Tattoos of your organization - Page 3

ThetaDancer · #1 07-08-2009, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by agzg

Idk I think it's because the ink gets faded or the skin around it looks yellowish? I don't mean dirty like "that girl is a dirty hooker" I mean dirty like "Hey you've got some schmutz on your skin."

Hahaha ok I get what you're talking about...at first I read it more like "that girl is a dirty hooker." But yes, unfortunately I've seen tattoos that look exactly like what you're talking about.

ComradesTrue · #2 07-07-2009, 11:17 AM

When I pledged there was another sorority's pledge class on my campus that decided to get matching tattoos. The tattoo was of their organization's symbol and it was placed on their ankle. Of the 42 in the pledge class there were only 3 who opted not to do this. One of those 3 was a very good friend of mine (and friend to this day).

By the time that class reached their senior year virtually all of the tattooed girls were rethinking their decision and commenting how smart the 3 who did not participate were. Now 15 years later they are openly jealous of those three. My friend loves to tease her pledge sisters about how silly they were.

Many members of that class are still active in alumnae chapters, still have a strong bond with their organization, and of course love that symbol. However, most of them seriously regret the tattoo. Concepts like the color fading, having to cover it up for professional reasons, and explaining it to their young children just did not enter their minds when they were 18 years old! Now this is their reality every day.

With age has come the realization that they can love an organization without having to permanently alter their body.

KSUViolet06 · #3 07-07-2009, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by agzg

Tattoos are trashy, especially on women, unless they do something really cool (I like how sleeves look but I would never get one).

Sorority tattoos are trashier. They always end up looking dirty.

agzg = my GC twin.

SWTXBelle · #4 07-07-2009, 09:15 PM

I have never known anyone who said "I really regret NOT getting a tattoo".

AOII Angel · #5 07-08-2009, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I have never known anyone who said "I really regret NOT getting a tattoo".

Ditto.

Xidelt · #6 07-12-2009, 11:17 PM

Sometimes I think tattoos are unique, and then I see them in someone's wedding pictures. The tattoo just really ruins the picture for me, like going from classy to trashy instantly. But it still is a personal preference, and I think it's a little nicer when the tattoo is an area that can be easily covered.

DLanoliN · #7 07-23-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Xidelt

Sometimes I think tattoos are unique, and then I see them in someone's wedding pictures. The tattoo just really ruins the picture for me, like going from classy to trashy instantly. But it still is a personal preference, and I think it's a little nicer when the tattoo is an area that can be easily covered.

Ugh absolutely. Mine is easily hidden in classy situations and from my grandmother lol.

AlphaHeyAlpha · #8 07-21-2009, 05:26 PM

me and my some of my pledge class sisters may get tattoos our senior year.. i may get a diamond, we live for eachother, or a violet.. idk what to get... i may not even do it.. but i think it would be cool

Psi U MC Vito · #9 07-23-2009, 10:15 PM

She then said it was secret though.

Psi U MC Vito · #10 07-23-2009, 10:43 PM

Ah ok.

ZetaGirl22 · #11 08-11-2009, 10:47 PM

Hubby is a Zeta Psi and has a very small fraternity tattoo on his forearm just past the inside of his elbow. Thats the smallest tattoo he has LOL! He has between two pieces (back and 1/2 sleeve) over 20 hours of work in. I think they are amazing pieces of art, but I made him PROMISE that any tattoos he gets be in places that wont be seen when he is wearing professional attire, as there is still SUCH a stigma about tattoos. I personally dont get it. And re: the fading. bleeding lines thing-if the artist you go to is good, you wont ever have that problem. You also have to take care of them. Whenever his are exposed to the sun, DH puts like SPF 45 sunscreen on them and they still look as good as the day he got them-his back piece was done about 7 years ago.
I dont have any and likely will not get any-not because I dont like them, but because I am TERRIFIED of needles.

MysticCat · #12 08-12-2009, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ZetaGirl22

. . . as there is still SUCH a stigma about tattoos. I personally dont get it. And re: the fading. bleeding lines thing-if the artist you go to is good, you wont ever have that problem.

Using the best tattoo artist in the world isn't going to do you a bit of good when aging or an extra 20 or 30 pounds hit you.

I personally don't get why anyone would permanently mark up their bodies with something that seems like a cool idea right now, especially since the result, in my eyes, rarely enhances their appearance. Chacun à son goût.

born2bdphie · #13 08-12-2009, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

Using the best tattoo artist in the world isn't going to do you a bit of good when aging or an extra 20 or 30 pounds hit you.

I personally don't get why anyone would permanently mark up their bodies with something that seems like a cool idea right now, especially since the result, in my eyes, rarely enhances their appearance. Chacun à son goût.

That's why you only get tattoos that
A- mean something
B- are in places where weight gain or muscle gain or sagging is unlikely.

I think there are a lot of dumb tattoos out there, but there are also a lot of beautiful ones, with deep personal meanings. I think no matter where you put it, a tattoo for your GLO is fine because brotherhood and sisterhood are supposed to be for life. I have a tiny tattoo of my letters on my heel and I LOVE it.

MysticCat · #14 08-12-2009, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by born2bdphie

That's why you only get tattoos that
A- mean something
B- are in places where weight gain or muscle gain or sagging is unlikely.

I think there are a lot of dumb tattoos out there, but there are also a lot of beautiful ones, with deep personal meanings. I think no matter where you put it, a tattoo for your GLO is fine because brotherhood and sisterhood are supposed to be for life. I have a tiny tattoo of my letters on my heel and I LOVE it.

I don't mean to slam anyone with a tattoo, although it probably sounds like that. I'll readily admit that I'm of an older age and a culteral background that tends to view tattoos as, well, trashy. But I know plenty of good folks view them otherwise.

I quibble a bit though with the idea that that's why you only get tattoos that mean something. What means a lot to someone at 20 (or what you think is beautiful at 20) may be quite different from what's meaningful or beautiful to them at 70. (And really -- have you ever seen any 70-year-old whose tattoos looked good? I haven't.) That's the case even when it involves something like lifetime sisterhood or brotherhood --just ask the guy whose tattoo professes his love for the woman he ended up divorcing when she cheated on him.

If someone wants a tattoo of their letters, fine -- no skin off my nose. But I'm content with my badge.

ZetaGirl22 · #15 08-16-2009, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by MysticCat

I don't mean to slam anyone with a tattoo, although it probably sounds like that. I'll readily admit that I'm of an older age and a culteral background that tends to view tattoos as, well, trashy. But I know plenty of good folks view them otherwise.

I quibble a bit though with the idea that that's why you only get tattoos that mean something. What means a lot to someone at 20 (or what you think is beautiful at 20) may be quite different from what's meaningful or beautiful to them at 70. (And really -- have you ever seen any 70-year-old whose tattoos looked good? I haven't.) That's the case even when it involves something like lifetime sisterhood or brotherhood --just ask the guy whose tattoo professes his love for the woman he ended up divorcing when she cheated on him.

If someone wants a tattoo of their letters, fine -- no skin off my nose. But I'm content with my badge.

No, I havent seen many 70 y/o's whos tattoos look good, but we have to think of something here. Techniques have had a LONG time to be perfected since then. Back in the day, tattooing was an underground, down and dirty kind of thing. Now its considered an art form. Artists will apprentice FOR YEARS before they are even ALLOWED to touch skin. Not so for folks getting inked in the 40's and 50's. Its come A LONG way. So much so that at their death, many people with treasured pieces have chosen to have the skin preserved (THAT is a little weird and I would NEVER EVER let DH write that into a will...........I dont want his skin matted and hanging on my wall.......EWWWWW LOL)

Meaning is IMPORTANT. Yeah if you get something lame at 20 sure you are going to regret it. DH has a beautiful phoenix on his back, that means a lot to him and is inspirational-for personal reasons. His half sleeve is scenes from Pink Floyd's "The Wall" which is also highly personally meaningful to him. I asked him that before he got them, "Are you sure you wont think this isnt lame when you are 70?" And he seriously thought about it. The answer is NO. And re the weight thing. DH has fluctuated in weight about 40 lbs and his tattoos still look exactly the same. Thats why you DONT get tattooed in areas that are prone to sagging with age and weight gain. His are on his back and right upper arm respectively.....Hint: Ladies, PLEASE do not get those popular hip tattooes. I have TOO many friends that did that at 20 and 21, had a few babies and now they look like crap.

Like I said, I dont have any because Im terrified of needles. I ALSO cant think of anything to get that I DONT think I will look back on when Im 70 and think, "Why?" The only tattoo I MAY get is something having to do with nursing, when I finish nursing school, or something signifying my children if/when we have them.