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Old 01-31-2008, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by bejazd View Post
out of curiosity...When did "wearing letters" as we know it today come into fashion? my parents were Greeks in the late 50s and they claim they never had the sweatshirts with letters as we do now. Both men and women had blazers with the crest. Women wore their pins on dresses and sweaters with skirts, never with pants. The sororities had sweatshirts with the crests and the name spelled out. My dad still wears his college class ring with the greek letters in the stone.
I'd love to hear a detailed answer/analysis of this, too. Where's oldu when you need him?
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