Embarrsing another GDI wearing Greek Shirts

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

You have everything correctly. On my campus, Shirley's shirts, as described, would never happen for the reasons you mentioned previously.

I'm thinking at schools like Univ of Texas. They have "Round-Up" a big party weekend in Austin. The girls (knowing that several PNM's come to the weekend in the spring) drop of crate loads of shirts at the different fraternity houses. The shirts will have slogans that would infer that they're recruitment shirts and that the wearer is supporting that particular sorority (they may not exactly say "Rush XYZ" but they'll say "Think XYZ" or "Go ABC"). The guys might wear an ABC shirt to one party and an XYZ to the next. Or an ABC shirt with an DEF button at the same time. Veeeerrryyy common.

I know this isn't exclusive to UT, TX Tech and TX A&M and other schools do similar events.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

I'm thinking at schools like Univ of Texas. They have "Round-Up" a big party weekend in Austin. The girls (knowing that several PNM's come to the weekend in the spring) drop of crate loads of shirts at the different fraternity houses. The shirts will have slogans that would infer that they're recruitment shirts and that the wearer is supporting that particular sorority (they may not exactly say "Rush XYZ" but they'll say "Think XYZ" or "Go ABC"). The guys might wear an ABC shirt to one party and an XYZ to the next. Or an ABC shirt with an DEF button at the same time. Veeeerrryyy common.

I know this isn't exclusive to UT, TX Tech and TX A&M and other schools do similar events.

That makes more senseeee

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

That makes more senseeee

Ok "makes sense", but based on what you said before these sort of rush shirts would absolutely never happen where you are. Again, I think it all comes down to campus culture.

Let's be honest, if the guys get the shirts in the spring, the hope is that they'll wear them all summer so that PNM's see them!

Yeah, apologies for the extra vowels. I have an annoying tendency to type the way I talk/think sometimes.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

Let's be honest, if the guys get the shirts in the spring, the hope is that they'll wear them all summer so that PNM's see them!

lane swerve/

What on Earth does guys wearing tshirts have to do with sorority PNMs? GLO cultures differ but can't attracting PNMs through men be problematic?

/lane swerve

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

lane swerve/

What on Earth does guys wearing tshirts have to do with sorority PNMs? GLO cultures differ but can't attracting PNMs through men be problematic?

/lane swerve

Swerve anytime you like!

I would guess the thinking has multiple layers...1) It's more people that can wear your letters on multiple occasions (its not like the shirts can be given to other women outside of XYZ, so 50% of the student body is out) and 2) The PNM's are coming to town for orientation and will hopefully see Joe cute Frat Guy who happens to be in summer school wearing that shirt. It beats the heck out of a flyer on a tree on campus, that's for sure!

Now, the other side of it is drunk barfing frat guy wearing your shirt and being a general nuisance...I'm guessing he gets his stripped off of him posthaste.

Clearly the pros must outweigh the cons, because it's been going on for decades at these places.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by shirley1929

Swerve anytime you like!

I would guess the thinking has multiple layers...1) It's more people that can wear your letters on multiple occasions (its not like the shirts can be given to other women outside of XYZ, so 50% of the student body is out) and 2) The PNM's are coming to town for orientation and will hopefully see Joe cute Frat Guy who happens to be in summer school wearing that shirt. It beats the heck out of a flyer on a tree on campus, that's for sure!

Now, the other side of it is drunk barfing frat guy wearing your shirt and being a general nuisance...I'm guessing he gets his stripped off of him posthaste.

Clearly the pros must outweigh the cons, because it's been going on for decades at these places.

Thanks for responding. I truly do not see the pros but this isn't my lane so there is a lot that I do not know.

How do you all know that this is working? Do PNMs tell you all that they "discovered" NPC sororities because of these shirts on men? You all don't think that kind of sucks that they "discovered" NPC sororities via tshirts on men?

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Thanks for responding. I truly do not see the pros but this isn't my lane so there is a lot that I do not know.

How do you all know that this is working? Do PNMs tell you all that they "discovered" NPC sororities because of these shirts on men? You all don't think that kind of sucks that they "discovered" NPC sororities via tshirts on men?

Since I'm not there, this is all merely speculation on my part. (Sorry, I should have said that at the beginning, but I didn't think this was going to be such a big discussion!)

I'm sure they don't hear about it from the PNM's directly, just as you don't go tell Coca-Cola you saw their billboard on I-95. I think the hope is that an idea is planted like "Wow, Hottie Mchottenhot was wearing NOP's letters, his fraternity must mix with NOP, so maybe I should give them a good look during recruitment".

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

How do you all know that this is working? Do PNMs tell you all that they "discovered" NPC sororities because of these shirts on men? You all don't think that kind of sucks that they "discovered" NPC sororities via tshirts on men?

Obviously there is no research data to back this claim up. But it works. Sex sells. Yes. Problematic, absolutely.

ETA--- I almost exactly referenced Coca-cola! Just like you don't tell them the hot woman in the commercial is what made you buy a case.