[JoinerLxa]

Jono, your comment about returning stuff to another chapter reminded me
of being Phi at the Vandy colony. Surprising how much stuff a new chapter
has to come up with, and how much it costs!

We STOLE two entire sets of equipment from other chapters!! Ha Ha!

The first time we did our own initiation, I contacted Phi at Western KY
(closest chapter to Vandy) and got permission to borrow their stuff.
But when I and another Vandy brother arrived the the WKU house, no one
was there except two newly-initiated brothers....their Phi was no where
to be found. So without asking us anything "secret", we convinced the
two NIBs to help us remove the padlock from their storage room and
haul off everything they had! We returned it of course. But our only
'proof' of being brothers from another chapter was that we were wearing
jerseys with letters!

The second set we stole, we didn't return it....and Vandy still uses it!

There was an alum from a 'dead' chapter (will probably never rechartered) that
was very active with our alum assoc. The last Phi of his chapter KEPT
their entire set of equipment in a closet in his own home. (He was
supposed to send it to HQ, but never did...the last actives of the
chapter felt HQ had stabbed them in the back when they took their
charter for low numbers).

So the alum working with us contacted their last Phi and 'borrowed' the
equipment....and we never gave it back. HQ (later) said it was OK,
since it should have been given to HQ eight years earlier anyway,
and since the chapter will probably never reopen.

Fun times!!