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Originally posted by carnation
Pi Phi's new members can only wear the words "Pi Beta Phi"; they can't use the Greek letters or the crest until after initiation. There was a thread on this awhile back but I have no clue how to find that one!
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Likewise for AEPhi. New members can wear things that say "Alpha Epsilon Phi" or "AEPhi", just not "
AEF". The reasoning is that new members don't know the full meaning of the letters yet, so they shouldn't be wearing them.
It made it that much more special to me when, the day after initiation, I wore letters for the first time.
Kappa Alpha Theta has the same rule, at least at my school.
In the strictest sense, I can see where this might be considered "hazing". New members are being forbidden to do something that the sisters have a right to do. But new members are also forbidden to wear the badge - is that hazing? Besides, new members are just being told not to wear letters... that's a far cry from "here, finish this keg" or "you're not allowed to shower for the next week".
(Hmmm... this thread sure strayed far from the original topic. But that's ok...
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