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Here's my take on it, FWIW - a new member can wear the letters because they represent being a member of the organization. That is what the letters mean to most of the world - but to the initiated members, they mean far more. When a non-Gamma Phi sees our letters, they think "Hey! There's a member of Gamma Phi" or, "Hey!That's the Gamma Phi house."
Same with pledges/new members. They wear the letters to say "Hey! I'm a member of Gamma Phi." After initiation, they take on the additional, secret meaning.
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eta - and if a group just doesn't want their new members to wear their letters, that's fine by me. Just don't try to justify it logically with an illogical argument.
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Last edited by SWTXBelle; 07-02-2008 at 05:40 PM.
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