Opinions on para in public

[RitaMae1908]

Originally Posted by SkeeWee14

LOL...that's funny!

I've seen it done many times. Quite often Sorors will go out to eat after chapter meeting and if a Soror orders a drink she automatically takes off any Nalia (including jacket, pin, jewelry, etc) before she takes a sip. No one thinks anthing of it.

[Confucius]

Drinking and Pins/Jackets/Hats etc. do not go together.

One thing that I noticed is that the Fraternities can care less about what they have on and drinking. Very interesting.

[sphinxbeauty]

For my sorority, if there is alcohol present at all, we either take off our letters, pins, etc... or turn them inside out. We will not wear letters to any parties or any "pre planned" event where someone might be drinking.

Another sorority at my school will go so far as to put up post-it notes in their house covering ANYTHING with letters on it. The composites/picture frames/anything with letters will be post-it'd before people drink at their house.

I think that is going a little too far, only because I would be too lazy, but it really does show how much people respect their letters when they don't have it around drinking.

[ladygreek]

I'll just say that when we had our national convention in Las Vegas...

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

I'll just say that when we had our national convention in Las Vegas...

LOL......

Hey, to be honest, I really don't care "what" people do in their letters as long as they do it with class.

I am not one of those people who trips out when a Greek wears their tiki to the club. And heck, if you're over 21, I'm not going to think twice about someone drinking.

Now, have I pulled a lady to the side who was eating uncovered food while walking across campus? Yup.

[luvmypearls]

On Saturday, some of the new initiates met for a mixer. There was a reminder email about drinking and wearing para (esp being photographed with para and drinking(. Now, everyone who came out looked very lovely (as only my new sorors would). No one had on any para that I noticed and we had a very good time.

Later that evening, I went to the casino. Now I was wearing a pin on my jacket and I removed it, because it didn't feel right.


Now, I have been a lady of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated for 15 days now and I remember one of the more seasoned sorors telling us to be careful when we want to "just make a quick run" and when we don't look our best. Well on Saturday morning, I was just going to drop the kids off at dance class, but when I looked at myself as I was going out of the door, I quickly removed the AKA baseball cap.

Sidenote: It was funny reading the post from nachural wishing she had letters and now, well...rep yo letters, soror!

[Lady of Pearl]

I think what is in question is proper protocol- as a seasoned Soror of 22 years within our organization. I can remember after being initiated and going to celebrate at a restauraunt where alcohol was being served that we were to remove our pin-whether we were drinking or not. I think we should abstain from even the appearance of evil. I would not want to represent Alpha Kappa Alpha in that manner. I can imagine someone saying oh those AKAs are not about nothing-- look at their members drinking and gambling with their paraphernalia on- is that what they are about? how common! A lady would never do that! If you disagree then send all your responses to me privately

[BlueReign]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

LOL......

Hey, to be honest, I really don't care "what" people do in their letters as long as they do it with class.

I am not one of those people who trips out when a Greek wears their tiki to the club. And heck, if you're over 21, I'm not going to think twice about someone drinking.

Now, have I pulled a lady to the side who was eating uncovered food while walking across campus? Yup.

See, I'm with you on this one. I wonder what the big deal is. I don't worship my letters so why would I remove them. I think if you are a stumbling drunk you will look bad with or without letters. I was a classy lady before and if I go out for a cocktail or two I am still a classy lady whether I'm wearing letters, symbols, or what.

Now I did see a stumbling drunk at a bar once wearing her colors and her lettered hat was on the bar, so I took it from her.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by ladygreek

I'll just say that when we had our national convention in Las Vegas...

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by sphinxbeauty

Another sorority at my school will go so far as to put up post-it notes in their house covering ANYTHING with letters on it. The composites/picture frames/anything with letters will be post-it'd before people drink at their house.

NPC houses are unanimously dry. There should be no alcohol on any NPC sorority property.

The "no drinking in letters" for NPCs, however, is a myth.