"Frat"

[Drolefille]

That logic is faulty... i know the point you're making... but it would be calling your country a "count" which we all know is either a verb or an aristocratic title. Not necessarily a bad thing

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

That logic is faulty... i know the point you're making... but it would be calling your country a "count" which we all know is either a verb or an aristocratic title. Not necessarily a bad thing

Awesome!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

That logic is faulty... i know the point you're making... but it would be calling your country a "count" which we all know is either a verb or an aristocratic title. Not necessarily a bad thing

Thank you!!

Of course, it's also faulty because however offended some may be by "frat," it's not an obscenity, unlike what "you wouldn't call your country . . ."

If I could, I would declare a ban on this supposed analagy. [/soapbox]

[Drolefille]

No, thank you!

The concept is dumb especially when many guys are ok with the term frat.

Generally, I don't use it, but if the guys use it, why not?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

No, thank you!

You don't want me to have absolute power to ban whatever I choose?

Or did you think I meant that I would ban the word "frat"? What I meant was, I would ban anyone from ever again posting "well, you wouldn't call your country . . . ."

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat81

You don't want me to have absolute power to ban whatever I choose?

Or did you think I meant that I would ban the word "frat"? What I meant was, I would ban anyone from ever again posting "well, you wouldn't call your country . . . ."

Lol, no, I agree with you.. and was saying, in response to your thank you
No... Thank YOU MysticCat

I'm just glad to have someone agree with me about the country thing.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

Lol, no, I agree with you.. and was saying, in response to your thank you
No... Thank YOU MysticCat

I'm just glad to have someone agree with me about the country thing.

I guess before I seize absolute power, I'd better get a little more comfortable with the whole comma thing, huh? Eats, shoots and leaves, anyone?

[tunatartare]

Originally Posted by MysticCat81

I guess before I seize absolute power, I'd better get a little more comfortable with the whole comma thing, huh? Eats, shoots and leaves, anyone?

Great book.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat81

I guess before I seize absolute power, I'd better get a little more comfortable with the whole comma thing, huh? Eats, shoots and leaves, anyone?

Hey man, Pandas are DANGEROUS!

[sdbeta1]

Here is my issue with the usage of the word frat instead of fraternity. It relates to the amount of respect a certain chapter is being afforded. Some chapters do not want to be associated with the frat mentality, thus the backlash upon usage of the word. In instances such as frat house, or frat party, the frat is an unnecessary adjective being use. Simply say house or party, if you need to be more specific "I'm going to the Beta house" or "I'm going to the SigChi party."

[PSK480]

Originally Posted by sdbeta1

Here is my issue with the usage of the word frat instead of fraternity. It relates to the amount of respect a certain chapter is being afforded. Some chapters do not want to be associated with the frat mentality, thus the backlash upon usage of the word. In instances such as frat house, or frat party, the frat is an unnecessary adjective being use. Simply say house or party, if you need to be more specific "I'm going to the Beta house" or "I'm going to the SigChi party."

That and atleast for NIC fraternities, I can't speak nor would I want to try to speak for NPHC orgs since I don't belong to one, the word frat has a negative conotation. "Look at those frat boys", "I can't stand that frat brother in our calc class." It's seen as demeaning to alot of use because it is used, in most cases not all, to draw references to the "Animal House" mentallity that alot of use have tried so hard to get away from being associated with. When GDI's, faculty, and just general people use the word frat they assume that all we do is get drunk, take advantage of women, and waste our parents money to graduate with a Comm Degree we'll never use.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat81

You don't want me to have absolute power to ban whatever I choose?

Of course you can. Phi Mu Alpha = Power, Music, Authority.

(Ok, so Phi = F, but I couldn't think of anything good with "F")

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Of course you can. Phi Mu Alpha = Power, Music, Authority.

(Ok, so Phi = F, but I couldn't think of anything good with "F")

That's as bad as Phi Nu Mu

And MysticCat you can have mostly absolute power, I'd like to horde a little for myself... maybe a line-item veto sort of thing.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

That's as bad as Phi Nu Mu

I know, I thought of that.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Of course you can. Phi Mu Alpha = Power, Music, Authority.

Can you and Drolefille talk to my wife?