Restrictions on wearing letters

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

I know what your friend means. There have been times when girls around here have worn their letters and been on the news for being at controversial things. People start thinking if one girl is there wearing those letters then all the girls must support it. I think you should wear your letters if you support a local politician that was part of your sorority but only if you want to. In all fairness if a girl you shouldn't have to hide your letters because it is who you are but if people don't agree with what you support they start labeling everyone in your group as one. Sophomore year one cheerleader had been caught doing drugs so now every cheerleader must be bad and had to be tested. I don't get the no letters at bars because everyone knows you are a abc and drink but it is like saying you are two different people, one that drinks and then the other is a sweet sorority gril from next door.

See that is the thing I don't agree with. I do agree with not wearing letters at like political rallies and the like. But I never understood the no wearing letters while drinking or smoking or what have you. Depending on the size of your Greek System, people might already know you are an ABC. You should just refrain from doing stuff that you wouldn't want reflected on your organization to begin with.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

See that is the thing I don't agree with. I do agree with not wearing letters at like political rallies and the like. But I never understood the no wearing letters while drinking or smoking or what have you. Depending on the size of your Greek System, people might already know you are an ABC. You should just refrain from doing stuff that you wouldn't want reflected on your organization to begin with.

Agree or disagree, people should go based on the protocol and traditions for their GLO (and, as I said before, know when something is just a chapter tradition) and not to consider what other GLOs do.

Also keep in mind that such protocol and traditions for some GLOs are intended to apply long after your collegiate years are over, when you're in environments where everyone knows you're an XYZ, and in environments when no one knows you're in XYZ.

[als463]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

See that is the thing I don't agree with. I do agree with not wearing letters at like political rallies and the like. But I never understood the no wearing letters while drinking or smoking or what have you. Depending on the size of your Greek System, people might already know you are an ABC. You should just refrain from doing stuff that you wouldn't want reflected on your organization to begin with.

I agree with you that people may already know who you are. Even at such a big university as Penn State, people may already know that this guy belongs to XYZ fraternity and that girl is a member of ABC sorority. I can see not wanting to get out of hand and making a fool of yourself (and possibly your organization) but, if you are out at a local eatery and they serve alcoholic beverages (think Ruby Tuesdays), I never understood why you couldn't possibly have a frozen drink or something with your dinner.

I guess the rule was made to take care of people who couldn't quite limit themselves to just one or two drinks while out in public in letters.