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Originally posted by 33girl
In this case, listen to the message, not the messenger. Erik may not put it across as nicely as he could, but I agree with him. It's not the same as "Philly" or "MIT" - I've never heard of anyone from either of those being upset about the use of those terms.
I've been told by fraternity men at my school (hardly the political correctness haven of the USA) that they find it offensive, so that's reason enough for me never to use it again. Sigma Chis have told me they don't like "Sig Chi" so I don't use that either.
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You're right - some people do find it offensive - when I was undergrad I would get more upset about it too.
However as time has gone on it's not something that bothers me as much...I would never refer to myself as a "frat boy" in a professional setting, for instance, but will sometimes talk about the "frat house" or our undergrad "frat days" with some of my buddies.
I think it really depends on who you are as to your comfort with the phrase.
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