Fraternity Letters on Females

jessXIca · #1 07-06-2006, 03:47 PM

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AlphaFrog · #2 07-06-2006, 03:57 PM

Also, one main distinction is many groups allow people who are obviously not members (females for fraternities, babies, moms/dads etc) wear letters, because, well, they're obviously not members. Pledges and non-members who are of the same gender and general age group of the org could be mistaken as initiated members.

blkwebman1919 · #3 07-06-2006, 04:20 PM

The letters should not be worn by non-members, whether screened, stitched, on tikis, or "what have you". When I've seen females showing their admiration for Greeks on T-shirts (and I really don't see many), they usually refer to them by the known nicknames (e.g., "Kappa Man", "Omega Man", etc., not "I love KAPsi"). Even the sweetheart/auxiliary orgs (whether legal or not), usually don't use all the letters of their respective orgs on their own paraphernalia (they usually use their own name).

I realize, of course, that some of this may be a "culture" issue. But my opinion is consistent on the "who should wear letters" question...

shinerbock · #4 07-06-2006, 05:26 PM

wait, are we talking about just like any general shirt with your letters on it? Because if formal and party shirts count, I probably saw more girls wearing our letters on an average day than brothers.

macallan25 · #5 07-06-2006, 05:56 PM

agreed. Girls wear our party shirts all of the time. On the rare occcasion that I actually wear a Tshirt, it is usually of a sorority function....what a coincidence. I ususally don't really feel like parading around in my letters.

jadis96 · #6 07-07-2006, 12:25 AM

It was always common on our campus to wear party/event shirts with both groups letters on them (ie I have several screen printed shirts with Sigma Nu's letters on them because we partnered at events) but I don't remember ever seeing women wearing stiched letters on shirts unless it was with our letters and it said "lil sis" or some such on it.

Soul D-Psi-ple · #7 07-07-2006, 12:37 AM

the letters K K Y on a female...hmmm.....

Let me put it like this. My ex-girlfriend had asked me, "If it was cold or raining, would you let me wear your line jacket?" and I simply replied (with a chuckle) "Ha! Hell naw! BUT, I'd take off as many articles of clothing needed to keep you from getting cold and sick. I'd just keep on the line jacket." Now, it did sound harsh. In fact, it was a bit harsh,.........but I reaaaaalllly don't care. Not my line jacket or shirt, no tikis, no "I love KKPsi" shirts, no sweatshirts, no nothing with my letters on it. No female, not even my girl, can wear my letters. Now...............there are some (many) exceptions to this.............................................. ...................................BUT, In short, if you are not a bruh or brother of KKPsi, don't wear the letters. And know Greeks in other orgs who'd say the same pertaining to their brotherhood as I have just stated.

WCUgirl · #8 07-07-2006, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Soul D-Psi-ple

No female, not even my girl, can wear my letters. Now...............there are some (many) exceptions to this

I hope you're including the female brothers as "exceptions."

Soul D-Psi-ple · #9 07-07-2006, 12:55 AM

Oh of course!

DSTRen13 · #10 07-07-2006, 09:01 AM

I have a rush tee shirt with my fiance's letters that I wear - they gave it to me, it's obviously something the culture of their org is okay with. And it's comfy and has pirates on it. But he understands he's never going to be wearing my letters

(Well, I guess maybe for OPhiA - I don't know if the policy on that has quite been settled on that ... it's been heated.)

Regarding parents and letters - my little brother brought home a bumper sticker of his letters for my parents to put on their car that the fraternity had given out for that purpose. I thought that was really odd (so did they) - I mean, why would your parents have your letters (unless they happen to be an alum/na)?

blueangel · #11 07-07-2006, 09:13 AM

Women wearing fraternity letters used to be common. When I was in college, I was a "Little Sister" at Phi Delta Theta. I realize that Little Sister programs have unfortunately been discontinued.

I did want to point out that those of us who were "Little Sisters of The Shield" had the exact same jerseys with stitched on letters as the brothers-- but we had the words, "lil sis ____" on the back.

AlphaFrog · #12 07-07-2006, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by DSTRen13

Regarding parents and letters - my little brother brought home a bumper sticker of his letters for my parents to put on their car that the fraternity had given out for that purpose. I thought that was really odd (so did they) - I mean, why would your parents have your letters (unless they happen to be an alum/na)?

My mother bought herself a shirt that says ASA Mom. I wasn't thrilled about it, but I didn't say anything because the shirt is pretty clear that she is the mom of a member, and not a member herself. I did, however, get my dad a shirt that has ASA block letters, and then FKT Dad embroidered underneath. It looks pretty cool.

tunatartare · #13 07-07-2006, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by DSTRen13

I have a rush tee shirt with my fiance's letters that I wear - they gave it to me, it's obviously something the culture of their org is okay with. And it's comfy and has pirates on it. But he understands he's never going to be wearing my letters

(Well, I guess maybe for OPhiA - I don't know if the policy on that has quite been settled on that ... it's been heated.)

Regarding parents and letters - my little brother brought home a bumper sticker of his letters for my parents to put on their car that the fraternity had given out for that purpose. I thought that was really odd (so did they) - I mean, why would your parents have your letters (unless they happen to be an alum/na)?

One of our girls who was just initiated this past semester was given a car sticker by her Big, but this girl doesn't have a car. Her mom put it on hers and proudly drives around and tells everyone that her daughter just joined a sorority.

AOIIBrandi · #14 07-07-2006, 09:23 AM

Most NPC/IFC fraternities and sororities have screen printed party T-shirts that people of the opposite sex can and do wear. As far as "letters" we generally think of those as jerseys that have the large fabric letters sewn onto them. Whether members of the opposite sex can wear these varies from campus to campus and org to org. On my campus it was the norm to see "lil sis's/rush hostesses" of the fraternities wearing jerseys that had been presented to them by the men.

Greekopedia · #15 07-07-2006, 09:51 AM

my organization doesn't let anyone but brothers wear the letters