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Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB
I don't think the Gammie Bug was ever an official mascot. It seems to have been more of a regional thing. Most alumnae and collegians have never seen/heard of it. I'm very glad it is not our mascot, despite the efforts of some members who would like it to be. Our founders didn't feel the need to establish a mascot, so I don't see the need to identify one now...especially something that, frankly, looks very childish.
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I've only seen the Gammy Bug in materials from HQ and one nationally distributed item - on a local level in the 80s when I pledged it really only came up during pledgeship. I did have a large plastic cup with the Gammy Bug - I'm going to do some research and see what I can find. I agree with you that we don't need a mascot. I love the elegant simplicity of our crescent, and like our colors, I like that it is ours alone in the NPC world - of course, some fraternities have crescents, too.
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