Wearing letters

jon1856 · #1 09-23-2006, 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by REE1993

I have a few "vintage" (circa 1993) letter sweatshirts that I wear bc they are so comfy. But they are tattered.

Do any of you alums, active or inactive, wear letters? I live in New England and spend a lot of time in sweatshirts, so I was considering buying one or two letter sweatshirts.

Just wondering what others do.

Yes, I do. I wear a lapel pin with US/SAE flag on my dress jackets. And hats, shirts et al still. I also wear my school stuff as well.

The way I look at it, I go out of my way NOT to wear corp. "letters" (GAP, Old Navy etal) as they do not pay me to do their ads and why should I pay them for the honor?

While school and GLO I have a direct connection to and am part of "something".

If you need links, I know that SAE has a master list and IIRC some of the others GLO's have simular ones on their National sites.

lauralaylin · #2 09-23-2006, 06:59 PM

I'm actually thinking about getting another sweatshirt, and I graduated in 2001. Of course, I am involved in a ton of rushes, so I have a bunch of t-shirts. Some I wear and some I don't. Mostly I wear them to chapter meetings and such.

ThetaPrincess24 · #3 09-23-2006, 07:30 PM

I'm 27. I still wear my letters on t-shirts, sweatshirts, and all the party shirt/bid day stuff. I still buy letter shirts/sweatshirts and wear them proudly along with my letter windbreaker jacket.
I still wear my lavaliere occasionally as well as sometimes (probably not anymore with new regulations) I took my letter bag with me through the airports (I met several Thetas by doing that).

I still go by the same rules/standards as I did as an undergraduate member......I dont wear them to happy hours, I dont wear them to parties, I dont sleep in them as pajamas, etc.

AOIIalum · #4 09-23-2006, 09:35 PM

I have a collection of Convention and LI tees that I do wear on occasion (usually AOII related). I do wear my jewelry regularly, and use a quilted letter tote when I travel. Been thinking about getting a new sweatshirt this fall, but may put that on the holiday list instead.

blueangel · #5 09-23-2006, 10:27 PM

I have a bracelet, a ring, and a few necklaces that I wear nearly every day. Some have ZTA on them, others are a five pointed crown, and I have a signet ring with the ZTA crest.

Where I live, it's the rare person who knows anything about sororities and fraternities. People who don't know me assume ZTA are my initials and ask me if my name is Zelda!

Yep, that's my name.. Zelda Tanya Adams.

PeppyGPhiB · #6 09-23-2006, 11:16 PM

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Originally Posted by blueangel

I have a bracelet, a ring, and a few necklaces that I wear nearly every day. Some have ZTA on them, others are a five pointed crown, and I have a signet ring with the ZTA crest.

Where I live, it's the rare person who knows anything about sororities and fraternities. People who don't know me assume ZTA are my initials and ask me if my name is Zelda!

Yep, that's my name.. Zelda Tanya Adams.

Haha...this reminds me of something that happened to me during my first trip home after starting college. I was so proudly wearing my letters, and a guy at a coffee shop asked me, "Who's Rob? Your boyfriend?" I had no idea what he was talking about until he pointed at my chest. My Theta and Pi Phi friends with me thought it was hilarious!