NPHC Sues Converse

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by starang21
well, as long as only members of our organizations are the only ones who are buying them. it's like the T-shirts, line jackets, ect..it's all nalia, there are rules for this type of thing.

But of course. It just seems stupid that converse wouldn't first get permission from each respective organization before making thse shoes.

[Rio_Kohitsuji]

Converse should have done their shoes like Nike (I seen them in Eastbay in the basketball section). The customer picks out the combination in colors and what text they want and where they want it. They avoided a lot of grief unlike Converse.
So now, whether if you are in a BGLO, WGLO, or WhateverGLO everyone can be happy

Link to customized shoes

[PhiPsiRuss]

Has anyone heard anything?

[_Lisa_]

Originally posted by greeklawgirl
I don't know what the shoes look like...

Click here & then click on the links for each GreekPak pair of shoes. It'll say no image is available but you can see the shoes after you click on the link.

[TigerLilly]

Originally posted by starang21
well, as long as only members of our organizations are the only ones who are buying them. it's like the T-shirts, line jackets, ect..it's all nalia, there are rules for this type of thing.

Yeah...but if you take a quote off of the link that crzychx provided, it's almost like they're encouraging people to get a pair so people will *think* you're a member of the orgs, even if you're not:

"No matter your Greek association or affiliation, grab these quick for representation. "

Too bad there's such a fuss about the way Converse did it; they are really cute shoes.

[HederaNaturale]

Just to add something to PsychTau and sugar and spice's comments, you'd be surprised how many people outside "the black community" are VERY familiar with BGLOs and the revenue they can bring in. Look at the AT&T commercials with "Alpha Theta Theta" stepping. I'm sure the bigwigs at Converse, black or white, have a direct line to what's hot and profitable, and 'nalia is definitely close to the top of the list.

On another note, I've never seen the infamous shoes in a store, but I did notice that Nordstom had pink/green, and purple/gold Chucks, sans the year. I would imagine that they probably have blue/white, black/gold, and red/white too, since those are common color combinations. I wonder if they're trying to still capitalize on the market without putting themselves at too much litigation risk this time?

At any rate, I have the light pink/green Kangaroos and I just got my mom some AKA sneakers, and both cost less than the Converses. They're not that cute anyway.