Plegdes wearing letters??? - Page 15

TigerLilly · #1 12-06-2003, 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by Senusret I
TigerLilly,

A lot of these questions can only be answered by the members of the organization one is pursuing on that particular campus. In terms of what is allowed while you are "on line" you may never get those questions answered.

I personally can't explain it because it really is different wherever you go and it depends on the org.

Alright, cool, I'm just asking b/c I know next to nothing about NPHC orgs and I'm trying not to be ignorant.

Thanks everyone who nicely answered my multiple pestering questions!!!

Senusret I · #2 12-06-2003, 12:18 PM

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Originally posted by TigerLilly
Alright, cool, I'm just asking b/c I know next to nothing about NPHC orgs and I'm trying not to be ignorant.
Thanks everyone who nicely answered my multiple pestering questions!!!

We're all here to learn!

starang21 · #3 12-06-2003, 01:20 PM

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Originally posted by Senusret I

It is not universally true that the colors of an NPHC organization are equal in value to the letters. And I really wish that NPHC members in particular would stop making this generalization, since we only really know about our own organizations.

there's a reason as to why our colors our chosen..you're right, i can't speak for any of the other eight. the whole point is that you'll never see the letters of your frat in anything except your colors, point blank. and that is why the colors are important as well. and i'm sure if you ever saw one of your bruhs ine something like that, you'd have a word with them. but as i said...it's going to be a misunderstanding if i ever see frat with my letters on in anything except brown and gold.

cammykaze1920 · #4 12-06-2003, 01:52 PM

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Originally posted by TigerLilly
To thetanustew -- Hey, another PSP brother!! Pop over to the PSP forum sometime!!! (Even though it's a bit inactive...)
So, I still have some questions about the colors thing. Like 33girl asked, can you still wear one of the colors while pledging? Like, blue jeans if the org. you're pledging has blue as one of its colors, or your favorite pink sweater if pink was one of the colors?
Could you wear the color on your shoes? (Since I have blue tennis shoes on right now, I thought of that.)
What if you had a job, and your job uniform included the colors of the org. you were pledging? Obviously the org. wouldn't ask you to not wear your work uniform, would they?
For cammykaze1920, you weren't allowed to wear colors around sisters, but otherwise you were...but what if you ran into a sister unexpectedly, at the store or something, while you were wearing a "forbidden" color?
And I know I'm asking a lot of random questions, but I'm curious about this stuff because I had no idea that some groups had the rule about not wearing the colors. I'm just trying to understand how it works, since it seems incomprehensible to me that you would be banned from wearing certain colors.

Hi Tigerlilly,
To answer your question, if I ran into a sister while having the colors on, i would highly doubt that she would stress the issue. No one is that anal to see if there is blue in my sneakers or not. There are some 'hard core' sisters that may stress the issue. But the deal is that one of our colors is royal blue which is highly different from your basic blue.

cammykaze1920 · #5 12-06-2003, 01:55 PM

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Originally posted by Tom Earp
How damn inane, fantastically stupid, and Add on here___!

OH, OH , We as a Soroity dont want anyone on our Campuses to know that we a da Associated New Members!

Geeze Get in the real Life of Hello Land! LALA LA, Who are you kidding?

if I"was" to become a Member of YOUR FINE Friggin Organization of which I was Proud to Associate With, but could not show How Proud I am, Then, I would tell you and yours to Kiss some serious Butt!

I am sorry, but I wwant to have All Of My New Associates to Proudly Say Hey, I Associated With LXA!

You are missing the point...They have to earn that right.

cammykaze1920 · #6 12-06-2003, 01:57 PM

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Originally posted by thetanustew
Well, one way you could show your pride in being "a Member of YOUR FINE Friggin Organization of which I was Proud to Associate With" would be to respect the rituals and traditions of the organization and to protect its secrets...

I co-sign!!!

cammykaze1920 · #7 12-06-2003, 02:05 PM

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Originally posted by starang21
kappa alpha psi and delta sigma theta have the same colors. so regarding wearing colors, that has nothing to do with it. they still wear their respective colors. i'm talking about an organization wearing their letters in all different types of colors.

Yes, like wearing our colors in a plaid or floral print...A definite No-No!!

cammykaze1920 · #8 12-06-2003, 02:12 PM

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Originally posted by AXORissa
yes.

I didnt choose my sorority because of the colors, I chose it because of the sisters....

if that makes you think I'm a bad sister, then you need to get your priorities straight...

Edited because I'm horrible with grammar

It's just weird that you say that...all of the D9 embraced their colors and wear them with pride...hey, but to each his own.

cammykaze1920 · #9 12-06-2003, 02:16 PM

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Originally posted by AXORissa
i wasnt thinking that maybe the colors had significance.. i mean, I know the reason why our colors are red and green, and I suppose its somewhat important, but I just dont care for them. In fact, our chapter dislikes them so much that we changed it into Rutgers colors-- the new bid day shirts are these in t-shirts:

(this is on black)

hehe, and to show you all what my favorite hoodie is:

(as is this)

just having fun with greek101.com letter generator, haha.

*edited because im not used to this vB code thing*

Hello fellow Alum! I went to RU too C/O 1999!

tunatartare · #10 12-06-2003, 02:31 PM

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Originally posted by cammykaze1920
Yes, like wearing our colors in a plaid or floral print...A definite No-No!!

Wait, I'm confused, so you couldn't get letters that had blue and white flowers on them?

AXORissa · #11 12-06-2003, 02:35 PM

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Originally posted by cammykaze1920
It's just weird that you say that...all of the D9 embraced their colors and wear them with pride...hey, but to each his own.

I guess its just a difference between the D9 and the NPC sororities, not that any way is better. its just a different value system.

But our colors dont really mean all that much, to my chapter at least.... our founders chose them for a reason, but we dont stress the importance of it. And the reason they were chosen isnt exactly stirring to me, its kind of random. I dont feel that the colors mean anything personally. My chapter on the whole felt that way, which is why we adopted the similiar scheme of Red and Black, our schools colors. We still have red...

AXORissa · #12 12-06-2003, 02:36 PM

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Originally posted by cammykaze1920
Hello fellow Alum! I went to RU too C/O 1999!

Hiya!!!

I was there then, i actually pledged Fall 99

R-U- Rah Rah!

Senusret I · #13 12-06-2003, 02:49 PM

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Originally posted by DaisyKLP
Wait, I'm confused, so you couldn't get letters that had blue and white flowers on them?

I have seen NPHC letters with a fabric print that matched the colors of the organization. It wasn't exactly plaid or floral, but it was a design nonetheless. Whether this violated an organization's protocol, I do not know. I trust that the member wearing the print knew their own rules.

33girl · #14 12-06-2003, 04:25 PM

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Originally posted by starang21
no, and like i said, the fact that it's a frat and a sorority with the same colors has nothing to do with it. in the NPHC, wearing your letters in anything EXCEPT your colors is a BIG NO NO. if i saw a bruh that had letters in anything except brown and gold, that's a situation.

And if I saw an ASA sister wearing DZ letters, that would be a situation. I'm trying to explain the logic of why NPC groups might not put the same importance on wearing letters in the group's colors only and/or wearing the colors in general, and find something to equate it to so both sides can get a handle on it.

blulady · #15 12-06-2003, 05:14 PM

People, how difficult is it to just understand that everyone's organization is just not the same. Understand that if organizations in the NPC are permitted to wear their letters with any combination of colors it is because their colors may not have the level of significance to their organization as do members of the NPHC. As a member of an NPHC organization, I can say that our colors have a ritualistic, secretive meaning; therefore we are not permitted to wear our letters with any color just because we like the way it looks, or whatever the case may be. As far as identifying aspirants to our organization by way of wearing our letters and colors, one has to know the history of organizations of the NPHC. Before 1990 aspirants to orgs. of the NPHC wore identifying clothing and carried items unique to the org they were pursuing membership with. Because pledging as we (NPHC) once knew it is now forbidden, no org of the NPHC wants anyone to be able to identify its potential new members simply because of the penalties they may face if it is discovered. Anyone with Greek radar can tell which org. a person is pursuing if they know what to look for in a case like this, but in a nutshell, it's as simple as I just explained it.

Oh, yeah did I forget to say that I am a ..... Zeta?