[Leslie Anne]

Interesting question. This is a situation where my heart and my head tell me two different things. I've seen plenty of girls wearing their boyfriend's lettered shirts/sweatshirts and thought nothing of it.

Since I don't have any problem with gays or lesbians, logically I shouldn't have a problem with a girl wearing her girlfriend's letters or a guy wearing his boyfriend's letters...but I do. I think the only reason is because it could be interpreted as that person being a member.

Except when you put a co-ed organization into it, I flip-flop on the issue and think it's okay for a non-member to wear their SO's letters. Or do I? Hmm, maybe not.

I think maybe I'm just a stickler for the importance of wearing letters since I don't even think New Members should wear them until their initiated. (Although my sorority's policy contradicts that.) If I saw a girl/woman wearing a shirt with big Kappa Delta letters on it I'd excitedly say, "Oh my gosh! You're a KD?!" If she replied with, "No, my girlfriend is." I wouldn't say anything about it, but it would bother me. Same situation but with a lavalier...I'd think "Aww, how sweet!"

Okay, so someone help me out here. Given my feelings about letters, why do I think it's okay for a girl to wear her boyfriend's letters? I hate it when I realize I have double standards.