Well, let's see. It's been 3 years, I still wear a dz shirt every now and then--I've got loads of them, but my wardrobe has changed and I wear more 'dressy' stuff nowdays than I did in college--so basically I don't wear letters as much because, well, I just don't have any suits with the letters DZ on them, and I'm not sure my business would like that too much.
I just bought a new car--my old car had 2 bumper stickers on it, one with turtles, one saying Delta Zeta. I'm not putting anything on my new car--I've never been a bumper sticker gal--I just did it because I had them and it was an old car. It's not that I don't LOVE delta zeta--I just don't want to put anything on my new car . . .
I am getting married soon, I live with my fiance and have been for about 2 years (in august). When we first moved in together, our house looked like a college dorm room. I had tons of turtles and DZ signs and NOTHING else to decorate with! I didn't want my house to look like a dorm room forever, so slowly that stuff got packed away and I got more things to actually make our house look like a home.
I don't think it has anything to do with the sorority--I think it just has to do with the fact that peoples lives change after college--dramatically. It's not a lack of love for their organization--it's just that they've moved on in life and do other things. I'm constantly in contact with an alumni chapter here--I'm still involved, I just don't decorate or sport my dz stuff as much because my life has changed. I've had people ask about my badge (I've worn it with a suit before to work) and think it's really cool--but I've also had people roll their eyes at me. It's obvious they don't know what it stands for--but it's never good to have co-workers or bosses think you're not a serious person--or that you're lost in your college days.
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