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Originally Posted by susan314
What about rush shirts?
Maybe fraternities don't do this anymore, but back in the day...fraternities used to have rush shirts. (Rush XYZ, or some more clever slogan, etc.) It was quite common for female friends or girlfriends to be given these shirts. (Of course, it was generally the very attractive female friends or girlfriends who were given these shirts...I always assumed it was a form of advertising.  As if it was implied that by rushing XYZ, you'd be hanging out with a bunch of hot babes.) |
That is essentially what Pike Girl and Delta Chi girl shirts are here. That's not quite the same thing as, I would assume, the fraternity members all know that the shirts have been given out, and the shirts most likely do not include the greek letters.
Essentially, it's just in bad taste to wear someone's letters without them expressly giving permission, and even if you are given permission, it's probably best to find a way to designate that you do not consider yourself to be one of them. Sweetheart shirt that has letters and says sweetheart...fine...rush advertising...fine...formal, party, philanthropy shirts sold to the general public...fine...lavaliere...fine...but jerseys, stiched letter shirts, shirts meant only for brothers? Not so much.