Branding

Still BLUTANG · #1 09-26-2007, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by GammaZeta

Go for it!!!

People get LXA tatoos. This is simply another form of body modification to show dedication to brotherhood.

Sure it will hurt, but as long as the brother gets it our of his own free will and is not forced into it, I don't see the problem.

Branding has become a very popular form of body modification over the last couple years. I would not recommend doing it yourself, but going to a tatoo/piercing shop where an artist has already completed a couple.

i don't know of any shops that do branding. is it a regional thing? the people i know with brands all have been done at home (although not self-performed).

Senusret I · #2 09-26-2007, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Still BLUTANG

i don't know of any shops that do branding. is it a regional thing? the people i know with brands all have been done at home (although not self-performed).

I've never seen a "professional" fraternity brand, but I've seen some pro-brands that were not fraternal. I think some parlors in NYC do it.

I would much rather see fraternity men have it done professionally. I personally don't have a brand and don't like seeing Alpha brands, but if you're going to choose to modify your body, it should be done professionally.

Tom Earp · #3 09-26-2007, 02:09 PM

Agree with ottor on this and find it some what inane.

Do people think cows, pigs and horses like it?

JonoBN41 · #4 09-26-2007, 07:01 PM

I must confess I've never considered such a thing, but then again, I went to college.

GammaZeta · #5 09-26-2007, 07:03 PM

Well, tattoos on arms and legs are acceptable.

Would it be ok if I got a LXA tattoo on my forehead?

Some brothers wear hats. Others t-shirts. Some wear fezes. Some get tattoos. Some get branded.

If that is the way a brother wishes to express his dedication to LXA, we should support that decision as long as it is not illegal.

Trey_P-I_47 · #6 09-26-2007, 10:46 PM

Ok I first want to address something said about expulsion. It is my personal thinking that if someone gets a tattoo or brand, then obviously they are somewhat dedicated to the fraternity, and even if they get expelled, I feel like it would never take Lambda Chi Alpha out of my heart, regardless of what IHQ says.

Second, I know several brothers from the 90s who already have some and they are on the upper part of their shoulders, which is easily hidden. Oh and let me go ahead and be frank with you guys, I am one of the persons interested in getting a brand, and it would be on the upper half of my thigh, and most likely Delta Pi.

As for the professionalism of the branding, well it would be a half-half thing. the brand itself would be professionally made, but it would have to be applied by a Brother.

So myself personally, I dont believe that its all that bad, it is an alternate way to express your dedication to something you really care about, and by getting one how would that make you any less of a Brother? I would still have the same heart and thought process as the day that I went through.

PiLambda1 · #7 09-26-2007, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Agree with ottor on this and find it some what inane.

Do people think cows, pigs and horses like it?

My fiance's dad is a pig farmer, and he does not brand anymore. Most
pig farmers in illinois have switched to a type of large chalk-pen which
resembles spraypaint. They did that because it's more humane (even
tho the pigs are living 'asses to elbows' in the houses) and the brands
on them could get infected and kill the pig.