Plegdes wearing letters??? - Page 19

preciousjeni · #1 12-15-2003, 06:47 PM

"Cultural Greek" is an ignorant reference to non-NIC/NPC GLOs. It would seem to me that we all represent cultures, but I could be wrong.

ADPiAkron · #2 12-15-2003, 09:41 PM

The ADPi's at The University of Akron let their Alpha's wear their letters. We used to not let them, as we thought it was tradition and found out it was more like hazing. I believe the truth is that Alpha's in ADPi have almost all of the same rights as active members...so there is not much, other than the crest, they are not allowed to do other than ritual...they even have voting rights after so many weeks in the chapter.

#3 01-30-2008, 10:37 PM

Bump.

SthrnZeta · #4 01-30-2008, 11:01 PM

LOL, this ain't the only thread on this...

#5 01-30-2008, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

LOL, this ain't the only thread on this...

I know that.

My Google timed out earlier so I wasn't able to access the other threads (this was the first one that popped up), but here they are:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...p/t-14452.html
http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=90278 (your thread, SZ)

SthrnZeta · #6 01-30-2008, 11:09 PM

Haha, oh geez, where it all began... Sigh.

Oh wow, it's interesting reading the thread I started. I had no idea what I was getting myself into because as far as "attacking" goes, THAT WAS NOTHING! LMAO. Still a good discussion though!

LucyKKG · #7 01-31-2008, 04:30 PM

I haven't seen Kappa Kappa Gamma mentioned in here (except for non-Kappas mentioning butt letters...ugh!), so I'll chime in. Our new members are allowed to wear letters. I don't know about the crest, because that topic has never come up. Obviously, they couldn't wear a member badge. Any other Kappas have a say in this?

guardedbystars · #8 02-04-2008, 09:21 PM

I always thought that it was customary to NOT let pledges wear stitched letters, but apparently it's the other way around. How interesting.

No one in my chapter wore letters until we were initiated... In my personal opinion, I think that it means more (to yourself) after you're initiated.

AOII Angel · #9 02-04-2008, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by guardedbystars

I always thought that it was customary to NOT let pledges wear stitched letters, but apparently it's the other way around. How interesting.

No one in my chapter wore letters until we were initiated... In my personal opinion, I think that it means more (to yourself) after you're initiated.

It's more meaningful to you because that's the way you were taught. To me (who wore AOII letters proudly on bid day) I couldn't care less about not waiting. I loved my letters before I knew the meaning almost as much as I did after I learned their meaning. I didn't get to have anything with red roses until after initiation (a local tradition), and I thought that was cheesy!

guardedbystars · #10 02-12-2008, 02:51 AM

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Originally Posted by AOII Angel

It's more meaningful to you because that's the way you were taught. To me (who wore AOII letters proudly on bid day) I couldn't care less about not waiting. I loved my letters before I knew the meaning almost as much as I did after I learned their meaning. I didn't get to have anything with red roses until after initiation (a local tradition), and I thought that was cheesy!

I think it's more meaningful because after you (general you) initiated, you know everything about the traditions, secrets, rituals, etc etc. I feel like I wouldn't have loved my letters to the extent that I do now, knowing what they mean, if I got to wear them on Bid Day.

Are the red roses just a local tradition (i.e. do you know any other chapters that do it) or is it like the crest where you can't wear it until after initiation (where it's a national thing)? I don't think I have anything with the crest on it.

AOII Angel · #11 02-12-2008, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by guardedbystars

I think it's more meaningful because after you (general you) initiated, you know everything about the traditions, secrets, rituals, etc etc. I feel like I wouldn't have loved my letters to the extent that I do now, knowing what they mean, if I got to wear them on Bid Day.

Are the red roses just a local tradition (i.e. do you know any other chapters that do it) or is it like the crest where you can't wear it until after initiation (where it's a national thing)? I don't think I have anything with the crest on it.

There are no restrictions against new members wearing any item of AOII including letters or roses. Our ban on roses for new members was completely intra-chapter...basically since we didn't have a crest that new members couldn't wear we acted like the rose was our crest. Also...I understand where you are coming from about letters, but knowing the meaning is important in and of itself that getting to wear the letters for the first time shouldn't over shadow it in my opinion!

bellwisdom · #12 02-05-2008, 11:57 PM

I know every chapter of my Fraternity is different and I don't know the International guidelines but at my chapter pledges can not wear the letters or any symbols of the Fraternity. They can wear the letters written out only and their Norman and that's it. If they wear anything that relates to the Fraternity, it has to be approved by the chapter and the chapter advisors first.

MsDGP007 · #13 02-06-2008, 02:38 PM

Our sorority's policy is not to let pledges wear the greek letters. They can wear items with the name of the sorority written out however. As far as the colors that the letters are in -- if the letters are a solid color they need to be in our official colors. However you can get "sewn on letters" in a printed pattern. We have no restrictions on the color of the garment that you get the letters on.

britt77 · #14 02-07-2008, 02:56 AM

most of the national headquarters set some type of rule about wearing stitched letters, the crest, etc. although not all chapters follow the rules. alpha xi delta allows new members to wear stitched letters, but not the quill (basically like our version of a badge) or the crest until after initiation. most everyone in a sorority on my campus carries a stitched letter bag, and we don't give those to the girls until after initiation. i know that DZ on my campus does not allow girls to wear their stitched letters until initiation. i think it all just varies from chapter to chapter and campus to campus.

LiDdLMiSsGrEeK · #15 02-12-2008, 03:23 AM

for my sorority pledges are not allowed to wear letters or sport them in any fashion. Pledges are also not to write the letters until they are fullfledged sisters. They can write the whole name out, but I'm not sure if they're allowed to wear it or not. However to distinguish pledges from sisters, pledges wear pledge pins as well as other things to distinguish them from sisters. They do not what our letters mean and they have not earned them. As a sister or brother of your GLO how do, or how would, you feel about pledges wearing letters before initiation? I know I would be like "hey you haven't gone through everything that I had to go through to earn MY letters. You don't deserve them." also if a pledge can wear letters before init. if they do drop how can u guarantee they will not sport "their letters"?