Simple questions about Greek Life that annoy you?

[LucyKKG]

I hate it when anyone says the word cult. My dad has jokingly said it twice even though he's completely supportive of me and Kappa. It still irks me, though!

I don't know if I'm the only one, but I hate it when people ask, "So, what do you DO?" Um...we do lots of things...what do you do? I dunno, it's just such a broad question.

[jmagnus]

Random dude: So how bad did they haze you
Me: My chapter dosn't haze
Random: Bro, you can tell me. I'm not a suit. I'm not gonna get you in trouble or nothin
Me: Well, ok then, I guess I'll tell you. We....Don't....Haze
Random: Whatever bro, I was just tryin to make conversation



Alright "bro". Now leave me alone. You smell bad and you scare me.

[DSTCHAOS]

A lot of people can't read Greek letters and I don't think I could before I started seeing fraternity and sorority stuff when I was in high school. I assume your shirt spelled out Kappa Sigma, so those people have no excuse.

As for the sorority formal shirts, it took me posting on GC to figure out why GLOs made event shirts for nonmembers to wear--regardless of whether there were Greek letters or the organization was spelled out. It was very rare for BGLOs to make event shirts for nonmembers to wear. I didn't even notice a lot of the nonBGLOs wearing event shirts when I was on college campuses. When I did, I probably assumed they were just borrowing their boyfriend/girlfriend's shirt--which I thought was a silly thing to do.

[bellwisdom]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

A lot of people can't read Greek letters and I don't think I could before I started seeing fraternity and sorority stuff when I was in high school. I assume your shirt spelled out Kappa Sigma, so those people have no excuse.

As for the sorority formal shirts, it took me posting on GC to figure out why GLOs made event shirts for nonmembers to wear--regardless of whether there were Greek letters or the organization was spelled out. It was very rare for BGLOs to make event shirts for nonmembers to wear. I didn't even notice a lot of the nonBGLOs wearing event shirts when I was on college campuses. When I did, I probably assumed they were just borrowing their boyfriend/girlfriend's shirt--which I thought was a silly thing to do.

I agree with you on the formal shirts 100%. If you are not in that GLO, you should not wear their letters. Why would someone just give away their letters like that?

[SWTXBelle]

"Where" their letters?
To clarify, event shirts usually have (in addition to the name of the formal/event) either the sorority's letters -so any man wearing it would clearly not be a member, but a guest ( and ditto for a fraternity formal/event shirt - any woman wearing it would obviously be a guest)or in the case of a mixer, the fraternity and sorority letters - a woman wearing them would be a sorority member, a man wearing them would be in the fraternity. So there is no "giving" of letters, per se, when a guest WEARS the letters on an event shirt.

[bellwisdom]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

"Where" their letters?
To clarify, event shirts usually have (in addition to the name of the formal/event) either the sorority's letters -so any man wearing it would clearly not be a member, but a guest ( and ditto for a fraternity formal/event shirt - any woman wearing it would obviously be a guest)or in the case of a mixer, the fraternity and sorority letters - a woman wearing them would be a sorority member, a man wearing them would be in the fraternity. So there is no "giving" of letters, per se, when a guest WEARS the letters on an event shirt.

Sorry bout the typo. But yes, other people who are greek know that when a male is wearing a shirt with a sororities letters that it is probably an event or mixer. Other people in the community don't know that though. But that is not my point. 'I' feel it IS giving away my letters no matter how you word it. When we do our big philanthropy, mixer, or any events we don't put our letters on the shirt, we spell out the letters. To some people that might not be a big difference but it is. Same way that a pledge can not wear the letters or any other symbols of the Fraternity except for their pledge pin or shield. And I know that my chapter is not the only GLO that does that, so why do you let members of another GLO wear your fraternity symbols or letters if not even your pledges can't?

[SWTXBelle]

I guess I shouldn't post pictures of my Sigma Chi event shirts. . .

I've got no problem with whatever your chapter chooses to do - I totally respect your right to do as you wish regarding your letters. I am a big fan of traditions and upholding them. I do think you can do it without being critical of those who chose to do things differently.
Our new members wear our letters from day one - it is the crest and the badge which are reserved for initiated members, which I think makes them that much more special. But to each his own - GLOs are great because they differ in all kinds of interesting ways.

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by bellwisdom

I agree with you on the formal shirts 100%. If you are not in that GLO, you should not where their letters. Why would someone just give away their letters like that?

For posterity.

[nate2512]

Originally Posted by bellwisdom

I agree with you on the formal shirts 100%. If you are not in that GLO, you should not where their letters. Why would someone just give away their letters like that?

I personally like it when girls wear our shirts around campus. It makes the the entire Greek system better when people know you are there, and it is a great rush tool when guys see a good looking girl wearing your letters. As far as guys wearing sorority letters, I mean it's pretty obvious that its a sorority shirt when the theme was "A PINK CHRISTMAS".

[luv n tpa]

Originally Posted by nate2512

I personally like it when girls wear our shirts around campus. It makes the the entire Greek system better when people know you are there, and it is a great rush tool when guys see a good looking girl wearing your letters. As far as guys wearing sorority letters, I mean it's pretty obvious that its a sorority shirt when the theme was "A PINK CHRISTMAS".

Kappa Sigma just recently established a chapter on my campus, and they're using girls as PR by giving them "I [heart] KS" shirts to wear.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

A lot of people can't read Greek letters and I don't think I could before I started seeing fraternity and sorority stuff when I was in high school. I assume your shirt spelled out Kappa Sigma, so those people have no excuse.

As for the sorority formal shirts, it took me posting on GC to figure out why GLOs made event shirts for nonmembers to wear--regardless of whether there were Greek letters or the organization was spelled out. It was very rare for BGLOs to make event shirts for nonmembers to wear. I didn't even notice a lot of the nonBGLOs wearing event shirts when I was on college campuses. When I did, I probably assumed they were just borrowing their boyfriend/girlfriend's shirt--which I thought was a silly thing to do.

I guess not everyone is you are they?

As far as people not knowing Greek letters, why should they unless they are interested in Greeks?

Oh, I forgot, some of them are in college and do see them around and know who they are but not what they stand for.

For those that never went to college I can understand their ignorance.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

I guess not everyone is you are they?

If you were me, you wouldn't be dumb.

[PerfectVerse06]

I had to make a quick trip to this department store and was wearing an AKA t-shirt. An older woman who was in line purchasing some items spotted me and called out, 'Soror!' so I smiled and went over to say hello. A guy standing behind her said to me, 'Soror...now that is a unique name. Where did your parents come up with it?'

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by PerfectVerse06

I had to make a quick trip to this department store and was wearing an AKA t-shirt. An older woman who was in line purchasing some items spotted me and called out, 'Soror!' so I smiled and went over to say hello. A guy standing behind her said to me, 'Soror...now that is a unique name. Where did your parents come up with it?'

Awww...simple. LOL!

[LucyKKG]

Originally Posted by PerfectVerse06

I had to make a quick trip to this department store and was wearing an AKA t-shirt. An older woman who was in line purchasing some items spotted me and called out, 'Soror!' so I smiled and went over to say hello. A guy standing behind her said to me, 'Soror...now that is a unique name. Where did your parents come up with it?'

Haha that's really funny. It's kind of cute...but still something to roll your eyes at!