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Originally Posted by Texas Beta
I think everybody joins a fraternity for life. I can't wait to be an alumnus and help my chapter. I think the basic point of this argument is that people dress the way the position in life dictates. If you're making plenty of money, or command a powerful position in your business, I don't think you're going to be wearing your "badge" or whatever sort of pin you have to a dinner party. I'd rather new guys have my old shirts then myself wearing them even to work out. Being a member of a fraternity for life, does not mean you have to wear your fraternity’s clothes to prove that. When you are alumni there are so many better ways you can prove this. I don't see myself in the future ever wearing t-shirts besides the odd day that I can relax; even then I hope to be wearing smarter casual apparel.
In my view, wearing fraternity shirts = college. College matures you. When you’re finished with college, hopefully you adopt a more mature style of dress.
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I don't necessarily disagree. As I said, I myself don't wear letters frequently anymore (I've been out of school a while). My point is that I reserve the right to wear letters
if I choose to do so. They aren't any less my letters just because I graduated from school. For me, it isn't a matter of trying to prove anything to anyone. I dress appropriately for my current age/status/whatever, whether on the job or off; I definitely dress much differently than I did as an undergrad in college.
If I choose to wear 'nalia, it's no different than anyone wearing stuff with
college names and logos (whether as a graduate or as a fan, but I suppose some people may not consider that "
mature dress").
Like I said (in a nutshell) in my earlier post, one's opinion on the "wearing letters" issue depends on your viewpoint in general about fraternity/sorority life and its relevance after college.
