Are some phrases/words SPECIFIC to certain Greek orgs?

[JSUAKA17]

It seems strange to me to hear that some schools refer to anyone that pledged the same semester as them as their sands, regardless of the organization. When I pledged, the only people that we called our sands were our line sisters that actually crossed the sands with us. Of course that was in 1987, I realize that most organizations probably no longer physically cross burning sands, nor should they (we shouldn't have been doing it either). I just thought that the term sands was reserved for the most intimate of relationships, at least that is how it was in my day.

[Lyrical1908]

Originally Posted by JSUAKA17

It seems strange to me to hear that some schools refer to anyone that pledged the same semester as them as their sands, regardless of the organization. When I pledged, the only people that we called our sands were our line sisters that actually crossed the sands with us. Of course that was in 1987, I realize that most organizations probably no longer physically cross burning sands, nor should they (we shouldn't have been doing it either). I just thought that the term sands was reserved for the most intimate of relationships, at least that is how it was in my day.

I was made in '92 in Great Great Lakes and this is how I was taught. I call other people that crossed Spring '92 my psuedo sands.

I had one spec and a few personals. I got persed by people in other organizations as well, and I persed people that crossed after me. Families are big in Michigan across most orgs, but it depends on the chapter.

[rhoyaltempest]

I came in Spring '93 in the Northeast and up here your sands was anyone in any of the organizations that was going thru the process at the same time as you. Your line sister was your line sister or as they say up here now, your LS. And also, people pers and spec people in other organizations up here also. But of course, this is the old way.