Girls Lavilering Girlfriends? - Page 2

sopranology · #1 09-30-2008, 05:15 PM

Someone mentioned it before, but the tradition started (and is still usually kept) that only men laviler their significant others, so it surprises me that this situation hasn't been flipped. What if a member of a men's fraternity wanted to give his letters to his male partner?

DraconisAmante · #2 03-01-2009, 03:33 PM

Thanks for all the input. I do apologize for not returning to this thread for a while. I did speak with several sisters in the chapter and they had no problem with the idea. My girlfriend respects my letters because she knows how much they mean to me, and understands to behavior that comes along with wearing those greek letters. To the poster who asked if I intend to marry her, yes if this stupid society ever decides to realize that the gay and lesbian members of society are just as important as the straight members. Gays and Lesbians have done great things for this society and not recognizing the community puts me in the mind frame of slavery all over again. True we're not being bought and sold, but we're being persecuted and not acknowledged as humans with the right to love and be loved.

And I did lavalier her. And I intend to ask her to marry me soon.

CUTKE538 · #3 03-07-2009, 01:07 PM

I think you did the right thing in requesting imput from others, and discussing the matter with your sisters. I like the idea of giving a necklace or chain with letters on them quite a bit, and might be more appropriate for for same sex male couples. It would be something I would consider.

APhiAnna · #4 09-30-2008, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Jen

I like the idea of a necklace with the group's symbol or jewel.

I agree, that's really cute!

OhThatGirl88 · #5 09-30-2008, 01:57 PM

My Fiance lavaliered me before we got engaged. I'm not Greek (yet) and at first I was exceptionally hesitant about wearing his letters. It wasn't until I met both his big and his little (who live halfway across the country from us) and they gave us their blessing that I truly felt comfortable wearing his letters.

But I digress- Tread lightly around tradition. if your girl isn't Greek, she might not understand the significance of your letters to yourself and your sisters. It was only because I am a part of a non-GLO secret society that my FI knew I would understand the significance.