anything about ducks!!! Clue me in sometime!!!!

The same thought ran through my head when I saw them. But then I figured that the icon creator just thought I would be cute. Anyway, now we know!

Well the Gamma chapter just found out in September. As you may or may not now Gamma was re-chartered in the early 90's. When the new charter class got together and was learning about the history and traditions of Sigma Alpha, much like our MC's do ;) And they were really puzzeled as to why a professional womens organization would have a baby bull (male) as a mascot. In their correspondance with the national board (remeber no e-mail, so snail mail was used) Much like the members of Gamma today the charter sisters were "fiesty" and decided on a mascot before nationals could provide an answer. They chose the duck.

As to why, we arn't sure how it was exactly decided. But the Red Cedar River does flow through Campus and it does cross right by Farm Lane Rd and the rock which is center of campus. So as to our current guess it has to do with the geographics of campus.

But we love our duck :) We pass the duck at each sisterhood meeting and honestly I look forward to those meetings more than anything :)

As social chair I also spent a portion of my budget this semester to send 200 plastic ducks to national convention. The bottoms were labeled Gamma Chapter and MSU, which a few of us did one Friday night, so if you went to convention this year you should have a little bit of the Gamma chapter with you :)

Oh and I week starts Monday, a lot of the bigs get their little duck shaped boards instead of traditional paddles. It's kind of tradition in my family :) Most bigs also buy our little her first yellow duck :) and give her first set of letters to wear! This year we sewed pillows for the, and some bigs also made tote bags instead of buying gift bags.

I hope that clears up the duck thing and also why gamma is speacial (at least to me) I will also extend an invitation to stop by the house if any of you are ever in the MSU area :) PM me with your e-mail if you would like to see a pic of our house :)

Awwww that is so awsome. This Sigma Alpha Mystery has been solved... HAHA That sounded like something they would say on Scooby Doo, but oh well, thanks for telling us Allie!!!

Lots of SA love
Amy Leigh

I put the duck on the icons because I remembered a Sigma Alpha posting that her chapter used a duck as a mascot :) Some of the other GLO's icons have unofficial mascots/symbols on them for GCer's, like the AGD acorns, Gamma Phi penguins, and APO flamingos.

Using icons with AOL
 

How do I use the buddy icons if I am a member of aol? can't find anywhere for browsing my computer. Any suggestions?