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Originally posted by VT Tri-D
before anybody else gets mad and pms me about this... this is all in fun and not to be taken seriously-- if it offends you, then you dont have enough pride in your glo to not care what others think and love it as it is. THEY ARE JUST DUMB NICKNAMES! if we didnt make them up, then we wouldn't be college students. not every greek org gets along with every other, and these nicknames are the reprecussions-- just have pride in your org and forget about these!
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VT Tri-D,
My first thought when I read your comments was: If they are just dumb nicknames, then why bother starting a thread about them in the first place?
Seriously though, the problem that people have with Greek nicknames is that they perpetuate the negative stereotypes that have been haunting our organizations for decades. Quite honestly, I really don't feel that we should even talk about them on GreekChat... You've already seen how some posters have gotten upset with each other about what has been said about their organizations. We've got enough problems with the Greek system right now, and I honestly don't think that we need to contribute to those pre-existing problems by starting controversy with each other.
And as for the comment about how if people are offended by the nicknames then they must not have pride in their GLO... Sorry, but I just don't agree with that. I have a great love for Delta Zeta and I'm extremely proud to call myself a DZ sister. It is because of that love and pride that I am so angered to hear people call us stupid nicknames. If you don't think that hearing "Easy" connected with an organization's name has any effect on a sorority, then you should be a fly on the wall during our rush parties. I can't tell you how many times as a collegiate that I had to field the comment, "Well, I heard that y'all are Easy DZ's. Is that true?" Regardless of how stupid or childish something sounds, it can still have a negative impact on rushees' decision to join an org, or a parent's decision to finance her daughter's venture into Greek life, or a college newspaper reporter's article on Greeks. (Read the "haven't heard this word used in a while" thread if you want a good example.)
I listed one of the past links to another negative nickname thread, hoping that you would view it and let that be the end of it. We've had this same type of thread started many times here on GC, and what always happens is that some Greeks get offended and the end results are ill feelings toward another organization and its members. I think we can all agree that we just don't need that happening if it can possibly be avoided.