How protective are you of your letters?

[jubilance1922]

Originally posted by Rain Man


Perhaps XYZ should exercise some conventional wisdom and use some discretion by stating as protocol that letters/sheild are not to be used on such items as pencils, pens, mugs, and umbrellas. In other words, use them on items that non-members will be unlikely to have access to for their own use. That protects your letters in a major way and increases assurance that non-members will not use it for their own purposes.

The only flaw in this argument is that most orgs don't make their own items. If orgs could REALLY control what their letters went on, we wouldn't have those dreaded sorority thongs.

[Lindz928]

Watch out- personal opinion coming.

I honestly don't care what other people do with their own letters. I might have a problem if someone was wearing MY letters and out acting the slut or something, but there's really not a whole lot I can do about it.

I would probably not let another girl wear a shirt with my letters on it (especially when I have so many without letters). But, I would also not let someone be cold rather than wear them when there is no other option. That is just human decency. Anyone who puts their letters above a friend has bigger problems to deal with.

I have no problem whatsoever in seeing a man wear my letters, or letting a man wear my letter shirts. Keep in mind that I am talking about casual letters- no man (and definately no woman who is not a sister) will be wearing my badge or my crest. There is just no reason for that as far as I am concerned.

I would also never wear another sorority's letters if I don't have to. I had an ex one time who's apartment was ALWAYS freezing and the most compfortable sweatshirt he had was an old Tri-Delt date party sweatshirt- so I wore it inside out (but never in public).

I never have and never will see any reason for me not to wear fraternity letters (shirts and such), but I also don't think I would wear my boyfriend's badge. I also see no reason for that, just as I see no reason to wear another sorority's badge.

For people who maybe wear their husband's badge- I thought lots of orgs make "sweetheart" and "wife" pins. Maybe I'm wrong.

I just remember my ex saying that they consider their greek letters very special and there are only a select few places that THEY can even have the greek letters. He specifically told me that the only women who get to wear their greek letters are (i think) wives and mothers. And I believe they had a special pin for those. Again, I COULD BE WRONG.

Ok, end of personal opinion.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
It makes no difference to me what other people do with their own letters. I'm not going to tell you what to do with your letters, and I would expect you no to tell me what to do with mine.

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS

See, I can be just as obnoxious as you are!

[Senusret I]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi



See, I can be just as obnoxious as you are!

I don't think anyone has been born yet who can do that.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Senusret I
I don't think anyone has been born yet who can do that.

If I were to type what I'm thinking, I'd be real wrong and the gay brigade would get defensive.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi



See, I can be just as obnoxious as you are!

Don't be so easily bothered.

[WCUgirl]

[starang21]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
If I were to type what I'm thinking, I'd be real wrong and the gay brigade would get defensive.

guuuhhhhllll....you so cwwwaaazzzyyyy!!!!!


*snaps fingers in a z*

[starang21]

Originally posted by Senusret I
I don't think anyone has been born yet who can do that.

ask your frat.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by starang21
guuuhhhhllll....you so cwwwaaazzzyyyy!!!!!


*spans fingers in a z*

Have you taken your meds today?

[KSigkid]

Originally posted by Rain Man

Personally speaking, I was a die-hard Alpha Phi Omega brother. I ate, breathed, and slept Alpha Phi Omega to the point that my relationship with the org bordered on idolatry--I'm talking attending APO functions, representing with nalia, and searching far and wide for tidbits of historic trivia facts and collecting and compiling them in a blue binder.

Does that qualify as idolatry though? That just sounds like someone who is interested in the larger picture surrounding their org. I know that I'm still interested in Kappa Sig history; I like finding out how my fraternity has changed throughout the years.

I do agree with you though on the pen and paper thing - I wouldn't be upset about someone using a Kappa Sig pen or something like that. My line is drawn at wearing items with Kappa Sigma on it.

[xplpx16]

I'm currently in-active (in the process of transferring to another university), but I still wear letters. I won't lend them out to anyone though, along with any shirt I have that associates me with a certain group, club, team or whatever. That is purely respect for the organization. Now, if someone was freezing and they needed a sweatshirt, I have tons of clothes the could pick from. My two best friends borrow my clothes all the time, they know better to never take anything with letters on it. They aren't sorority women and they do not attend college, so they don't know the extent of how important they are to most greeks, but they know enough to know that it is something special. Sure, it is just a shirt and wearing a shirt doesn't make you a member, but that is a priviledge of membership and it should be taken with much care.

As for party shirts, I see no problem with a guy wearing them, because the party shirts don't indicate membership as much as they indicate support for the organization. It's mostly block letters that really bother me.

What I don't understand is why girls wear fraternity shirts all the time! I may be some sort of a hypocrit, because I was given a shirt by a fraternity brother with his screen printed letters on it, but it doesn't indicate any sort of membership, it just says that I support the organization... idk. I just hate seeing girls wear their boyfriends block letters or whatever... not only is it tacky, but it's just not right, most organizations don't allow their associate members to wear their letters until they complete the entire new member process and for some girl to just throw on a hoodie one day is wrong in my eyes... I don't know...

[Lady Pi Phi]

Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
Don't be so easily bothered.

I think you should take your own advice.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
I think.

Congrats.