Originally posted by mgdzkm433:
As far as letters go. I can wear my letters (DZ or SAI), but they are NOT SUPPOSED to be worn by anyone else OTHER than members. There's about a billion people in the US alone, you can't police everyone. People get ahold of lettered shirt, they wear them when they aren't supposed to--it happens, and I believe it happens to BGLO's too, don't you call these people posers? If I see someone wearing my letters that isn't supposed to be wearing them--I will say something, but I'm not going to beat them down for it.
***That is a generalization right there. Unless I mis-read your post, it sounds like you are saying members of BGLO's will "beat down" perps. That's one heck of a generalization. But I'm guessing that you are basing that on what you've read here on GC, just like my soror, lovliest95, based her generalization on the only chapters she has to reference. Both are generalizations.***
I wanted to bring up dropping, lavaliering, pinning, and shirting. These are all things that have to do with a romantic relationship. GLO's allow you to 'pin' or 'lavalier' your significant other or fiance if there is an 'obvious' intent to marry. Other than that--it's not allowed. Once a TKE friend of mine put his hat on my head as a joke to one of his brothers. He wanted his brother (whom he had not seen in a long time--he was actually an alumni) to think that he had 'settled down' (which is totally not his style). The guy actually thought we were getting married. It was a joke, for fun, there wasn't anything wrong with that--but I would never walk around sporting a TKE sweatshirt on my own. There's a difference. Just so you know, it's NOT common and it's NOT something that is supposed to be done.
***I don't care if I have a significant other, engaged, or married, I would not GIVE my letters to ANYONE!!! It is NOT fun, it is a SERIOUS MATTER. There's not a difference in my eyes. Wearing letters that are not your own, is wearing letters that are not your own, regardless of the reasoning behind it. LOL, I'm picturing a girl with a KAPsi, APhiA, IPhiT, PBS, or QPsiPhi pin on. LMAO!!!
It ain't happenin'.***
[This message has been edited by Ideal08 (edited February 13, 2001).]