[TechAPhi]

Okay. I seriously debated whether to respond to wptw's post. I don't want to get into a big argument/debate about this, because I doubt it would result in either of us changing our minds on this issue.

WPTW, you have a right to your opinion, and I have a right to mine: namely, that I don't like to see my group's (Alpha Phi) pins for sale online, in jewellry stores, or anywhere.

I don't believe that I (or anyone else) ever stated that I expected non-Greeks to, "share [my] values, and to cherish something as [I] do."

I am not naive, nor childish. I simply value Alpha Phi, its pins and all that I know them to stand for. I have never sent hate mail to a person or company that "makes its living" selling estate jewellry (including fraternity and sorority pins). Nor would I ever do so.

In my posts I was simply stating my opinion: that I hate to see these pins being sold, and I think it is wrong. I am old enough, and, I believe, mature enough to know that others will disagree with me. So be it.

Just as you have chosen to collect these pins and see nothing wrong in it--I, and others, have chosen to vehemently oppose such sales, though, admittedly, there is little we can do about it.

The best we Greeks can do, I think, is to purchase any pins we see being sold--whether online, in a vintage jewllery store, or in a pawn shop. Do what you can to buy back these pins and send them back to your IHQs. If you cannot afford it, notify your IHQs of where you saw it and, perhaps, they will be able to obtain the pin.

WPTW: I sincerely hope it was not my posts that you considered to be "hateful," "insulting," or "hostile." In my posts I simply meant to convey my most ardent opposition to the sale of these pins. Perhaps, my posts were a bit on the harsh side and if I offended you, I apologize. I fired off those posts "in the heat of the moment."

I'd be happy to chat with you privately, if you so desire.

Peace...and Greek Love,
Jen