do you buy greek merchandise online or at a shop near your campus?

[pigeon]

I have seen a lot of posts recently talking about buying from certain online sites. I'm wondering if anyone still buys from local stores? I went to SMU and we used to buy all of our sorority stuff from McCartney's-which had everything! I'm wondering if these places are a thing of the past and everyone is just doing the online thing? Are there any physical standing stores you like to buy merchandise from?

[KSUViolet06]

Yes, they still exist.

Also, alot of the online shops ARE actual physical stores.

Example: Sigma's official vendor is a store in Oxford, OH that also does online sales.

[littleowl33]

Originally Posted by pigeon

I have seen a lot of posts recently talking about buying from certain online sites. I'm wondering if anyone still buys from local stores? I went to SMU and we used to buy all of our sorority stuff from McCartney's-which had everything! I'm wondering if these places are a thing of the past and everyone is just doing the online thing? Are there any physical standing stores you like to buy merchandise from?

We buy almost everything online because the closest physical store ("The University Shop" at UMDCP) is 45 minutes away. And since they don't have a Kappa chapter there anymore, their selection of KKG stuff is pretty limited.

[Xidelt]

I think University Spirit is still a mainstay right off of Milledge in Athens. We always used to go to them to make our paddles and get embroidered jackets. But since we are a local, we used to make most of our stuff for big sis/lil sis week.

[lauralaylin]

There's a University Spirit by URI, and I still go in to buy pens every time I go home.

[PhiMu_Lindz]

Originally Posted by littleowl33

We buy almost everything online because the closest physical store ("The University Shop" at UMDCP) is 45 minutes away. And since they don't have a Kappa chapter there anymore, their selection of KKG stuff is pretty limited.

This is pretty much the same for us too. It only takes about 30-35 minutes to The University Shop from my campus, but they don't have Phi Mu so the selection is also pretty limited.

[pshsx1]

When we visit other schools, we usually stop by their campus store to see what cool stuff they have.

But 99% of our stuff comes from online.

[ASTalumna06]

When I was active, we would buy our jackets, and most of our big/little stuff and any other small gifts from a store.. Brink Ink in Edinboro, PA. But if we were mass ordering t-shirts, we'd search online.

[em_adpi]

TCU still has the Brown Bag shop about five minutes (if even that) from campus, but some Greek stuff is also sold at Flash, which is on University Drive... i.e. practically on campus.

I seem to recall sorority stuff on the square at the Lily Pad in Oxford, MS for Ole Miss.

Texas A&M has a sorority shop just down the street from the main campus in College Station that I can exactly remember the name of, but I have bought several things there!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by em_adpi

TCU still has the Brown Bag shop about five minutes (if even that) from campus, but some Greek stuff is also sold at Flash, which is on University Drive... i.e. practically on campus.

I've never been able to find that Brown Bag place. Someone told me it was on University by 30. I guess I keep passing it.

Flash is pretty good. Even though we don't have a chapter at TCU, I've been able to find a few things there.

[BocoTriDelta]

Hi! I was wondering if any one knew were I could get a tridelta fannypack? Or any Tridelta shirts that have another schools name on the shirt also?

Thanks!

[em_adpi]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I've never been able to find that Brown Bag place. Someone told me it was on University by 30. I guess I keep passing it.

Flash is pretty good. Even though we don't have a chapter at TCU, I've been able to find a few things there.

It's not ON University, it's just off there before 30 if you're coming from TCU. Take left at light on W Vickery, right on Pulido (by the Springwood Suites??? hotel), it's immediately on your left.

2912 Pulido, FW, TX 76107

[violetpretty]

Originally Posted by PhiMu_Lindz

This is pretty much the same for us too. It only takes about 30-35 minutes to The University Shop from my campus, but they don't have Phi Mu so the selection is also pretty limited.

Really? I seem to recall seeing lots of Phi Mu stuff there as recently as last semester.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by em_adpi

It's not ON University, it's just off there before 30 if you're coming from TCU. Take left at light on W Vickery, right on Pulido (by the Springwood Suites??? hotel), it's immediately on your left.

2912 Pulido, FW, TX 76107

Now I see why I've never found that place. The only time I come to that part of FW is when I'm going to TCU, so University is my friend lol.

I think I'll stick with Flash.

[Penguin08]

I but mine from both. There are some things I can only buy from my sorority's website... But what are some good sites to buy stuff?