what do you call someone NOT affiliated?

Hi all-
I've been looking at a lot of different posts on this board and am really impressed with the attitudes and thoughts of the Greeks out there...

I have a question! What is the term y'all use for someone who is not a member of a GLO? At my campus when I was active (5 years ago), we started a movement to eliminate the use of the word "independent" and use "non-Greek" instead. What's the common practice in other schools / regions?

[FlyPhi]

they are still called GDI's at my school.
(Gosh Darn Independent or God Damn Independent)

[Manders]

We just calll them independents. I don't think that's offensive at all. It's annoying when everything has to be changed so many times. But whatever no biggie

[-sketchball-]

we call them independents, if we like them or don't care, or GDI's, when they make trouble.

[LikeASista]

We just call them none-phi-none. Before I was greek, I called myself me-phi-me.

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No weapon formed against me shall prosper, for I am a child of the Most High God, Who sits upon the Throne of Grace, and rules all Heaven and Earth.

[MaMaBuddha]

oh it was was definitely GDI's

God Damned Individuals

[tickledpink]

I've also heard the term Me phi Me

[Texas Alum]

I guess I personally just don't like the implication that if non-Greeks are "independent", that Greeks are DEpendent! (as in, not capable or lacking in some way).

[SoCalGirl]

I agree with Texas Alum.

We call them unaffiliated.

We call them "private citizens."

[Corbin Dallas]

As far as the Independent vs. dependent thing goes, think about this. If you don't affiliate with a political party, you are an Independent. Just because you do affiliate with this party, doesn't make you dependent on them, you have just alligned yourself with their platform. The same goes with GDI vs. GLO member. Just because the term GDI is used, doesn't make them more independent, they just don't allign themselves with a certain GLO's way of thinking, principles, or what have you.

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

[Texas Alum]

I definitely understand that it is just a term, but subconsciously I think people still connote.

If they didn't, we wouldn't have thrown out "pledge", "rush" and "suicide" as Greek terms.

sorry, a friend of mine showed me this post and I felt the need to respond. As a GDI (or one not affiliated with any greek organizations not geared towards academic excellence), I can tell you from experience that we don't really care what you call us. Call us GDIs or whatever you wish.....My question to you all is, if I am independent are you considered dependents? And what does God have to do with anything? Did he come forth on the 5th day and say let there be greeks? Not that I see much wrong with the greek organizations as a whole, but why do you feel the need to segregate yourselves from the rest of campus (not to burst anyone's bubbles, but relatively few people on any major campus are actually greek)?

Well anyway, these are just a few ponderings of an unaffiliated person.

Ohh some questions before I go, how do you guys get cookiecutters that big? And do you really issue those platform rubber sandles to the sorority pleebs or is my leg just being pulled?

---Unaffiliated person who doesn't pay 3k a year to drink with people he doesn't like but still calls them brothers.

Originally posted by tickledpink:
I've also heard the term Me phi Me

I love the one that someone once posted about GDI -> Gamma Delta Iota!

[theXgirl]

Originally posted by IndefromOhio:
Ohh some questions before I go, how do you guys get cookiecutters that big? And do you really issue those platform rubber sandles to the sorority pleebs or is my leg just being pulled?

---Unaffiliated person who doesn't pay 3k a year to drink with people he doesn't like but still calls them brothers.

Riiightt.... May I suggest you do a little research before you make general comments like this...