In my Sorority pledges/new members are not allowed to wear anything but their pledge shirt and that is only on Wednesday of every week. They cannot write/touch or feel stitched letters. Same thing goes for girls trying to start a new chapter. Once they go from petitioning group to charter then they can wear only screenprinted letters. I know that when I begame a "full" fledged Sister I wore those letters forever. Now I wear my sweatshirt and my active jacket all the time. I think that our national policy about letters makes it much more emotional and we value our letters more. I know sororities here on my campus letter their NM wear their letters as soon as they accept their bid. My Sorority's belief is that "You earn your letters, We don't give them to you". And I know that for me once I earned the right to wear them, I will never take them off, or let anyone harm them. That's how proud I am to be A SISTER OF GAMMA ALPHA OMEGA!!!!!!!!!
