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Originally posted by OohTeenyWahine
While I see the benefits of waiting till after Initiation to wear letters and being allowed to wear letters prior to that, I have a problem with chapters not keeping things uniform and adhering to NM policy set forth by IHQ.
In my "pledge manual" (since it was called that then), it said that we were "encouraged to show your pride in your chosen Fraternity by displaying the name of Alpha Gamma Delta. Pledges may wear our Greek letters on clothing and jewelry."
I think it's wrong for a chapter's rules to supercede the rules IHQ enforces.
Thoughts?
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Yes, I agree! For instance, SAI's national policy is no letters or spelled out or ANYTHING until Initiation. Our fraternity, as a whole, feels that since our members-in-training do not yet know the meaning of our letters, they should not wear them yet. Therefore, if there were chapters out there (though I haven't heard of any who do) that DO let their MITs wear letters, well, that would be going against what nationals said. And the purpose of national policies is not only to stop hazing but to create uniformity.
I understand that each GLO has their own policy about wearing letters, and that is fine. However, whatever each group says as a whole...I think ALL chapters should adhere to that.