Unusual sighting- etiquette of it?

[ThetaPrincess24]

Originally Posted by LadyLonghorn

There could be many reasons why he was wearing it, but it all comes down to the fact that it was none of your business. Did you want the NPC to issue you a badge or something that deputizes you as the Letter Police?

LOL!

[Scandia]

Oh gosh no. I said absolutely nothing. I just wondered if there was any etiquette or procedures regarding these. I know some organizations are very strict about who wears their letters.

[SHEETCAKE]

Nosy is as nosy does, unless nosy is cake, then nosy is delicious!

[KappaKittyCat]

Originally Posted by SHEETCAKE

Nosy is as nosy does, unless nosy is cake, then nosy is delicious!

I love you, SHEETCAKE.

[SigmaChiGuy]

Wow, is this really a cake posting? I mean, no human would post these sorts of things for fun, would they? Lame.

Originally Posted by SHEETCAKE

Nosy is as nosy does, unless nosy is cake, then nosy is delicious!

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by Scandia

Oh gosh no. I said absolutely nothing. I just wondered if there was any etiquette or procedures regarding these. I know some organizations are very strict about who wears their letters.

I mean, it's not ideal to have someone else wearing your letters, but I can't think of any etiquette or procedures on it. It's not worth getting into a contentious conversation about it, and in the end it's not a big deal.

[Xidelt]

Nothing celebrates sisterhood like an assault charge...

Originally Posted by Xidelt

Nothing celebrates sisterhood like an assault charge...

This deserves a place right up there with the BEST GC QUOTES EVER.

[WCsweet<3]

Originally Posted by OTW

This deserves a place right up there with the BEST GC QUOTES EVER.

I second this motion.

If it was my sorority, I would talk to them. I have yet to meet a sister (not on GC) who isn't in my chapter. If it wasn't my sorority, then I wouldn't worry or react. They are wearing the letters for one reason or another.

As far as snatching letters... Unless they were hurting the reputation of my sorority, I would not touch them. Even if they were hurting the reputation, I might confront them, but I would not rip anything off. If people are getting our name out and not making us look bad, I am pretty okay about it.

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

I have known of incidents where people have literally snatched letters off of a perp.

There is no way I am going to embarrass myself or potentially harm someone over letters on a hat that aren't mine. Heck, I'm not even going to harm someone over MY OWN letters. I may say something, but I'm not about to curse at someone, rip something off of them, or hurt them in any way.

Anyone who is going to harm someone else or have the cops called on them over their letters needs to quit drinking the Kool-Aid. I'm sorry, I love my sorority but I can assure you that there are far more important things in life.

[MTSUGURL]

"Oh, I have friends in that sorority. Who do you know that's an ABC?"
"My daughter. She gave me this hat for Father's Day."
"Oh how sweet."

or

"Excuse me, Grandpa. Get those letters off your head NOW. I KNOW you're not in a sorority!" (Followed by large scuffle in which said hat is ripped to shreds, Grandpa gets stitches in the scratches down his face and you get arrested for assaulting the husband of your local chapter's advisor. He deserved it, the perp.)

The second would be amazing to watch.. in a I can't look away from the train wreck kind of way.

[Xidelt]

Fantastic isn't condescending. She just doesn't want to look like an ass and go to jail.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by Xidelt

Fantastic isn't condescending. She just doesn't want to look like an ass and go to jail.

Actually she WAS being condescending in telling ME what I realize or fail to realize. She doesn't know me so how can she make that assessment? Not to mention the fact that some of you seem to imply that I said I would do it or that I did it. Again, notice I said that I have SEEN those incidents. Never did I say it was right. Never did I say I had done it. I simply shared my experience.

And what is with all this talk about jail? These people never went to jail. The cops were never called. Besides, I find it ironic that so many talk about how this creates a poor reputation of an organization when I have seen members of certain sororities and fraternities (and I'm not only talking about NPHC either) do far worse at parties and the like. None of you are saints.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

Actually she WAS being condescending in telling ME what I realize or fail to realize. She doesn't know me so how can she make that assessment? Not to mention the fact that some of you seem to imply that I said I would do it or that I did it. Again, notice I said that I have SEEN those incidents. Never did I say it was right. Never did I say I had done it. I simply shared my experience.

And what is with all this talk about jail? These people never went to jail. The cops were never called. Besides, I find it ironic that so many talk about how this creates a poor reputation of an organization when I have seen members of certain sororities and fraternities (and I'm not only talking about NPHC either) do far worse at parties and the like. None of you are saints.

The "assessment" was undoubtedly based on your post. That is what people do here - they read your post, and respond based on that post. It doesn't require personal knowledge of the poster. I'm sorry that you feel you were misunderstood - I too thought that your posting of those incidents was a de facto endorsement. Am I correct in my interpretation of your post above - that you do NOT approve of it?

As to the "none of you are saints" - how deeply ironic it is that you are calling out a GCer because "she doesn't know me" and yet you are willing to go off on a totally unrelated non sequiter tangent and imply that "you" (meaning us) have no right to comment on actions that would reflect poorly, and perhaps be illegal, because you have seen others do actions which also reflect badly? You don't know US, do you?

The one has nothing to do with the other. This thread is specifically addressed to one incident. It is not a blanket indictment of GLOs, be they NPC, NPHC, or some other group.

When faced with the possible misappropriation of your letters, IMHO one should ask what action could be taken which would be most in keeping with the tenets of the GLO? How can you best embody the creed/symphony/principles of those letters? The letters themselves are not nearly as important as is the way they are brought to life through your actions while representing them. That holds true for all GLOs, and covers a multitude of situations.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

The "assessment" was undoubtedly based on your post. That is what people do here - they read your post, and respond based on that post. It doesn't require personal knowledge of the poster. I'm sorry that you feel you were misunderstood - I too thought that your posting of those incidents was a de facto endorsement. Am I correct in my interpretation of your post above - that you do NOT approve of it?

As to the "none of you are saints" - how deeply ironic it is that you are calling out a GCer because "she doesn't know me" and yet you are willing to go off on a totally unrelated non sequiter tangent and imply that "you" (meaning us) have no right to comment on actions that would reflect poorly, and perhaps be illegal, because you have seen others do actions which also reflect badly? You don't know US, do you?

The one has nothing to do with the other. This thread is specifically addressed to one incident. It is not a blanket indictment of GLOs, be they NPC, NPHC, or some other group.

When faced with the possible misappropriation of your letters, IMHO one should ask what action could be taken which would be most in keeping with the tenets of the GLO? How can you best embody the creed/symphony/principles of those letters? The letters themselves are not nearly as important as is the way they are brought to life through your actions while representing them. That holds true for all GLOs, and covers a multitude of situations.

My statement about what I have seen cannot be interpreted as an endorsement. At all. And my comment about none of u being saints still stands. You're not. No one is a sant. We all have flaws. When people make statements about being an ass and getting arrested and reflecting poorly on the org they open themselves upfor statements like that because they come off as self righteous.