Choosing a Line Name

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Originally Posted by Zeta13Girl

Okay so I know this may sound totally stupid, but can someone tell me what a line name is? Is that something to do with a pledge class name or something? Sorry for my naiveness on the subject!

Originally Posted by When Doves Cry

Oh youre not the only one that doesn't know! I dont know either! We do'nt have line names

ETA: boo, OTW beat me to it.

a line name is a name given to a pledge at the end of their pledge process/intake period. the name tends to describe the pledge as they were during that time, or their personality, or something that is relevant to that chapter.

traditionally, NPHC orgs give/use line names, but i believe Latino/Asian/multicultural greeks use them too. (ETA: ok, most of them, if not all, do. i recall KPL, for instance, not having line names, but names nonetheless, in the fashion of NPC orgs)

im sure NPC/IFC orgs give nicknames and what not in similar fashion, but it may not be the standard practice.

i believe what many posters are getting at in reference to the OP is that she wants names that "sound cool and look good on a jacket." line names mean a lot more to people who have/earn them than the name "sounding/looking cool." furthermore, since we dont know the girls to be named, it would be hard for us to suggest anything. if anything, if the OP cant think of a name for these girls, she should a. not be naming them, and b. learn something about them so she could name them c. should she be naming them at all?