Stop the "Baby" Talk

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by chi-o_cat

I thought of this thread just now...Chi Omega posted some Bid Day pictures from various chapters on FB, and one of them had a big banner that had a picture of the Olympic ring logo, and said "You're Gold to Us, Baby Hooties."

Trust me, that does not mean that HQ likes the term.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Trust me, that does not mean that HQ likes the term.

But if it's on HQ's page, I guarantee you that lots of people would see that as implicit approval, and not without reason.

[MaggieXi]

So it sounds like the national sorority offices don't like the term babies and the connotations that are going along with it. Why don't they individually or the NPC do something about it now - much like when they erradicated the previous terms.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by MaggieXi

So it sounds like the national sorority offices don't like the term babies and the connotations that are going along with it. Why don't they individually or the NPC do something about it now - much like when they erradicated the previous terms.

Because that would involve admitting that they made a really stupid mistake when they tried to jettison "rush" and "pledge" to begin with.

You can't really do anything about campus traditions or popular opinion/word usage. There are certain nicknames national HQs don't like, but on some campi, you can yell "proper nickname" till you're blue in the face and use it on every t-shirt and written communication, and everyone is still going to call you "nickname HQ hates" for forever. The bigger of a deal you make about it, the more of a douche you look like. Which no one wants.

I also think that the "baby" thing is something peculiar to this generation. When 22 year old girls are running around in Hello Kitty and Disney t-shirts without a smidge of irony, it's going to be a little different than the girls who came before. My class would have rather been called "bags" than "babies" any day.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I also think that the "baby" thing is something peculiar to this generation. When 22 year old girls are running around in Hello Kitty and Disney t-shirts without a smidge of irony, it's going to be a little different than the girls who came before. My class would have rather been called "bags" than "babies" any day.

By George! I think you're on to something. It's a Millenial thing.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

But if it's on HQ's page, I guarantee you that lots of people would see that as implicit approval, and not without reason.

Thank you for that, MysticCat. I will have it removed.

[chi-o_cat]

Originally Posted by NutBrnHair

Thank you for that, MysticCat. I will have it removed.

Nice! I see that the banner has been cropped out of the photo.