Simple questions about Greek Life that annoy you?

[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.

[DSTCHAOS]

"Where letters"
"Choses to do"
"Sororities letters"

Happens to the best of us....

[SWTXBelle]

The "where/wear" thing threw me because of the topic - Where do you wear your letters? - but no worries - it's all good now.
eta - Spell Check is great, but if you type something which is indeed a word, albeit the wrong one, it won't help!

[DSTRen13]

I have shirts from my husband's fraternity, with the letters spelled out, that I wear around the house and such. They're good shirts I think it kind of hurts the brothers' feelings, though, when I turn down the lettered event shirts. I wish they'd just take a hint already and stop trying to give them to me I know I'm ALLOWED to wear to their letters, but I do not WANT to ...