Thread: Lavalier?
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Old 11-24-2007, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by dukedg View Post
1st - Lavalier - this meant you were dating exclusively. You wear the fraternity's letters, so the guy gets some minor "punishment" from his brothers
2nd - Pin - this is the more serious step before engagement. You actually wear his pin, so the guy gets in much more trouble with his brothers
3rd - engagement
That's the "traditional" method. Although there was no real "trouble" within the Fraternity when I was in school. Some good natured ribbing, but for the most part we were proud to have pinmates. It looked good for us to the rest of the campus.

I'm under the impression that neither lavaliering or pinning is done in many (perhaps a majority) of places currently.

Traditions do die sometimes.
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