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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
My main problem with the term "earn" is when, for example, you earn a paycheck, you are given money in return for completing certain tasks. Becoming a member of a GLO is almost always far more complex than that. Perhaps it is simply a matter of semantics, but just about every time some talks about "earning their letters" there seems to be an undercurrent of hazing.
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I see your point, and I'm not so much arguing in favor of the word "earn" as noting that it can be used in a completely nonhazing context.
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The crest is reserved for initiated members because it is a symbol of a member who has gone through initiation. Circular, I know, but there you go.
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I actually don't think it's circular at all; it makes perfect sense to me. We just treat our letters the same way.
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The first day you accept your bid you have an idea of what the letters mean - an incomplete understanding, of course, but at least an elementary one.
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Not so with us, unless one wants to argue that anyone should have an idea of what our principles are by how we conduct ourselves.
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The crest serves, as does the badge, as a symbol of a member who has completed their education and gone through, if you will, their graduation. Consider it a form of diploma!
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It is so considered.
Just curious -- would you say that you earned your college diploma through study and hard work, or was it an unearned honor bestowed on you?
Sorry, I just couldn't resist. 