ladybug?

sageofages · #1 03-16-2008, 06:46 PM

In the 1970s Phi Mu was in the process of adopting an "official" mascot, and the ladybug was one of those being consider because of ADPi's Alfie.

Before the convention where the mascot was to be adopted (1972 or 1974, can't remember which...too lazy to find my history), ASA officially adopted the ladybug.

When Sir Fidel was adopted as the official mascot, all chapters were *officially* discouraged from using the ladybug. Many chapters still resist over the years and use the ladybug as a sort of local/chapter icon. In 1978, when I met my chapter, the older sisters were still using the ladybug, but the newer sisters were migrating to Sir Fidel.

Your Phi Mu history lesson for the day...

BabyPiNK_FL · #2 03-16-2008, 08:58 PM

Wow! You should do a history thread...I honestly haven't had a chance to learn as much of the "random" history as I could since the copy of the Phi Mu history book that my school allegedly received upon the installment of my chapter never showed up in the search...

AlphaFrog · #3 03-17-2008, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by sageofages

Before the convention where the mascot was to be adopted (1972 or 1974, can't remember which...too lazy to find my history), ASA officially adopted the ladybug.

Quick point of clarification - ASA has never officially adopted the ladybug as a mascot. Most of our chapters do use the ladybug, but our official symbols remain the palm, Phoenix, star, and crown.

33girl · #4 03-17-2008, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Quick point of clarification - ASA has never officially adopted the ladybug as a mascot. Most of our chapters do use the ladybug, but our official symbols remain the palm, Phoenix, star, and crown.

This is correct - ASA does NOT have an official mascot. The only official things are the symbols and needless to say we're not giving each other stuffed palm trees.

WinniBug · #5 08-10-2008, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Quick point of clarification - ASA has never officially adopted the ladybug as a mascot. Most of our chapters do use the ladybug, but our official symbols remain the palm, Phoenix, star, and crown.

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Originally Posted by 33girl

This is correct - ASA does NOT have an official mascot. The only official things are the symbols and needless to say we're not giving each other stuffed palm trees.

Update....ASA officially adopted Dot the Ladybug as our official mascot this summer at convention.

pinksirfidel · #6 08-12-2008, 04:52 PM

I'm lovin' the history lesson girls!

We actually had lady bug pals, while our phis get acclimated with the chapter. Of course this was before big/lil's, but during this time our lady bugs are showered with everything lady bug related!

sageofages · #7 03-17-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Quick point of clarification - ASA has never officially adopted the ladybug as a mascot. Most of our chapters do use the ladybug, but our official symbols remain the palm, Phoenix, star, and crown.

Ok if it wasn't ASA who adopted the ladybug it was someone

...I just remember reading the letter officially discouraging the use of the ladybug because another NPC group was using it as its mascot.

33girl · #8 03-17-2008, 12:23 PM

actually, I think back in 1972-74 this would have all been a moot point, because AFAIK most ASA chapters were still using Raggedy Ann. I never saw/heard of ladybug as a mascot until the early/mid 90s (probably because they were trying to get away from a copyrighted character). So I don't know who that would have been.