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Old 06-22-2002, 08:38 AM
justamom justamom is offline
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GDI-never a negative term by any standard at U of H, but that was in the '70s and Greek life in general was looked down upon.
It was the epitomy of conformity in a nonconformist decade.

I had my jersey with GDI Alph Chi on it-IT WAS HUMOR-just like the Sigs who had their nicknames-Red Dog-Streak-Smokey- on the backs of their jersey. It was a way of being an individual within a group. If my shirt had offended anyone, believe me, I would have been told about it.

It seems a waste of energy to get upset over the term GDI when it obviously has so many meanings and interpretations. It has more to do with the attitude of the person HEARING the term than the person speaking the initials.

All in all, it's an extension of ones identity. Why shouldn't someone be just as proud of choosing to remain "independent" as another is of joing an organization. Just try to remember the "GDI" will last a few years, but YOUR letters will be a part of you forever. As Erma Bombeck would say, "Don't sweat the small stuff".
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