Wearing your letters?

Eirbear · #1 12-13-2006, 03:28 PM

Letters are also incredibly popular at Ohio Northern. All the social Greeks wear theirs. We actually have a day where we all wear our letters (Thursdays), but people wear their letters many other times other than that. Many of the sorority women have lettered tote bags and hoodies and pull-over sweatshirts. We also wear Bid Day shirts and Recruitment shirts and social shirts a lot too. Letters are incredibly prominent on our campus.

Texas Beta · #2 12-13-2006, 03:48 PM

I don't get this, letter day that a lot of schools have. Is it some sort of rule, where you're not supposed to wear your letters anyother day? Is it just a thing that GLO's have adopted over time?

Krisco · #3 12-13-2006, 03:55 PM

Wearing letters is big on campuses around AR for all Orgs

I don't see npc or ifc groups wearing much of anything after college...what is with that?? NO problem, just curious..

Many NPHC orgs members very actively wear nalia after college as well...from my experience. But we are also very active after college regardless...not discussing financial status, just seeing the letters around...

macallan25 · #4 12-13-2006, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Krisco

I don't see npc or ifc groups wearing much of anything after college...what is with that?? NO problem, just curious.

Just that...its after college...time to stop playing fraternity.

Krisco · #5 12-14-2006, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

Just that...its after college...time to stop playing fraternity.

Wearing letters after college isn't 'playing' fraternity necessarily... you are showing everyone you are a member of a renown organization with christian principles and stands for sisterhood, and service, and...well maybe that's just us Deltas...

NPHC groups(as a whole) were never 'playing' when they joined...for us its lifetime baby. You dedicate yourself to the principles of your respective orgs as long as you are here, otherwise why pledge? why go 'through' anything to chock it up in a year or two? This is why NPHC orgs have such a huge presence in the form of alumnae chapters, we keep working AFTER we've 'played' in college...hell, most of the 'work' done is after college!

macallan25 · #6 12-14-2006, 01:47 PM

Thats great. However, i'm going to be alot more concerned about being a good attorney than making sure everyone knows I pledged a fraternity in college.

The_Grip · #7 12-14-2006, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

Thats great. However, i'm going to be alot more concerned about being a good attorney than making sure everyone knows I pledged a fraternity in college.

A wise approach.

Krisco · #8 12-29-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

Thats great. However, i'm going to be alot more concerned about being a good attorney than making sure everyone knows I pledged a fraternity in college.

Just go take a look at our national site www.deltasigmatheta.org : You can be an esteemed member of the business community AND an active, productive member of your organization.

Again, it was never just a college thing for me and countless others that I know that are members of BGLO's (good lawyers included) but that's just my opinion...

KSUViolet06 · #9 12-13-2006, 05:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Krisco

Wearing letters is big on campuses around AR for all Orgs

I don't see npc or ifc groups wearing much of anything after college...what is with that?? NO problem, just curious...

It's just not part of NPC/IFC culture to wear letters all the time as an alumna/i. There are alot of active NPC/IFC alumni/ae who don't wear letters all the time. Not wearing letters doesn't equal not active.

Krisco · #10 12-29-2006, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

It's just not part of NPC/IFC culture to wear letters all the time as an alumna/i. There are alot of active NPC/IFC alumni/ae who don't wear letters all the time. Not wearing letters doesn't equal not active.

When/where did I say anything about npc/ifc wearing the letters all the time?? I said 'I"...KRISCO...IN ARK...was curious as the lack of meeeeeee seeing any npc/ifc members wearing ANYTHING after college. I just don't see it..Trust me sweetheart, I am a DELTA SIGMA THETA I know what active is about!

Thanks for the answer, not in your 'culture' got it...that's what I was looking for.

OOhsoflyDELTA#9 · #11 12-30-2006, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Krisco

When/where did I say anything about npc/ifc wearing the letters all the time?? I said 'I"...KRISCO...IN ARK...was curious as the lack of meeeeeee seeing any npc/ifc members wearing ANYTHING after college. I just don't see it..Trust me sweetheart, I am a DELTA SIGMA THETA I know what active is about!

Thanks for the answer, not in your 'culture' got it...that's what I was looking for.

Damn soror don't hurt em.....lol....

PeppyGPhiB · #12 12-13-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas Beta

I don't get this, letter day that a lot of schools have. Is it some sort of rule, where you're not supposed to wear your letters anyother day? Is it just a thing that GLO's have adopted over time?

It's a coordinated PR tactic. At my school we chose Wednesday because it's the day when Convocation (a weekly student assembly) is held, thereby showing off your letters to the whole student body. All the groups wore letters that day, but you could wear them any day you wanted.

ETA: also a way of showing chapter "unity"

RU OX Alum · #13 12-13-2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas Beta

I don't get this, letter day that a lot of schools have. Is it some sort of rule, where you're not supposed to wear your letters anyother day? Is it just a thing that GLO's have adopted over time?

at my school it was more of a recruiting/pr/we're here an not going away admins, type of thing

alum · #14 12-13-2006, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas Beta

I don't get this, letter day that a lot of schools have. Is it some sort of rule, where you're not supposed to wear your letters anyother day? Is it just a thing that GLO's have adopted over time?

It was explained to us at Wake Forest that it was a way to show Greek solidarity and pride for one's group. The administration doesn't forbid letters on other days and students can and do wear them routinely.

Eirbear · #15 12-13-2006, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Texas Beta

I don't get this, letter day that a lot of schools have. Is it some sort of rule, where you're not supposed to wear your letters anyother day? Is it just a thing that GLO's have adopted over time?

We can wear our letters whenever we want, but letter day is just a time for ALL of the greek organizations to unify on campus. It's not really a rule, it's more of a tradition for our campus. It's especially important for the sororities during Recruitment time.