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Originally posted by pink99:
I would like to take this topic from another perspective. Several years ago my cousin pledged Kappa Alpha Psi. He worked hard when he was pledged (back then they pledged). When my cousin finally went over, he was celebrating at a party with his frats. Some "old heads" didn't recognize him and tried to challenge him. When my cousin responded to their challenge (correctly, mind you) they kicked his butt so bad he couldn't walk the next day. They tried to say that because they didn't recognize him they felt they had the right to beat him down. Fortunately, his big bruhs told them what was going on and got the guys off of him. Sometimes you just don't know. The thing that amazed me was when the "old heads" found out my cousin was legitimate they picked him up and dusted him off like nothing happened. My cousin didn't even mind. He wore his bruises like a badge!!!! The moral here, look before you beat!
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Here's the lowdown as far as nonmembers perping:
It is ILLEGAL for nonmembers to wear copyrighted 'nalia (items with the crest or badge on it).
It is LEGAL, however, (albeit not right) for nonmembers to merely wear the letters (the quesion comes down to can you legally dictate a person wearing Greek letters in a certain "formation"--NO, you can't).
Bottom line to Greeks who like to beat down perps--if you want to serve justice to a perp, you do it legally and properly!
Don't let idolatry get you a criminal record and time in jail or prison. It's not worth it and those who do beat down perps IMHO are rather foolish and selfish (the perps are selfish too), but two wrongs don't make a right and as Greeks, you are morally obligated to serve as leaders and trendsetters for the community, not behave like collegiate Crips and Bloods "because someone dissed my letters." That's childish.
I'm off the soapbox
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