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Our pledges get rush shirts that usually have letters on them some where.
Not to make people mad (and I'll probably get flamed for this), but I think it's a crock of **** to make people wait to get their letters...for a number of reasons.
Someone said earlier why wear letters when you don't know what they mean. I look at it this way, that person bears your organization's and chapter's name during their new member period. Their actions can be just as damaging to your chapter or organization as an initiated member...just because they can't wear the letters doesn't not make them a part of your chapter (on a trial basis). Other than the fact that they don't know the ritual, and can't attend chapter meetings, there isn't much difference between them and an initiated member.
Also someone said that everyone should wait until initiation so that they put work in to earning them. Again, total BS. The letters arent' important, it's the prinicples behind them that matter. The letters have value to you because of what they mean to you, this is why personally I don't care if I were to see someone wearing my letters who wasn't in Beta, b/c to them, they really don't mean anything. Beta Theta Pi to them is the same as Kappa Kappa Gamma or any other Greek letters. Your Pledges and new members should work hard in order to learn the secrets of your organization and to have a life altering experience (as I think most people would say their initiation was).
I guess what I'm trying to say is look at what's really important in consideration to your letters, rather than the pettiness on when someone gets to wear them.
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