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Actually, licensees have to maintain all of those standards. The t-shirt companies that like to produce products featuring the proverbial " drunk frat guy" or the "well-endowed sorority girl" tend to find themselves on the receiving end of a cease and desist letter (like the schmucks that appropriated our C of A for their lame-o band).
For example, a large, well-known sportswear company which caters to the Greek community just ended years of disagreeing w/the firm which handles the licensing.
The organizations are also concerned with the quality of image being produced. They've all put a lot of time and effort into creating new artwork for their membership (as Brother Lifesaver can attest to), and don't want to have a lot of junky-looking materials on the street.
Sorry if I get a little hyped about this issue, but I'm one of the guys who pays IHQ a lot of money each year to be a licensed vendor.
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Bill Foltz, B-O 130
Illinois State '77
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
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