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05-30-2007, 01:45 PM
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Does your GLO's house have its flowers/mascots in its yard?
Just something I began to notice a few weeks ago. In the front yard of ADPi and SAE they have lion statues and we (AOII) have little red and white flowers planted. Up until a few months ago, ZTA had pink ribbons hanging from their windows in the shape of the breast cancer ribbon. Also, Tri Delt has 3 pines in their yard.
Anyone else notice if your or other GLO's have their flowers,colors or mascots somewhere outside of their house?
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05-30-2007, 01:49 PM
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05-30-2007, 01:50 PM
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Our house was red and white brick...that counts, too, right? 
Oh, and ditto on the ladybugs...(although in IL, they were those Japanese kind that bite).
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05-30-2007, 02:03 PM
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I think most DG houses have anchors in the front yard.
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05-30-2007, 02:05 PM
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I was at Vanderbilt not long ago and noticed the lovely pansies in the yard of the Theta house.
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Our house was red and white brick...that counts, too, right?
Oh, and ditto on the ladybugs...(although in IL, they were those Japanese kind that bite). |
Those nasty ladybugs are no ladies! They're everywhere!!
Most Alpha Delta Pi houses have lions at the gate or door - at least, the houses I've seen. Our suite has them, and they're verging on TOO big!
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05-30-2007, 02:11 PM
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I was a collegian during AOII's 100th anniversary. My chapter bought General Jaqueminot rose bushes to plant in front of the sorority dorm. We had always heard that they were a very deep red rose with NO thorns! Imagine our surprise when those thorny things started growing with pinky-red petalled flowers! Oh well, maybe that was the reddest rose around 100 years ago.
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05-30-2007, 02:19 PM
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My chapter house has a lion statue in the front yard. At UCLA, there are matching lion statues on either side of the top stairs, if memory serves...
As our flower is the woodland violet, a wildflower, we don't tend to "plant" them.
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05-30-2007, 04:26 PM
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I am sorry to say that two of our mascots don't grow outside of warm climates.
Strawberries won't grow well north of Missouri.
White Violets (better known as the confederate white violet) only grows in humid areas south of the MD-Line.
The DG thing is very true -- the DG house has a HUGE anchor that is literally 8-10 ft. long!
Maybe we could have a big crown or something? I know a lot of chapters have the Bunny as a symbol too, maybe the bunnies outside count too?
Well at least the house is grey stone -- that means 1/2 of the colors are covered.... maybe blue flowers or shrubs...
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The Tri Delta chapter at Ohio State has pansies planted in the front yard of their home.
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05-30-2007, 04:34 PM
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I am sorry to say that two of our mascots don't grow outside of warm climates.
Strawberries won't grow well north of Missouri.
White Violets (better known as the confederate white violet) only grows in humid areas south of the MD-Line.
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I don't know much about White Violets, but as far as strawberries go...
I grew up in Michigan, and some of my fondest summer memories as a child are going to the strawberry patch. I think my belly ended up being as full as my basket.  I live in Ohio now, and have plans to take my kids next week to a local pick your own strawberry farm.
Though I suppose that "strawberry season" here doesn't coincide with the school year - perhaps that's more what you were getting at?
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05-30-2007, 04:36 PM
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Though I suppose that "strawberry season" here doesn't coincide with the school year - perhaps that's more what you were getting at?
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Yeah, sorry -- should have said that!
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05-30-2007, 04:47 PM
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Yeah, sorry -- should have said that!
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Gotcha - makes much more sense then. I was thinking...hmmn, if strawberries grow well in Michigan and Ohio, I'd imagine they would do so in Illinois. lol
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05-30-2007, 05:01 PM
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I think most DG houses have anchors in the front yard.
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We had one in the backyard, too.
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05-30-2007, 05:26 PM
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Although not an official mascot of Delta, Delta Nu has an elephant fountain on our plot. His name is Bubbles.
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