Plegdes wearing letters???

[IBelieve1897]

No letters till initiation in Sigma Pi

[chicostateksig]

Originally Posted by James

Nationally Kappa Sigma's policy is that pledges may wear letters but nothing with the symbols of the fraternity, the crest or star and crescent. No doubt some of the policy is designed to help colonies.

Local chapters definitely differ with the general trend that I have seen being no lettters for pledges.

Interesting enough, when we colonized we had members go out and buy letters the very next day . . . but when we recieved our charter these same people were the ones who voted against pledges wearing letters until initiated. Odd hypocracy.

[This message has been edited by James (edited April 25, 2001).]

HAHA i am a Colony Brother and i dont own a set of letters because i dont think i have earned them yet. i think pledges not even colony brothers should wear them but i can see why our organization decides to make it okay.

Nope except for pledge pins. The peldge pins could only be worn on collared shirts. Whch meant we had to wear collared shirts all the time. Sometimes pledges didn't pick up on that and would wear t-shirts and no pins. You can bet they were told what was meant by "only with collared shirts". Of coruse, the pins had to be removed on the rare occasions we we were able to partake in certain bevergaes.

[urbanfemme]

Originally Posted by LiDdLMiSsGrEeK

for my sorority pledges are not allowed to wear letters or sport them in any fashion. Pledges are also not to write the letters until they are fullfledged sisters. They can write the whole name out, but I'm not sure if they're allowed to wear it or not. However to distinguish pledges from sisters, pledges wear pledge pins as well as other things to distinguish them from sisters. They do not what our letters mean and they have not earned them. As a sister or brother of your GLO how do, or how would, you feel about pledges wearing letters before initiation? I know I would be like "hey you haven't gone through everything that I had to go through to earn MY letters. You don't deserve them." also if a pledge can wear letters before init. if they do drop how can u guarantee they will not sport "their letters"?

For my chapter at my school, that's how it works. We're also not allowed to wear our colors together either.

[DEVODUDE]

In ZBT, our new members are allowed to wear the letters of the fraternity, however, they are not allowed to wear national brother pin or chapter pin until they successfully complete the membership development process and are initiated into the brotherhood.

[When Doves Cry]

Our pledges are allowed to wear whatever they want, except the membership quill pin

Though I kind of wish we had that rule where only initiated members can wear letters.

[atomicflowers]

Every chapter is different, but at mine new members aren't allowed to wear letters until big/lil. We were told that they wanted our "first set of letters" to come from our big because it's more meaningful and special that way. And of course they weren't allowed to wear our badge or anything with our crest on it until after the initiation ceremony.

[Tom Earp]

I guess there are different ways to handle the wearing of letters.

But, if a new Recruit/Pledge is allowed to wear letters, it does promote that chapter or GLO. I always thought that if they were good enough to be recruited then they should be able to say so.

Hi, I am a pround new associate of so and so GLO. Talk to me and see if I can interest you in joining us.

Wearing the Badge/Pin without being initiated of course is something differet all together.

[GammaPhi88]

In my sorority they can't techincally tell you that you are not allowed to wear stiched letters, but they strongly suggest we don't. My pledge class may wear spelled out letters (we can have a t-shirt that says Gamma Phi Beta), but we can't wear the greek letters in any form until initiation, when we've earned it. We can own them...most of us have the letters in our closets, but we wouldn''t dream of wearing them until we are full sisters. This is basically the norm for the campus.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by GammaPhi88

...but we can't wear the greek letters in any form until initiation, when we've earned it...

IMHO, you should "learn" sisterhood, not "earn" it.

I'm in favor of all members...new and old...wearing letters.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

IMHO, you should "learn" sisterhood, not "earn" it.

I'm in favor of all members...new and old...wearing letters.

We "earn" membership and "learn" sisterhood.

I'm glad that "pledges" wearing letters isn't up to individual chapters' opinions for Delta. This thread is really old so this stuff has been said over and over.

[Thetagirl218]

At my chapter the new members were not allowed to wear anything that had the greek letters on them except for panhellenic shirts that had everyone's letters on them or shirts that had our name spelled out. They were given their first set of letters "shirt form" after initiation

[DZgal08]

Just like everyone else, our girls can wear the letters but I dont think we let them wear the crest.

But I kind of wish they weren't allowed to wear the letters until initiated. I think it would be more of a privilege to them once they were initiated!

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

We "earn" membership and "learn" sisterhood.

I'm glad that "pledges" wearing letters isn't up to individual chapters' opinions for Delta. This thread is really old so this stuff has been said over and over.

And that is a problem?

If you or yours may happen to Haze is that alright also as long as it is not known?

If The New Members are not good enough to have them wear letters why were they pledged in the first place?

They do not know Your or anyone elses Ritual secrets so hide them under a basket instead of proudly saying Hi, I am a new member of So and So GLO!

Makes me not want to join yours or any other who does not like me enough to be proud enough to be with You.

[cuteASAbug]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Makes me not want to join yours or any other who does not like me enough to be proud enough to be with You.

That's ok because I don't see Delta Sigma Theta inviting you to join anywhere in the foreseeable future.