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Old 03-25-2008, 12:30 PM
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Well, duh, of course it technically depends.

But the OP was asking for our opinions as outsiders. She can't both hide it and NOT hide it. She probably also can't conduct an interview of tattoo'd sorority girls and aspirants at her school.

So it's better to be safe than sorry. This is one reason why tattoos and certain types of piercings are generally a bad idea (I personally don't like them), unless you plan on being surrounded by the same people everyday of your life and not venture into unchartered terrorities in your professional and personal lives.

No one wants to read her "A Tattoo Ruined My Chances" thread on GC so she should hide it.
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Old 03-25-2008, 12:48 PM
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No one wants to read her "A Tattoo Ruined My Chances" thread on GC so she should hide it.
That would make her recruitment thread very short, and would lessen the amount of greekchat I have available to read while I'm at work, so I see your point.
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Old 03-25-2008, 03:04 PM
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She can't both hide it and NOT hide it. She probably also can't conduct an interview of tattoo'd sorority girls and aspirants at her school.
Recruitment is a situation with a specific sort of dress code, and it makes you look socially unaware to deviate from it. That said, I highly doubt, that should she receive a bid, that her sisters would be shocked and disgusted that she has a tattoo. I'd be willing to bet that she would not be the first sorority woman to have a tattoo, even at a school as conservative as Bama.

For example, during recruitment, no PNM or active would wear sweats. But of course, almost everyone wears sweats at some point, for some occasion, be it sleeping, lounging around the house, to class, tailgaiting, outdoor activities, exercising, etc. Just because sweats aren't appropriate at recruitment doesn't mean they're never appropriate or that people who wear sweats are sloppy. I think the same can be said about tattoos, it's ok to have one, just don't show it at recruitment (or job interviews and other professional situations).

OP, depending on the size and exact location of your tattoo, you can experiment with different sandals and footwear to cover it. A slide with two medium-thick bands or one thick band might work, or a closed-toe mule with a high vamp. Plus, you could cover the tattoo with a band-aid and wear whatever you want and no one will ask questions.
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Old 03-25-2008, 03:06 PM
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OP, depending on the size and exact location of your tattoo, you can experiment with different sandals and footwear to cover it. A slide with two medium-thick bands or one thick band might work, or a closed-toe mule with a high vamp.
Exactly.
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Old 03-25-2008, 03:09 PM
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I think this is funny because on of my sisters actually has a really cute tattoo on her foot of a blue star. And I also know that a couple of the pledge classes that have gone through our chapter use to talk about all of them going and getting the same tattoo (such as our local symbol or one of our national symbols). But I guess that's a difference between Northern and Southern chapters.
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Old 03-25-2008, 03:13 PM
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But I guess that's a difference between Northern and Southern chapters.
Not really.
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