Wearing para at philanthropy/service events

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by REE1993

Do your undergrad and/or alumni chapters wear your GLO name or letters to service events? I am volunteering with a few fellow alum sisters at a Cystic Fibrosis Foundation walk in a few weeks, and was planning to wear an alum baseball hat. We will probably be wearing event t-shirts that way, so I am not wearing a letter shirt.

Obviously we are a service sorority, and I remember that as an undergrad, we wore letters to a lot of events. Is it in poor taste to get your name out there? What do you think about "advertising" or PR in general?

There is no longer a chapter at my school, but our alumnae chapter is pretty active.

It has honestly never occurred to me that I wouldn't do so ... at an event where I would get dirty or gross in some way, of course, I wouldn't, but otherwise, why not?

[jojapeach]

My chapter sorors always wear our letters, name, and/or colors proudly when we volunteer. (DSTRent13 had a good point about not your letters dirty when painting a house, cleaning a street, etc.) Why wouldn't we want everyone to know that our organization is doing its part to better the community?

Besides, it is a nice way to get positive personal PR rather than the usually negative press that is broadcasted across airwaves and plastered across headlines.

[ZeePhiBee4Me]

if i were a parent of a child with a disorder, or someone else benefitting from that activity, i would like to know which organizations felt it was necessary to participate. Companies plaster their names all on events, why shouldnt we show who we are to younger girls and boys so that they know when they get older that we may be what they want to be.

[1908Revelations]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

Besides, it is a nice way to get positive personal PR rather than the usually negative press that is broadcasted across airwaves and plastered across headlines.

Exactly! Show the world that greek life is more than what they hear on their nightly news. That we really care about the community!

[REE1993]

Thanks for the replies!

[Greekopedia]

My organization encourages our members to where letters at all philanthropic/service events. Sometimes people are surprised that we're Greek and actually doing community service. I find that it helps dispel those stereotypes.

The only time we're asked not to wear letters is when we're drinking...

[AOE2AlphaPhi]

I always wear my letters when I do community service, with my sorority or not. I think it's a great way to get our name out there and show that we have girls who are involved in the community.

[FeeFee]

<===Will wear para to the March of Dimes WalkAmerica on Sunday.

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally Posted by jojapeach

My chapter sorors always wear our letters, name, and/or colors proudly when we volunteer. (DSTRent13 had a good point about not getting your letters dirty when painting a house, cleaning a street, etc.) Why wouldn't we want everyone to know that our organization is doing its part to better the community?

Besides, it is a nice way to get positive personal PR rather than the usually negative press that is broadcasted across airwaves and plastered across headlines.

My chapter does also for the same reason.

Originally Posted by jojapeach

Some D9 orgs have more representation than others, but you're right when you say we come out.

My sorors will be walking, and other sorors will be volunteering in the Kiddie Korner as we have done since before I was a soror. Hey! That was my first community service project when I was officially "expressing my interest" in Sigma! Memories....

Ours was a couple of weeks ago. Most of us volunteered and a few walked. The great thing is every year, the MOD folks dont know what to do because we always have too many sorors show up to help, but they manage to create work for us.

[sbx_six_eye]

I personally think it is a good idea to wear something to let the public know that members of greek organizations are helping out in the community. At the WalkAmerica event here last month, it was nice to see various organizations represented. It was also an opportunity to network and build relationships with other greeks in the community.