Sweethearts

[TKE-DE943]

At Cleveland State (Delta-Epsilon) our sweethearts are elected by the Membership Quality Board along with the chapter awards (such as Top Athlete, Top Big Brother, etc.) The sweetheart is always a female who has made a _SIGNIFICANT_ contribution to advancing the interests of our chapter and of Tau Kappa Epsilon, and someone that (had they been male) would be proud and honored to call our brother. Every past sweetheart gets the respect of always being sweetheart of the chapter, and is always welcome to all social functions. They are NOT allowed to attend private ceremonies or chapter meetings, however. They do NOT have a vote in any decisions that are made by the chapter, as they are not actually members.

They also have the privilege of being embarrassed by TKE's occasionally and randomly breaking into a rousing rendition of "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" which has somehow (unknown to me as to when) became the ONE song that TKE Delta Epsilon is known for on campus (and has been for at least 5 years - probably many more before that).

[REE1993]

Originally Posted by TKE-DE943

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They also have the privilege of being embarrassed by TKE's occasionally and randomly breaking into a rousing rendition of "You've Lost That Loving Feeling" which has somehow (unknown to me as to when) became the ONE song that TKE Delta Epsilon is known for on campus (and has been for at least 5 years - probably many more before that).

You just brought back a great memory for me. Sunday morning brunch, at the cafeteria, 13 pledges on one knee... it really did make me blush. This was at my first school in 1990, and not the school where I became a Gamma Sig.

Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[saruhsto]

Question for TKEs --

Have you ever made a Sweetheart buy her own letters?

[Rio_Kohitsuji]

Congrats on becoming a Sweetheart!

I'm also a Sweetheart, but not a chapter one, they quit that along a while ago

[KKGcutie]

I am a TKE sweetheart at my school, although they call it something else. Here, it's a very selective thing. The senior boys have meetings for weeks to decide who gets chosen, and only junior and senior girls are eligible. Even then, hardly any juniors are chosen, so being chosen as a junior as I was is a really big honor. Girls are chosen based upon the "if they were a boy, we'd give them a bid" theory already mentioned above, and girls who have slept around in the house are disqualified. I have been dating a TKE for three and a half years, so I know all the guys, and being a sweetheart is a mark of my friendship with them. I play beirut with them (and win), help at their philanthropy events, play mario cart, and watch out for the pledges if they ever need someone to talk to. I am a respected part of the house, and if any younger guys ever talk shit to me, they get ripped a new one by the older boys. So Pretty Boy, if you think that sweethearts are just sluts, then obviously the problem is with the boys in your chapter and the fact that a) they are not respectful of women and b) they choose sluts instead of friends.