No Letters on Sorority House

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by britily18

Hello all!
I am new to greekchat but i just wanted to ask you all for some advice.
My sorority chapter was recently re-established on campus about 5 years ago. 3 years ago we got our very first house. Although we are still the smallest chapter on campus we are growing rapidly (last year we had a pledge class of over 30 and am hoping to double that this fall!) The only problem we are having is getting letters on our house. Our nationals won't let us put letters up. Not only is this preventing our house from growing because pnms don't consider us a "real sorority" because we don't have letters, it also upsets our members and alumni because we have worked so hard to re-establish our chapter. On top of that nationals has told parents of legacies as well as alumni that we are allowed to put up our letters, but continuously tells our chapter that we are not allowed to.
Is there anyone that has heard of a situation like this or has advice on how to resolve the situation??
Thanks so much!

It might help if you could tell us why you cannot display letters on your home.

Is it because the house is not official, and only official homes can display letters? Is it a result of your HQ allowing chapters but the school not recognizing? Landlords won't allow anything attached to the house? Something else entirely?

Can you find out the actual reasons why, straight from your officials? Then correctly share that information with your collegian and alumnae members to find a solution that works with your official office, or have some GC members share ideas of a way to work with both sides.

[AGDLynn]

Is your house on or off campus?

I know that for years, the only fraternity right across the street from the college wasn't allow to put up letters because of city governmental policy.

Definitely get something in writing from HQ to explain why not allowed letters, especially if they are telling "outsiders", i.e., parents, that you can.

[excelblue]

There may be several reasons behind this, so you should definitely get the official word on why.

In the meantime, keep in mind that although letters look cool, their physical presence on a house (or even the house itself), usually does not make or break a Greek organization.

Figure out what's blocking the letters, and then take the situation further once you have more information. However, if you think the letters on your house are truly the source of all problems, to put it bluntly, there are much deeper issues that need to be resolved.

[MysticCat]

Frankly, this sounds like a communication mix-up to me -- a massive game of telephone, if you will. HQ telling the chapter no letters on the house but telling alumnae and parents of legacies that the chapter can put letters on the house? I just have to think that something has gotten garbled in translation.

All that said, I notice the OP posted the question two months ago -- she made three posts that one day and hasn't posted since, so we may all be talking to ourselves.

Maybe they've resolved the communication mix-up.

[Mevara]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Frankly, this sounds like a communication mix-up to me -- a massive game of telephone, if you will. HQ telling the chapter no letters on the house but telling alumnae and parents of legacies that the chapter can put letters on the house? I just have to think that something has gotten garbled in translation.

All that said, I notice the OP posted the question two months ago -- she made three posts that one day and hasn't posted since, so we may all be talking to ourselves.

Maybe they've resolved the communication mix-up.

The OP probably has not looked at this thread since her last post but that won't stop us from debating. Don't we generally always end up talking amongst ourselves?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Mevara

The OP probably has not looked at this thread since her last post but that won't stop us from debating. Don't we generally always end up talking amongst ourselves?

Yes, but It would be more fun for us if the OP came back.and stirred the pot with something like telling us that brothel laws prohibit any letters that have been to the moon from being displayed on property that belonged to Betty Crocker's sorority sisters.

We need a good troll for a change. We haven't had any really good ones in awhile. Not that the OP was a troll...I was just making a casual observation.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Yes, but It would be more fun for us if the OP came back.and stirred the pot with something like telling us that brothel laws prohibit any letters that have been to the moon from being displayed on property that belonged to Betty Crocker's sorority sisters.

We need a good troll for a change. We haven't had any really good ones in awhile. Not that the OP was a troll...I was just making a casual observation.

You mean southernhospitality21348234792...wasn't a good...one?

What about her brother onedayinthenearfutureiwillbegreekandloveit12?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Mevara

Don't we generally always end up talking amongst ourselves?

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Linda Richman is my Alpha Phi Omega pledge nickname. /totallyrandomcomment

[AGDAlum]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

All that said, I notice the OP posted the question two months ago -- she made three posts that one day and hasn't posted since, so we may all be talking to ourselves.
Maybe they've resolved the communication mix-up.

Maybe the OP got lost because she couldn't find the house, what with it not having letters on it.