Embarrsing another GDI wearing Greek Shirts

[em_adpi]

I think I posted this elsewhere on GC, but my 15 year old cousin came to Thanksgiving brunch wearing an AXO paintball shirt... I didn't get a chance to ask her where she got it, seeing as no one on either side of her family is an AXO...

[NCadpi]

This is a bit different but still makes me angry.

At my school a bunch of my friends in my major decided they would start their own sorority....but haven't made any effort to become recognized by the school or a council. I saw a picture of one of the girls wearing letters for this "sorority". I would try to tell this girl that you cant just pick three greek letters and wear them and be greek but I know it'd be futile.

Anyone else find this crazy?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by NCadpi

This is a bit different but still makes me angry.

At my school a bunch of my friends in my major decided they would start their own sorority....but haven't made any effort to become recognized by the school or a council. I saw a picture of one of the girls wearing letters for this "sorority". I would try to tell this girl that you cant just pick three greek letters and wear them and be greek but I know it'd be futile.

Anyone else find this crazy?

Crazy, yes. Worth laughing at, yes. Getting angry about, no.

[BadCat25]

Originally Posted by NCadpi

This is a bit different but still makes me angry.

At my school a bunch of my friends in my major decided they would start their own sorority....but haven't made any effort to become recognized by the school or a council. I saw a picture of one of the girls wearing letters for this "sorority". I would try to tell this girl that you cant just pick three greek letters and wear them and be greek but I know it'd be futile.

Anyone else find this crazy?

So how do you think your sorority got started 100 years ago? A group of girls picked out three greek letters and decided to form a sorority. They didn't have a huge chapter house, were recognized by the school or council. I say more power to them. In 100 years they may have 200 chapters and be the sorority everyone wants to join. Don't be such a poop.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by BadCat25

So how do you think your sorority got started 100 years ago? A group of girls picked out three greek letters and decided to form a sorority. They didn't have a huge chapter house, were recognized by the school or council. I say more power to them. In 100 years they may have 200 chapters and be the sorority everyone wants to join. Don't be such a poop.

You make a good point except for the fact that:
1) not all of our GLOs were founded by "a group of women or men who picked out three Greek letters and decided to form a sorority or fraternity";
2) NCadpi is saying that these young ladies are trying to operate as a sorority (rather than a club or just group of friends) without attempting to take the proper steps to become formally recognized which can be a bad thing based on my experiences; and
3) founding GLOs should be somewhat different than it was 100+ years ago.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by BadCat25

So how do you think your sorority got started 100 years ago? A group of girls picked out three greek letters and decided to form a sorority. They didn't have a huge chapter house, were recognized by the school or council.

Your lack of knowledge of Greek history is showing.

Her sorority got started 160 years ago when a group of girls, with the approval of the college, decided to form a literary society, the name of which, while derived from Greek, did not include Greek letters. The group didn't "pick out three Greek letters" until over 50 years later, when they decided to go national.