Why Paris Hilton Will Never Be a Kappa Kappa Gamma

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

The fleur de lis comes to Louisiana from France by way of deported Acadians who brought it with them from Acadia to Louisiana (i.e. Acadia is a region in what is now Canada...it's basically parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick). Even Louisiana itself is named for King Louis XIV of France.

True, but it was a French territory named for Louis XIV about 100 years before the Acadians arrived. The fleur de lis was in use in New Orleans and Lousiana long before the Acadians came.

[MellySK]

Originally Posted by CutiePie2000

The fleur de lis comes to Louisiana from France by way of deported Acadians who brought it with them from Acadia to Louisiana (i.e. Acadia is a region in what is now Canada...it's basically parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick). Even Louisiana itself is named for King Louis XIV of France.

So, in that regard, the Fleur De Lis is actually quite Northern in origin (with the caveat that Acadia is not "yankee"...you Southerners can breathe a sigh of relief. )

Wiki sums it up best: It is an enduring symbol of France, but, being regarded most notably as the emblem of the (French) monarchy.

Not sure how it got to Louisiana, other than from the French, so tha'ts interesting. I was a French minor, so I always associate the fleur de lis with France. However, it's still very Canadian as well..... (in Quebec)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by MellySK

Not sure how it got to Louisiana, other than from the French, so tha'ts interesting. I was a French minor, so I always associate the fleur de lis with France. However, it's still very Canadian as well..... (in Quebec)

Because Louisiana and Quebec were both French colonies/territories. And as I noted earler, the fleur de lis was in use in New Orleans and Lousiana before the Acadians arrived.

When you see a fleur de lis used by a city, state or province in North America, such as on the flags of New Orleans, St. Louis, Louisville or Quebec, it almost always inidicates French heritage and derives from the French royal emblems.

As an aside, the fleur de lis is also a traditional symbol of the Virgin Mary (as a stylized lily and symbol of purity), of the Trinity (because of the three petals) and of the Boy Scouts (because of its traditional use to mark "North" on a compass rose).

And, perhaps most importantly, it's a Kappa symbol, as the number of fleurs de lis around my house will attest.

[Low C Sharp]

Jenna Bush at UT must have been crazy

Would it have been? My guess is everyone knew she was going to go Theta from minute one, and there wouldn't have been much suspense involved.
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[sageofages]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Would it have been? My guess is everyone knew she was going to go Theta from minute one, and there wouldn't have been much suspense involved.

Yes, but how annoying would it have been to have secret service attend recruitment. Men in black suits standing outside the door during the "party"...after having gone in and check out security before hand.

I think I would have voted to cut her just to avoid that hassle! (catty I know...but truthful nonetheless)

[33girl]

Originally Posted by sageofages

I think I would have voted to cut her just to avoid that hassle! (catty I know...but truthful nonetheless)

Unless, of course, the secret service guys were hot.

[sageofages]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Unless, of course, the secret service guys were hot.

Right...men in dark suits at a candlelight just doesn't do it for me (and one of my closest Phi Mu sisters is married to a former Secret Service guy...and yes he is hot!)

[Cluey]

When I was in graduate school, we used to see the Secret Services guys all the time. We even ran into the Presidential Food Service at the grocery store a time or two. Back to my point! Every single one of those guys was hot! I really envied Jenna and Barbara....

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by sageofages

Right...men in dark suits at a candlelight just doesn't do it for me (and one of my closest Phi Mu sisters is married to a former Secret Service guy...and yes he is hot!)

I've yet to meet a Secret Service agent who wasn't on the hot side - but then, power is intoxicating!

[Low C Sharp]

Men in black suits

Chelsea's protection wore shorts and flip-flops in order to blend in at Stanford; the Bush twins' protection didn't do this?
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