Track boys make their OWN letters -_-

[gphifoxAL]

A month or so ago a bunch of boys started wearing TBZ letters (actual letters, or at least they appear very real). I'd never heard of Tau Beta Zeta, let alone heard of one on our campus. Turns out, our track team thought it would be funny if they had letters made for them.

Does anyone else get really offended by this kind of thing? I find it insulting because they only do it because it's 'cool'.

[Senusret I]

Runners are hot. Leave 'em be.

[agzg]

It's not insulting. Wannabes don't understand that there's more to Greek letters than the letters themselves. Only the best are imitated.

[MysticCat]

I try to save getting really offended and finding what others do insulting for things that . . . I don't know . . . actually matter.

[OneTimeSBX]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Runners are hot. Leave 'em be.

heehee!

[gphifoxAL]

I'm not horribly offended like i'm actually going to do something about it, and I'm not trying to knock the track boys for being on track. It's not a big issue or anything, I just feel like I earned my letters, and it's kinda sucky when people just -get- them. I was just curious.

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by gphifoxAL

I'm not horribly offended like i'm actually going to do something about it, and I'm not trying to knock the track boys for being on track. It's not a big issue or anything, I just feel like I earned my letters, and it's kinda sucky when people just -get- them. I was just curious.

Yeah, that's douchebag move for real. But, in grander scheme of things, you're living part of the life that they wish they were, so it would be better to just ignore them.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by gphifoxAL

I'm not horribly offended like i'm actually going to do something about it . . .

Then why ask if anyone else "gets really offended"?

And the letters are Tau Beta Zeta, or TBZ? Not a distintively Greek letter in there. Any idea why they chose those letters? My bet is they stand for something that is meaningful (or humorous) to them.

As for "earning letters," given past discussions on that topic here, I'll leave that one alone, except to say that they're not wearing your letters and I'd say they've earned the right to express their team pride and solidarity however they want. Others are free to see their choice as lame and to laugh at them.

[ForeverRoses]

This is just like the "Sigma Epsilon Chi" hats that a group of guys had made when I was in school. They thought it was cool until they realized that it didn't actually attract women to them.

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by gphifoxAL

I'm not horribly offended like i'm actually going to do something about it, and I'm not trying to knock the track boys for being on track. It's not a big issue or anything, I just feel like I earned my letters, and it's kinda sucky when people just -get- them. I was just curious.

You're right, you earned your letters. Who cares about anyone else's?

[ASTalumna06]

When I was active on my campus, we had a sports team do the same thing. It might have been the hockey team, but I can't remember. They made up t-shirts, hats, the works. The letters they chose stood for something incredibly stupid (on purpose), and all of the Greeks basically laughed at them for doing it. After about a year, I never saw anyone wearing those letters again.

Remember, they don't have a system to keep this thing going. Chances are this will fade away into nothing really fast.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

You're right, you earned your letters. Who cares about anyone else's?

It's my experience that those who are new(er) to Greek Life tend to get offended about people using greek letters who are not members of GLOs OR swear up and down that they "earned" their letters.

At the end of the day, the guys faking GLOs just look like losers and the girls getting upset about it look like they're a few loops short of a full bowl.

[Kansas City]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

You're right, you earned your letters. Who cares about anyone else's?

Agree ... and whose to say that the track guys didn't earn their letters? Even if they are made up they likely stand for something to the track team. To the OP, I wouldn't worry about it unless they start wearing your letters.

[Langox510x]

As long as they're not wearing my letters then why not? I mean maybe they'll only promote Greek life.

[GammaPhi88]

Take it as a compliment! Obviously they like greeks if they're going around imitating them. Its basically like they're telling you that you've done something right.