Embarrsing another GDI wearing Greek Shirts

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Then don't YOU do it.

Also, there is no universal standard for what is considered embarassing someone and ill-mannered.

To be clear, I didn't say it is ill-mannered to embarrass someone. I said it is ill-mannered to intentionally embarrass someone. If one's intent is to let some non-member know that they shouldn't be wearing letters, then there's not necessarily any intentional embarrassment even if there is actual embarrassment.

But I'll defer to your wisdom and insight. This time.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Known perp continuing to wear letters even when s/he has been "quietly" warned not to wear them?

Maybe. Maybe. (And I'll readily admit that I haven't been faced with this situation, nor do I think it is as common with my org as it may be with some others.)

But again, my comment was couched in terms of "getting back to the original topic of this thread," which started with this gem:

Originally Posted by UNFSigmaChi

I was shopping the other day for a mothers day present when i saw this guy wearing a UF Greek Week shirt. So i was like hey man what Fraternity are you in, im a Sigma Chi?" Hes like what makes you think im in a fraternity??? Im like ummmm welll maybe that greek week shirt. And he says haha oh ya well im on the UF soccer team and one of my teammates left it at my place and I just wear it for the greek letters. So im like oh so your trying to act cool then huh?! He got a little pissed and was like hey i play soccer for UF, i am cool. Im like well would you get pissed if you saw someone wearing a UF soccer shirt who didn't play soccer for UF. Hes like hell ya i would....and then i laughed and was like well why the hell are you wearing a Greek week shirt when YOUR NOT GREEK!!! He didn't say anything and his friends laughed at him. It was so great! Anyways thought i had to share.

There are ways to get your point across to an @$$ without being an @$$ youself.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

To be clear, I didn't say it is ill-mannered to embarrass someone. I said it is ill-mannered to intentionally embarrass someone. If one's intent is to let some non-member know that they shouldn't be wearing letters, then there's not necessarily any intentional embarrassment even if there is actual embarrassment.

Rationales vary.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

But I'll defer to your wisdom and insight. This time.

Don't patronize me. LOL.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

There are ways to get your point across to an @$$ without being an @$$ youself.

Sometimes. Sometimes not. That's why rationales vary and it depends on the context.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Don't patronize me. LOL.

I wasn't patronizing you.

This time.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I wasn't patronizing you.

This time.

*stealing your coffee*

NOW WHAT?!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

*stealing your coffee*

NOW WHAT?!

Careful, or I just may form some intent to embarrass you.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Ill-Mannered MysticCat

Careful, or I just may form some intent to embarrass you.

*backing awaaaaay from the keyboard*

[33girl]

Here's the thing...stitched letters haven't been around since the dawn of GLOs. Look at some yearbooks (from ANY school) from the 1960s or 1970s, and I'll bet even if people are wearing letters or jersey-type shirts, there isn't a stitched letter in the bunch. It's all screen print.

MC - I get what you are saying but I highly doubt there is anything WRITTEN in any national GLO's policies that differentiates between types of letters (stitched vs screen print). It's all campus culture silliness.