This is a TOTAL emergency situation-- Please read!!!!!!!

[CCUSigma123]

Hey everyone. I hope you read this and can give me some insight. My sorority sisters and I were on the way to our weekly chapter meeting on campus ( we dont have greek housing here), and as we walked across campus, we almost died. Right there, in the middle of campus was a banner that said "Have a Happy Founder's Day Tri-Pigs... fff" As we proceeded across campus we spotted another huge banner draped over the trees-- big as day. THEN we get to the building our meetings are in, and they had spraypainted the same stuff ALL over the building. Since damage was done to school property, the police are involved now, but still, we will get NO justice from that. Everyone who walked on campus today and yesterday SAW all of that. My sisters are all so down, and as much as we push the whole "screw them, hold your head up high", deep inside, we all will remember this day and it has really done something horrible to our hearts. Does anyone know any in these last 2 weeks of school that we can come together somehow on campus and "nonchalantly" show that we are better than that and that we dont care?? Please help, I would LOVE your input. Thanks so much.

[ADPiShannan]

That is awful. I am very sorry that you have to go through that. It always seems like someone has to ruin everyones spirits. I am very sorry for all of you girls. My advice to you would try to rally all your sisters. I know it will be tough since they are down and not very excited, but someone needs to get them to see that by all of you going onto campus as a united front that it will be easier for you to brush this terrible incident off. You need to show your sorority spirit more than ever. I know itll be hard, but you have to in order to come out on top. Do not stoop to whoevers level it was that did that, but rather show how strong, awesome sisters you are. Go onto campus wearing your letters all over smiling, laughing, forgetting what happened. It was a stupid idiot who did it and someone who doesnt know anything, so forget them. Of course it hurts, but dont worry about what someone else says, worry about how awesome you all are and how you will get through this as long as your remain strong sisters that you are. Show them that you are #1 and nothing like that can bother you. If it does, dont let it show. Let it show when you are all together but on campus focus on letting them see it didnt bother you and you dont care. That way they know they didnt get to you and they will be so mad for that. Sorority spirit is key Id say. Showing you came out on top and dont care about that. Good Luck and I know you all can do it. It is just going to be a hard 2 weeks.

[_Lisa_]

Originally posted by ADPiShannan
Do not stoop to whoevers level it was that did that, but rather show how strong, awesome sisters you are. Go onto campus wearing your letters all over smiling, laughing, forgetting what happened.

I absolutely agree. If you stoop to their level it'll just be seen as a weakness! Show your campus how strong you all are by being super supportive of your sorority & your sisters in these last few weeks! Good luck!

[ztabchbum]

Here's my suggestion. Everyday this week wear your letters - everyone. Make it known that you are PROUD to wear those letters! Make sure to also wear your pin one day. Sit together at lunch and at dinner and forget about everyone else. I would also get with your campus greek advisor and tell him/her that you need to have a mandatory/emergency panhellenic/IFC meeting to discuss what happened. All chapter presidents should be involved as well. Find out what happened and, if it was another greek organization, they should be punished - but let the law/school deal with it. Good luck with everything and remember that you are a member of a great greek organization and you should be proud to wear your letters so go put them on!

[GeekyPenguin]

WOW! That's awful and I'm so sorry it happened to you.

Like the other ladies have said, be sure and wear your letters everyday. You're proud to be Sigmas and these jerks are obviously jealous of that. Let the school/law take care of it, and just show the campus that you're proud of your sisterhood and aren't going to let these morons ruin the end of the school year for you.

[maggieaxid]

I agree, wear your letters EVERYDAY! have a day where you all dress up and wear your badges, have a candle-light walk through campus in protest of what has went on! Contact other local chapters in NC and have them come support you. Contact your nationals, have them get involved with the school- they will stand behind you.

I am so sorry this happened to your chapter. Tri-Sigma is a great organization!

[33girl]

If the police are involved and catch who did it, hopefully a public apology will be part of their punishment.

I agree with everyone else - keep your heads held high and don't let these a-holes get you down.

oh, and when you find out who did it, put lots of laxatives in their food.

ETA: what is the "fff"? Is that representing Greek letters?

[shadokat]

I would be at Panhellenic ASAP asking them what they can do to help. This sort of behavior is inexcusable. Get Panhellenic to wear your letters and get them to put an ad in the school paper denouncing this behavior. If your community comes together, it can grow and overcome this bull.

[AlethiaSi]

Originally posted by ztabchbum
Here's my suggestion. Everyday this week wear your letters - everyone. Make it known that you are PROUD to wear those letters! Make sure to also wear your pin one day. Sit together at lunch and at dinner and forget about everyone else. I would also get with your campus greek advisor and tell him/her that you need to have a mandatory/emergency panhellenic/IFC meeting to discuss what happened. All chapter presidents should be involved as well. Find out what happened and, if it was another greek organization, they should be punished - but let the law/school deal with it. Good luck with everything and remember that you are a member of a great greek organization and you should be proud to wear your letters so go put them on!

yes- do this - do this- do this- i am so sorry that this happened! i can not believe that people would go to such an extent... grrr... just wear your letters- be sure to greet one another on campus- etc- maybe even have an open party if you can to show people you aren't going to be put down by this.... good luck babe!

[XOMichelle]

Originally posted by ztabchbum
I would also get with your campus greek advisor and tell him/her that you need to have a mandatory/emergency panhellenic/IFC meeting to discuss what happened. All chapter presidents should be involved as well. Find out what happened and, if it was another greek organization, they should be punished - but let the law/school deal with it.

Absoltuely you should do this!! Whomever thought this was funny needs to be told something about respect and dignity.

I'm sorry this happened to you! I understand how you feel.

[Taualumna]

Oh my gosh, CCUSigma, that's just AWFUL!!! I agree with all the other posters that you should wear your letters as often as possible. I really hope whoever did this gets the punishment they deserve!

[James]

Who did you piss off? Get out the short list and take a look.

BY all means go to PHC. Assuming it was another Greek organization and it sounds like a fraternity, someone knows who did it. And peple talk.

Candle lit vigils might be a bit much . . . but be reassurd by one thing, in a month no one will care. By next semester it will be a non-issue except to you.

Be thankful it didn't happen earlier in the semester, you guys may have been really thrown off balance.

Honestly, most people are not going to care, and more girls will be offended for you, than think less of you.

[greencat]

it would also help for select delegates of the chapter to travel on meeting night to each of the sorority houses to talk about thevandalism and what happened. clear up any rumors, answer questions and ask that anyone with information go and talk to the police with no fear of disciplinary action for the info. this involves the entire sorority system and makes it personal for each sorority member if you talk to the chapters. it will also get them on your side because you can remind them that non Greeks see sometihng like this and can't tell the difference between letters so it affects the entire Greek community.

[James]

Do you guys really think its that serious? Its hurtful and stupid versus like a world altering event.

[33girl]

Someone SPRAY PAINTING stuff on a building? Yes, it IS that serious. It's one thing to put up a banner, it's quite another to destroy school property for the express purpose of making fun of someone.