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Originally Posted by nwu43
And it's not like the letters mean more to us or anything, just that the physical letters are not meant to ever get put on by non-members or even touch the floor. Just a symbolic thing.
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Most GLOs have similar rules about non-members wearing letters -- or at least about members allowing non-members to wear letters.
I guess what troubles me is the idea that we may be elevating form over substance if we make any kind of deal out of it when see someone clearly not a member but also clearly down on their luck wearing our letters.
The question I would have to ask myself (and I'm only speaking for myself, not ragging on anyone else) is this: If I make a deal out of the female janitor wearing "my" letters, am I living by the values and principles that those letters stand for? I obviously can't answer for anyone else and I'm not trying to, but I think I would have to say that if I did anything other than walk on, I would be disrespecting my letters much more than she is, because I know what they stand for.