Drinking in Letters

FleurGirl · #1 03-18-2011, 02:15 PM

I was wondering what everyone's take on drinking in letters was. I saw a LOT of it over spring break, and I was totally shocked and taken aback. I don't think Kappa or my chapter has a specific written rule on it (but I could be wrong, and please correct me if you know otherwise), but it's always been something strictly prohibited in my school's NPC culture. Fraternities here seem to feel differently, and I see them drinking in letters rather frequently. While I was on vacation, it seemed like EVERYONE was drinking in shirts from their sororities... and even in some cases stitched letters. In my opinion at least there is nothing less flattering and more disrespectful to a GLO than being so drunk you can barely stand up while wearing your letters; I was honestly embarassed for some of the girls (thankfully none were Kappas

) Is this something that other schools don't consider an issue? I was just wondering if it was just my campus where the attitude is strictly "no drinking in letters, ever, period" or if that's a common feeling.

preciousjeni · #2 03-18-2011, 02:18 PM

It's a sanctionable offense for us.

knight_shadow · #3 03-18-2011, 02:24 PM

We don't do it.

SouthernTKE · #4 03-18-2011, 02:25 PM

We're allowed to technically, but no one ever does.
All of the sororities on campus prohobit drinking in stiched letters, but only a few ban drinking in party shirts.

AnotherKD · #5 03-18-2011, 02:28 PM

Pretty much a no-no. If you had your lavalier on, you should kinda tuck it in your shirt. And no drinking in the letters on a shirt. They didn't even want the girls that smoked to smoke with their letters on.

amartin08 · #6 03-18-2011, 02:29 PM

I know for sure we are not under any circumstances supposed to drink in our letters. Nothing connecting us to our sorority is supposed to be on or around us when drinking.

Drolefille · #7 03-18-2011, 03:22 PM

It wasn't allowed as a chapter rule, but is not a national policy. I don't even know for sure if it was written down as a chapter rule anymore, but it 'wasn't done' by sororities, and 'who cares' was the fraternities' attitude as a whole. Individual chapters may have had different reactions.

MysticCat · #8 03-18-2011, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by FleurGirl

I was wondering what everyone's take on drinking in letters was.

There are a number of threads on this, including this one, this one and others listed in the "Similar Threads" box you'll find if you scroll down (or the ones you'll find if you search). This is an interesting related thread.

Meanwhile, we are not prohibited from drinking in letters.

FleurGirl · #9 03-18-2011, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

There are a number of threads on this, including this one, this one and others listed in the "Similar Threads" box you'll find if you scroll down (or the ones you'll find if you search). This is an interesting related thread.

Meanwhile, we are not prohibited from drinking in letters.

Thanks for the links. I didn't want to drag up the ones from '02 or '04 since I was thinking it might be a little redundant. It seems like the attitudes change every couple of years too, and since it's spring break I thought it might be something to mention.

BraveMaroon · #10 03-18-2011, 03:38 PM

I don't know if it's still the way it's done, but even if we weren't in letters, and we had someone at a party taking pictures, we had to hide the drink in the photo.

To this day, if I have a drink in my hand at a party, my first reflex is to put the solo cup, wine glass, etc. behind my back when the cameras come out.

I'm 36.

KKGCaroline · #11 03-18-2011, 03:43 PM

It was a massive no-no back in my active days, but i think that was more of a chapter rule rather anything from national. I personally just find it a little tacky and disrespectful.

amanda6035 · #12 03-18-2011, 03:53 PM

We have a rule against it. So much in fact, when I went on a cruise one SB, I left all my letters at home so I wouldnt "accidentally" be wearing letters and having a drink.

There were a TON of fraternity and sorority members from other schools there, busting out in letters and drinking at the pool on the ship.

ASTalumna06 · #13 03-18-2011, 03:55 PM

Another thread ... http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...2C+ASTalumna06

MysticCat · #14 03-18-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by KKGCaroline

It was a massive no-no back in my active days, but i think that was more of a chapter rule rather anything from national. I personally just find it a little tacky and disrespectful.

Serious, not-trying-to-pick-a-fight question: Why do you find it tacky and disrespectful?

I can see having a problem with people getting trashed in letters. But, assuming there's no other issue at play (like underage drinking), why would it be tacky and disrespectful to have a glass of wine with dinner while simultaneously wearing your letters?

Drolefille · #15 03-18-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

Serious, not-trying-to-pick-a-fight question: Why do you find it tacky and disrespectful?

I can see having a problem with people getting trashed in letters. But, assuming there's no other issue at play (like underage drinking), why would it be tacky and disrespectful to have a glass of wine with dinner while simultaneously wearing your letters?

I'm with you. Solo cups and being trashed is not the same as being of age and drinking responsibly.