Why?

[MiamiAlpha]

Hi, Alphas!

Just some input into the mascot thing:

"When I was in school" our mascot was the panda bear, and we had a stuffed white bear named Alphie who had his own presonalized rocking chair in the suite. Yes, Alphie went on all those Pledge-Things we're not allowed to do any more: Went to class with pledges...the whole bit. He also traveled with us on walkouts.

We had a hard time finding mascot things, unlike the "big groups" whose mascots/symbols were made up into jewelry and all and marketed thru the Greek Shops (Zeta crowns, AOPi lions, etc....) But, pandas were easy to find in stationary and other things like that.

When the chapter closed in mmm....1991-2 something like that, Alphie disappeared, never to be seen again.....

When the chapter reorganized in 1994, the women decided to use 'stars' as the universal symbol - for the ease in finding 'star stuff'. The ladybugs took off, too, and by the time the chapter closed ladybugs were predominant.

At Muskingum (ZO) the interest group had chosen frogs for their mascot and were thrilled when Lori S. told them ASA had no "regular mascot" (remember, she's an Emporia Apple), so they could choose their own. They kept the frogs and liked the ladybugs so much they incorporated them, as well.

Even tho I started as a 'panda bear' I am partial to the ladybugs; I just never embraced the Raggedy Ann thing.

Did any other chapter ever have a mascot not mentioned here?