NMs in letters.

[AZTheta]

Originally Posted by thetaj

I'll have to check that out! I do have access to the officer portal, thank you! We have someone in charge of apparel as well, I'm guessing she does the same.

hey thetaj - there are two sections to look for, one is in the Constitution and the other is in the bylaws. PM me and I'll send those specific pages to you if you can't find them.

[AXiDLover]

Originally Posted by FSUZeta

ZTA new members are allowed to wear letters, however, until their initiation, they are not allowed to possess or wear anything with our coat of arms on it.

This is how Alpha Xi Delta is, also. Letters are okay, though at our chapter we usually don't give them the sewn letters until closer until initiation when their big's give them to them, but they get screen printed letters earlier in their NM process.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Alumiyum

And I want more squirrels, too. I avoid items with letters for the most part (clothing wise anyway) since I have more than enough already, but I'd love some squirrels.

You can have the ones from my backyard...

[nittanygirl]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Do you have a picture?? These do sound cute.

I don't have a specific picture of one, since our does not have them since we can't use our crest in that way, but I will search Facebook/PSU GL website and post if I find one!

[ChioLu]

When I went to college, pledges weren't allowed to wear the letters until initiated and knew the meaning. We could wear anything with "Chi O" or "Chi Omega" written out in script. Per our national HQ, this is now considered hazing (because it sets 1 group apart from the rest). I see their point, but it was kind of a big thing to get initiated and finally be able to wear the letters.

We still don't allow non-Chi Os to wear the crest, so that will never be on a date party t-shirt or mom's/dad's day item.

[BemoreLXA]

Personally, I'm against our policy that associates of our fraternity can wear letters but hey, shit happens. I can't control that

[tld221]

Originally Posted by spaceykatie

Our sororities and frats are national, but it's a campus policy for pledges not to wear letters until they are initiated, but most of the sororities are required to wear our pledge shirts EVERY DAY during the pledge process. no joke.

OH TEH HORRORZ.

Originally Posted by ChioLu

When I went to college, pledges weren't allowed to wear the letters until initiated and knew the meaning. We could wear anything with "Chi O" or "Chi Omega" written out in script. Per our national HQ, this is now considered hazing (because it sets 1 group apart from the rest). I see their point, but it was kind of a big thing to get initiated and finally be able to wear the letters.

We still don't allow non-Chi Os to wear the crest, so that will never be on a date party t-shirt or mom's/dad's day item.

As it should be. Another topic, another thread. Both which we've discussed ad nauseum.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by tld221

OH TEH HORRORZ.

Lol

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by tld221

OH TEH HORRORZ.

TYMEZ-Z HAHHHHHHHD.

[honeychile]

So, with all the Never-Evers, what do you do with old items with your letters or crest on then? How do you stop something like this:

[33girl]

That man is wearing knickers!

Or are they bloomers!

Either way he gets a pass on the inapprorpriate letter wearing.

[BemoreLXA]

Originally Posted by ChioLu

When I went to college, pledges weren't allowed to wear the letters until initiated and knew the meaning. We could wear anything with "Chi O" or "Chi Omega" written out in script. Per our national HQ, this is now considered hazing (because it sets 1 group apart from the rest). I see their point, but it was kind of a big thing to get initiated and finally be able to wear the letters.

We still don't allow non-Chi Os to wear the crest, so that will never be on a date party t-shirt or mom's/dad's day item.

yeah. Thats not the rational per say with my HQ I'm not saying its hazing but I am kind of in different about associates wearing letters. I chose to wear my letters and give my little letters after initiation, while others wear them as soon as they associate

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ChioLu

When I went to college, pledges weren't allowed to wear the letters until initiated and knew the meaning. We could wear anything with "Chi O" or "Chi Omega" written out in script. Per our national HQ, this is now considered hazing (because it sets 1 group apart from the rest).

I know this has been brought up many times at GC, but by this definition, my fraternity mandates hazing in our General Regulations for Chapters, because they provide that only initiated brothers may wear the letters. So obviously, we do not consider it hazing to prohibit probationary members (pledges) from wearing the letters or anything with the coat of arms.

[Optimus Prime]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I know this has been brought up many times at GC, but by this definition, my fraternity mandates hazing in our General Regulations for Chapters, because they provide that only initiated brothers may wear the letters. So obviously, we do not consider it hazing to prohibit probationary members (pledges) from wearing the letters or anything with the coat of arms.

This is how it is in Alpha Xi Delta as well. Only initiated members are allowed to wear the crest.

[aephi alum]

I guess we haze too, as our new members aren't allowed to wear letters...

However, our new member pin is our crest with the Greek letters removed.

To each GLO their own.