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03-13-2012, 02:37 PM
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Ummm...you don't see anything wrong with blackfacing their mascot and calling him "homeboy"?
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I like how they gave him a 5-pointed crown for good measure.
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03-13-2012, 02:43 PM
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I like how they gave him a 5-pointed crown for good measure.
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Actually, it's an 8 point crown. Each of the three in the front have one directly behind that you wouldn't be able to see. That's why ASA's badge confused me at first when they told the NM that it's a 4 point crown...the 4th point is directly behind the middle point.
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03-13-2012, 02:52 PM
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Actually, it's an 8 point crown. Each of the three in the front have one directly behind that you wouldn't be able to see. That's why ASA's badge confused me at first when they told the NM that it's a 4 point crown...the 4th point is directly behind the middle point.
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True, but it's also a 5-point crown in the same way that ZTA's official symbol is a 5-point crown.
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03-13-2012, 02:54 PM
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^^^ True, but it's also a 5-point crown in the same way that Zeta's official symbol is a 5-point crown.
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I've always wondered about that...I thought it was usually depicted more tiara-style which wouldn't have additional points out of view.
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03-13-2012, 03:03 PM
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I've always wondered about that...I thought it was usually depicted more tiara-style which wouldn't have additional points out of view.
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I imagine it's more of a semantics thing -- does 4/5 points mean 4/5 points total or 4/5 points visible. To ASA, it means 4 points total, with one being hidden. But to ZTA, I assume it means 5 points visible. Per the ZTA website:
.jpg?n=9667) Crown – The five-pointed Crown is an official symbol of the Fraternity. The significance of the five points is revealed to each member upon her Initiation. Many examples of crown artwork can be found within ZTA, and all are acceptable as long as the crown contains exactly five points.
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Well, I was more concerned about the OTHER use of the 5-point crown.
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Ah. I guess since I was on GC, I went for the Greek reference first, but you're exactly right.
Well, then, lets just say there are layers of inappropriateness going on here.
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03-13-2012, 04:10 PM
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I imagine it's more of a semantics thing -- does 4/5 points mean 4/5 points total or 4/5 points visible. To ASA, it means 4 points total, with one being hidden. But to ZTA, I assume it means 5 points visible. Per the ZTA website:
Crown – The five-pointed Crown is an official symbol of the Fraternity. The significance of the five points is revealed to each member upon her Initiation. Many examples of crown artwork can be found within ZTA, and all are acceptable as long as the crown contains exactly five points.
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The crown displayed would have fooled me, I would have guessed that it had 8 points with three hidden behind the three in the center. But in heraldry, you define it be the number of points visible...
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True, but it's also a 5-point crown in the same way that ZTA's official symbol is a 5-point crown.
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Well, I was more concerned about the OTHER use of the 5-point crown.
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03-13-2012, 03:01 PM
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There doesn't seem to be an "official" version, and even their website seems to vary between five total points and five visible points. Huh.
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