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Originally Posted by 1908Revelations
I agree with what is being said about representing our letters well, but I care a great deal about how I represent myself. I can not represent AKA well if I don't first represent myself well! We were individuals before we made any pledge to any organization. Shouldn't self-representation be just as important? Whether or not we have on letters is optional, but we live in our skin and we should be respectable women where ever we go letters or not.
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Yes, it should, soror (answer to question in bold). In many respects (in the big scheme of things), it should be
more important. As you said, we were individuals before we became members, so behaving like a lady came first (well, for some of us, anyway
).
I know sorors who make a big deal about not wearing letters when going out (I agree that clubs + para = a no-no), even at greek functions where alcohol isn't served. With or without libations, there is always questionable behavior to be seen. I often just find myself shaking my head and thinking how hypocritical they're being. As TotallyWicked mentioned, pictures of such behavior can be found on sites like Facebook and MySpace, which just adds fuel to the fire. Whether in letters or not, people know you're an AKA. Not only does that look bad to fellow sorors and members of other orgs, but it *REALLY* looks bad to aspirants who see this and think it's okay and/or to men who see this and get the "wrong (or perhaps "right"
) impression" if you know what I mean.
I'm no saint (have my fair share of bad hair days, not always "dressed to impress", etc.), but
TRUST I respect my letters enough to know how to act, whether I'm actually wearing them or not.