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Originally posted by Kristin AGD
The same applies for Alpha Gamma Delta as an organization. According to headquarters New Members are allowed to display our letters on clothing & jewelry. (at least according to my new member manual from the early 90's).
Edited to add: I respect the fact that other organizations do things differently. But I do, for the most part, believe that our chapters should be consistent in adhering to IHQ policies.
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I agree and disagree with that. Just as some chapters add offices, a chapter should be allowed to do what they see is fit when it comes to the reverence of our symbols so long as it doesn't violate any major IHQ rules. I think not allowing members to wear stitched letters falls into that category. And personally speaking about AGD; not that I dont admire us for being one of the first orgs to crack down on hazing because I think that was great, but I think that we have a big prob in some cases w/being way too overly PC about our new members or our hazing policies and I think when you make things overly PC, you trivialize the seriousness of the big problems by dealing too much wth the little ones. More and more members of ALL orgs every year have less and less knowledge of their history, rituals, and what sets them apart from others. I think this is directly correlated w/the ease of being basically rubber stamped in. I must say I admire NPHC's for their dilligence in making sure their members know their org inside and out; when some other members don't even know founding place and date. I think basically the point a lot of ppl are trying to make is that allowing members to wear letters is in a way a symbol of the lack of reverence that is occuring at epidemic rates overall in the greek community.