Embarrsing another GDI wearing Greek Shirts

[33girl]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

Okay so what about when org's give out t-shirts with their letters? A guy I was hanging out with wore an Alpha Phi shirt that was given out by them when they were colonizing, and I was given Delta Sigma Phi stuff by their national reps. I don't wear it anymore because the colonization is done, but still, how about those loopholes?

National orgs do this? WHY???? I can see giving out "I <3 XYZ" buttons or something like that, but actual shirts? I say if the group was stupid enough to do that, wear them whenever.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by 33girl

National orgs do this? WHY???? I can see giving out "I <3 XYZ" buttons or something like that, but actual shirts? I say if the group was stupid enough to do that, wear them whenever.

Advertising, having the opposite sex wear XYZ letters can/is perceived to be PR.

[xoxoAOII<3]

The only time I care about someone wearing letters for a sorority or fraternity they're not in is when they are block letters. The shirts we have for socials or philanthropies are okay for people to wear in my opinion. I know my boyfriend that is a Delta Sig wears AOII shirts that I've bought for him because they were just shirts that we had made for formals. I also have some delta sig shirts too, but I don't wear them anymore since our panhellanic has told all the sororities to stop wearing rush shirts for the fraternities or I heart [insert fraternity letters here].

Someone mentioned in an earlier post that they would cut there letters out of there shirts before throwing them away. I don't think I could do that. All of my letter shirts are important to me, and they have memories attached to them. I'll probably take all of my letter shirts and turn them into a quilt one day.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by xoxoAOII<3

The only time I care about someone wearing letters for a sorority or fraternity they're not in is when they are block letters. The shirts we have for socials or philanthropies are okay for people to wear in my opinion. I know my boyfriend that is a Delta Sig wears AOII shirts that I've bought for him because they were just shirts that we had made for formals. I also have some delta sig shirts too, but I don't wear them anymore since our panhellanic has told all the sororities to stop wearing rush shirts for the fraternities or I heart [insert fraternity letters here].

Someone mentioned in an earlier post that they would cut there letters out of there shirts before throwing them away. I don't think I could do that. All of my letter shirts are important to me, and they have memories attached to them. I'll probably take all of my letter shirts and turn them into a quilt one day.

Exactly. I've exchanged event tshirts/screenprinted ones with a boyfriend, but not block letters. It is fine and normal. This type of thing just depends on campus culture really.

[DrPhil]

I see what BadCat was trying to say despite the glitch.

We need to stop denying that all of our GLOs were founded by people who found some cool letters, cool colors, and said "I think we should make this happen!"

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I see what BadCat was trying to say despite the glitch.

We need to stop denying that all of our GLOs were founded by people who found some cool letters, cool colors, and said "I think we should make this happen!"

I see what he was trying to say, too. And there is some truth to it, but there's also some vast overgeneralization to it.

And some of us were founded without the letters.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

And some of us were founded without the letters.

Hence my sarcasm.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Hence my sarcasm.

Sorry Sarcasm, I'll be with you as soon as I've a little more caffeine.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Sorry Sarcasm, I'll be with you as soon as I've a little more caffeine.

The awesomeness of MysticCat can't possibly be contingent upon caffeine. Say it ain't soooooooooooooooooooooooo....

[Psi U MC Vito]

Am I the only person who sees no distinction from stiched block letters and just screen print? Sorry but I don't think most of our founders would care how the letters were formed.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Am I the only person who sees no distinction from stiched block letters and just screen print?

I don't either, but different strokes for different folks

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Am I the only person who sees no distinction from stiched block letters and just screen print? Sorry but I don't think most of our founders would care how the letters were formed.

I think the distinction people are drawing is between a shirt that would normally be seen as a sign that the person wearing it is a member of the GLO in question (which shirts with stiched, block letters almost always would) on one hand, and an event tee-shirt that simply indicates the wearer attended the event sponsored by the GLO on the other hand.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I think the distinction people are drawing is between a shirt that would normally be seen as a sign that the person wearing it is a member of the GLO in question (which shirts with stiched, block letters almost always would) on one hand, and an event tee-shirt that simply indicates the wearer attended the event sponsored by the GLO on the other hand.

Right - like, I have an old (OLD) Kappa Delta Rock'n'Bowl shirt from VT where KS and APhi were teamed up - so it has our letters w/ APhi's on the front and the event logo (obv w/ KD) on the back. I don't think most places would tilt on me wearing the shirt - but even if it wasn't "personalized" to my letters (think if the LAX teams participated, for example), it still seems like something that would be fine to wear, if for no other reason than good publicity.

[TPA85]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

Am I the only person who sees no distinction from stiched block letters and just screen print? Sorry but I don't think most of our founders would care how the letters were formed.

No. Why there is a difference to some people baffles me! They still represent the same thing and imo should only be worn by members.

The same as I wouldn't let someone wear my badge if it were made with gold plating instead of gold, I wouldn't let anyone but a sister wear my letters.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by TPA85

No. Why there is a difference to some people baffles me! They still represent the same thing and imo should only be worn by members.

The same as I wouldn't let someone wear my badge if it were made with gold plating instead of gold, I wouldn't let anyone but a sister wear my letters.

I think this must come down to campus culture. Because we were a campus that made a t-shirt for pretty much everything, it was a given that all dates for a fraternity or sorority party would be given a t-shirt. In addition, we all wore shirts promoting Derby Days, Phi Kap ManDays, joint Homecomings, Follies, etc. It also wasn't uncommon for people of the opposite sex to wear screened t-shirts as a PR and/or statement of support during rush. You came to campus in this culture, you witnessed it, and you didn't think anything of it.

However, every group on campus preached it that stitched letters were for members only. You NEVER saw anyone wear another groups stitched letters. To this day I can see a girl wearing a Phi Delt (example, only) party shirt, and I just simply think that she must have attended said party. In no way do I associate her with their entire organization.