Nicknames

[Virtuous Woman]

Do you have a pledge nickname? I know that every chapter doesn't do it but if you have one, what is it and why?

My name is Astute because when I was a pledge I knew a little too much. I was really excited and I downloaded a copy of the pledge manual BEFORE I started pledging and I knew so much. My pledgetrainer was really surprised with all I knew and thus my name, ASTUTE.

[Senusret I]

My nickname is "Buffalo Soldier" and one of the reasons is because as the only black pledge in my chapter that year, I was sent to the frontier of uncharted territory. My Big, who named me, said I had a soldier's qualities, such as strength, patience, enthusiasm, etc.

I have a few other aliases, but those shall remain unstated.

[gamma_girl52]

My line name is "C.E.O." for a lot of reasons I won't get into here

But since I was on the very first line, I actually got to choose my own name. The pledge lines after me...weren't so lucky! The big sisters choose names for them.

I had a question though. Do ya'll do lines @ your school, hence the line numbers? Do you guys sport that on your pari?

Always in Service...

[gamma_girl52]

Originally posted by Virtuous Woman
I was really excited and I downloaded a copy of the pledge manual BEFORE I started pledging and I knew so much. My pledgetrainer was really surprised with all I knew and thus my name, ASTUTE.

Oooh no you didn't! LOL! I just really read that!

Always in Service...

[mochalatte_3_13]

My nickname is "Silent Night" I was the quietest pledge but as a brother I plan to outlive my nickname.

[Virtuous Woman]

Yep we wear our numbers and names on our para.

Yeah I was a little extra as a pledge

[Senusret I]

Mu Alpha definitely has pledge lines, but not all of us wear para. We don't ALL go out and get crossing jackets as a line, but part of that is because we're not at an especially Greek campus.

[Senusret I]

As I'm sure you know, gamma_girl, a lot of APO chapters nickname (without pledgelines) and a handful of non-HBCU chapters do line up.

What's REALLY interesting to me is when I went to my first national conventions, I saw MAAAADDDDD heads wearing letters with nicknames. . .but instead of line numbers, they wear their chapter numbers! Meaning, instead of a 2 or 9 like me and Astute, they would have like 67, 152, or 348!

It's just another example of our organizations' regional differences, like i was mentioning in another thread. Personally, I wouldn't want my chapter number on my 'nalia. . .because too many fools would ask me if I was number 778 on my line.

[gamma_girl52]

Oh alright ya'll. I was just wondering how that all went. Gamma Sig chapters are the same way, where they may have a nickname but not actually a "line number".

I went to a Conference once in one of our districts, and I as well as another soror had our line jackets on...now at my chapter, we go all out with ours, so when we went we got a lot of "oohs" and "ahhs". Sorors were trying to lean out of their chairs trying to catch a peek...I was more like, "settle down". You, too, can have one!

The average jacket @ my chapter cost close to $200, but we wear the h*ll out of them!

BTW, I'm a #7 on my line of 12...but I'm only 5'5. That meant I had like 6 midgets in front of me

[DramaQueen42401]

I am nicknamed Ghetto Fabulous. My big bros. Megan named me that b/c, like her, I had ghetto tendencies ( I'm also the only chocolate member in my chapter) and was truly a fabulous pledge. I led in service hours and was rumored to be a desirebale among the brothers. They loved me, lol.

[notorious4it]

I have two line names given to me. 1. Notorious. The definition of thw ord is "well-known but unliked by many" (Nuff Said). 2. No Limit I got that name because we had some garbage with our line that I personally took upon myself to sweep up and throw out. I have a third nickname given to me by the colony that I helped to start...MAMA.
Notorious/No Limit #4
Usually though when people ask me why i have two names I tell them it is because there is "No Limit" to what I am Notorious $.

[bro_strawter]

My line name is Black and Mild. They named me that because that's what I smoke. Most people think I'm a dark skinned brother because of my line name well I'm not! I'm as light as they come

[superpledge]

your pledge handbook is online?!

[Dionysus]

Originally posted by superpledge
your pledge handbook is online?!

It is!?
Where is at?

[Virtuous Woman]

Yes, there's only PUBLIC information in it. It's readily available at apo.org under publications