Love reading this! I have my local scroll number, chapter and nickname on my windbreaker, while my blueberry (satin jacket) has my name, nickname, class, semester pledged... damn thing reads like a resume. I break it out once in a while, which kinda makes me a "Brother Elvis" - occasional sighting of the letters, but actives can't confirm who I am. Pledged back in the Fall of 1996, during my 1st stint as an undergrad.
I was given the nickname of Wonder Woman, and my Big ("Rocky") gave me two reasons for it.
1) She had dated the older brother of the guy I was dating at the time - she told me if I could deal with both of them, I had to be some kind of WW.
2) My twin sister pledged the semester before I did, making me a legacy and in a precarious position since the newest brothers tended to come down hardest on the pledges. She was also dating an active brother. Rocky told me that if I knew what I was getting into and was willing to take it on, she was proud of me for having the guts to stick it out.
Down the road, I became part of the rechartering team for our chapter, which was a pretty good feeling! I also got to be part of the rechartering at Johns Hopkins
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