Wearing letters

[agzg]

You're choosing to ignore the fact that I'm presenting the other side of the issue, which is just as fair as presenting the idea that fewer people need to be blowing cash on t-shirts and investing themselves in their organization. I'm just presenting the idea that maybe not everyone who wears letters is actively choosing to not give anything back to their organization. You may know people like that, but certainly not everyone does that. Otherwise, there would be no alumnae dues in the first place, because organizations would realize that they can't collect.

You're also choosing to reject the idea that maybe I can get your point without your snarky bolding the word you're repeating over and over in your post. If you're going to point out that we're all adults, please remember that you're taking the debate to a childish level by adding in snark.

[AGDLynn]

I contribute when I can and how I can.

We all took the same vows, just different words.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

I'm just presenting the idea that maybe not everyone who wears letters is actively choosing to not give anything back to their organization.

Yeah they are all actively choosing to not give anything back. Everyone simply has different explanations and excuses for their choices. You stated yours.

Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam

You're also choosing to reject the idea that maybe I can get your point without your snarky bolding the word you're repeating over and over in your post. If you're going to point out that we're all adults, please remember that you're taking the debate to a childish level by adding in snark.

If that's what you gathered from that, oh well.

[REE1993]

Holy moly, look what I started!

As I said earlier, I have some old, falling apart letter sweatshirts that I wear at home. I am joining my alum chapter, so I figured this was a good chance as any to get something new.

The funny thing is, the sweatshirts themselves started falling apart, but the sewn letters are still 100% intact!

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by REE1993

Holy moly, look what I started!

What?

[tcsparky]

Originally Posted by REE1993

Holy moly, look what I started!

As I said earlier, I have some old, falling apart letter sweatshirts that I wear at home. I am joining my alum chapter, so I figured this was a good chance as any to get something new.

The funny thing is, the sweatshirts themselves started falling apart, but the sewn letters are still 100% intact!

Take your old letter shirts to the Greek store. They can transfer the nice letters to a new t-shirt, usually for only a few dollars more than the price of the shirt. I have done this with my first set of letters.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by tcsparky

Take your old letter shirts to the Greek store. They can transfer the nice letters to a new t-shirt, usually for only a few dollars more than the price of the shirt. I have done this with my first set of letters.

I didn't know this was possible. Not like I have more than 1 "lettered shirt," but it's something to keep in mind. Thanks!

[33girl]

I think that this is another NPC/NPHC difference. NPC members do not necessarily have to pay alumnae dues to remain in good standing with the org (as I've gathered NPHC members do). Some NPC groups actually have a lifetime alumnae fee that is paid shortly after initiation.

Everyone's got different types of alumnae dues structures. You also have to consider that there's much more difference between the way an NPC collegiate chapter runs and an NPC alum chapter, then there is between an NPHC collegiate chapter and an NPHC graduate chapter. (Apologies for the clunkiest sentence ever)

I hope this makes sense, I wanted to keep it kind of general.

[Drolefille]

Some NPCs only pay dues if they're part of an alum chapter. This depends on location and availability as well. Even in cities where there are many alums, there isn't always a chapter due to the issues involved in starting one and scheduling conflicts.