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09-27-2006, 03:20 PM
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I have heard of prohibition of wearing stitched letters before becoming a fully active member, but not earning your letters? Never heard that.
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I believe there are only 2 NPC sororities that only allow initiated members to wear letters (Alpha Epsilon Phi & Pi Beta Phi).
Any sorority chapter (that is not one of those 2) is in violation of their policies if they forbid new members to wear letters.
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09-27-2006, 03:39 PM
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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06
I believe there are only 2 NPC sororities that only allow initiated members to wear letters (Alpha Epsilon Phi & Pi Beta Phi).
Any sorority chapter (that is not one of those 2) is in violation of their policies if they forbid new members to wear letters.
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Kappa Alpha Theta also allows only initiated members to wear letters.
In my chapter of AEPhi, lettered items (sweatshirts, hats, etc) were a popular initiation gift. But new members can wear items with "AEPhi" or "Alpha Epsilon Phi" spelled out, and we made sure they had plenty of such items to show their pride in their new sorority. 
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09-27-2006, 04:34 PM
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I believe there are only 2 NPC sororities that only allow initiated members to wear letters (Alpha Epsilon Phi & Pi Beta Phi).
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Letters and/or the entire words?
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09-27-2006, 04:36 PM
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Letters and/or the entire words?
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Letters.
If the organization prohibits their NMs from wearing letters, they're usually allowed to wear the letters spelled out.
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09-27-2006, 04:47 PM
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Letters.
If the organization prohibits their NMs from wearing letters, they're usually allowed to wear the letters spelled out.
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Out of curisoity, how is not wearing Letters, but letters spelled out? Do you mean the name of the GLO?
I am not sure, but if a New Recruit can wear the name spelled out, then why can they not wear just the letters?
I am at a loss on this point.
I do not also understand the idea of stiched letters as opposed to say iron on letters.
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09-27-2006, 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom Earp
Out of curisoity, how is not wearing Letters, but letters spelled out? Do you mean the name of the GLO?
I am not sure, but if a New Recruit can wear the name spelled out, then why can they not wear just the letters?
I am at a loss on this point.
I do not also understand the idea of stiched letters as opposed to say iron on letters.
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A lot of GLO's have special meaning invested in their letters to the point of not letting them be shown in Greek letter format, such as Fiji (who have rules that apply to their letters).
I wouldn't let my pledges wear letters because not all of them will stay. Some may de-pledge, and may take those letters that I hold so dear with them, and I would not be so thrilled with a non-greek running around with my org's letters.
You know?
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09-27-2006, 04:47 PM
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Getting ready to leave for a class, after which I will be heading to the house I went to last night, then after that, onto one I've been to during formal rush. I'm so excited and my heart is just pounding. I really like the house I went to last night. I just feel like a kid at Christmas, being able to go around and see what all this is like, and I'm SOOOOOOO hoping I get a bid this time around. I'm all jittery!!! I have no ideea why this greek thing has me all nerves like this! Wish me luck!
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09-27-2006, 04:48 PM
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Getting ready to leave for a class, after which I will be heading to the house I went to last night, then after that, onto one I've been to during formal rush. I'm so excited and my heart is just pounding. I really like the house I went to last night. I just feel like a kid at Christmas, being able to go around and see what all this is like, and I'm SOOOOOOO hoping I get a bid this time around. I'm all jittery!!! I have no ideea why this greek thing has me all nerves like this! Wish me luck!
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Good luck!!!
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09-27-2006, 04:58 PM
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Letters and/or the entire words?
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In reference to an earlier quote because my understanding is that it is the same for all three of us (Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi, and Alpha Epsilon Phi):
We dont wear our letters on anything until after initiation. With Theta, atleast, we arent even supposed to technically have anything with our letters on them until that time (but you may see new members buy/given items and put them away until after initiation). We are allowed to wear or have items with "Theta", "Pi Phi", "AEPhi," or "Kappa Alpha Theta", "Pi Beta Phi," "Alpha Epsilon Phi" (as in spelled out) on them prior to initiation.
As to why we do this, it's a privilege for initiated members to know and as OtterXO said, it should not be questioned.
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09-27-2006, 05:24 PM
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Our chapter allowed "Gamma Sigma Sigma" spelled out for members-in-training. You had to have been initiated to wear "Letters".
To help make the MITs feel part of the sisterhood, we all got long-sleeved white tshirts with "Gamma Sigma Sigma" spelled out in maroon. We all wore them on scheduled days/events. Of course, members also wore letters. I have only one set left from college - my other 2 sweatshirts were literally falling apart from the seams!! As a reactivated alum, I will certainly be getting new letters.
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09-27-2006, 05:55 PM
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Also, I know that our letters aren't supposed to be worn by anyone else...meaning that any Greek life shirts or panhel shirts should have "Theta" spelled out on them. I'm not sure if this applies to Pi Phi or AEPhi.
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09-27-2006, 07:02 PM
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Also, I know that our letters aren't supposed to be worn by anyone else...meaning that any Greek life shirts or panhel shirts should have "Theta" spelled out on them. I'm not sure if this applies to Pi Phi or AEPhi.
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Wow, I think that one is violated all the time. My sisters, who are Kappas, have several Kite and Key t-shirts that have the Greek letters for Kappa Alpha Theta on them.
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09-27-2006, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by blackngoldengrl
Also, I know that our letters aren't supposed to be worn by anyone else...meaning that any Greek life shirts or panhel shirts should have "Theta" spelled out on them. I'm not sure if this applies to Pi Phi or AEPhi.
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It does apply to AEPhi. Our Panhel recruitment shirts had the names of all 5 NPC sororities spelled out. There is a Theta chapter at my school as well, and when 40% of the NPC sororities don't allow non-members to wear letters, Panhel accommodates them. 
Now that we've totally hijacked poor Symbal's recruitment thread... good luck with COB, Symbal.
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09-27-2006, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by blackngoldengrl
Also, I know that our letters aren't supposed to be worn by anyone else...meaning that any Greek life shirts or panhel shirts should have "Theta" spelled out on them. I'm not sure if this applies to Pi Phi or AEPhi.
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It's not just Theta that has this rule. Many GLOs do.
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09-27-2006, 07:27 PM
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At my first new member meeting our Fraternity Educator told us to hold off on wearing anything with 'letters' until after initiation but anything that said "Zeta" or "Zeta Tau Alpha" was fine.
Now that I think about it though, the panhel shirts we were given to wear for the 1st round had the letters of every chapter on the back, including pi phi and theta which some people have mentioned...interesting
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