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Originally Posted by ChioLu
Only abbreviate the word "Fraternity", if you regularly abbreviate the word "Country"
... as told to me by a Sigma Chi (though not LaneSig)
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Arrrghhhh. One day, people will stop repeating that stupid, stupid analagy.
In English we shorten words all the time. Live in a dorm? Use a fridge? Ride a bike? Not that long ago, "frat" was no different; fraternities used it all the time.
On some campuses and in some groups even now, no one bats an eye at "frat." On other campuses and in other groups, they do. But unlike the stupid country example, it's not because "frat" is an obscenity all on its own; it's because of the
Animal House connotation of "frat."
It's ironic, really. Use of the "country" analogy is an example of exactly the kind of thing that is objectionable to some people about the word "frat."
/soapbox
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