Stop the "Baby" Talk

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I think the better question is: who has ever seen apparel with an NPC crest that wasn't fugly? Outside of D9 and D9-style line jackets, I don't know really think of the crest as an accessory.

I have! I've actually seen quite a few items, one of which I own. When I was an advisor for my chapter, they ordered black hoodies with green lettering. On the front it reads:

Alpha Sigma Tau
Penn State Behrend

And on the back, all in that same green, is our coat-of-arms. Simple but nice.

I've also recently come across a few AST coat-of-arms clothing items online that looked good. But I have also seen some VERY fugly coat-of-arms items in my day as well.

It's probably harder for some groups to find decent clothing items, as elaborate designs - and animals, especially - can sometimes look weird.

[ASTalumna06]

Originally Posted by WhiteRose1912

I think for apparel it looks better flattened to single color than displayed in full silver, gold, and blue.

I think this is key - keeping it simple. One color for the shirt, and another for the coat-of-arms.

When things get complicated, that's usually when it gets fugly.

[naraht]

For a comparison of what some other groups have done (and showing that "Ferns" (as one person suggested) isn't *that* strange)...

Back in the 1970s, for the NPHC, their pledge classes were actually separate clubs (not that sure of why). Because of this, there were fairly standard terms for the pledges. For example, for Alpha Phi Alpha, the pledge club was the Sphinx Club, so pledges were sometimes referred to as Sphinxes.
For the other 8
Alpha Kappa Alpha - Ivy Leaf Club
Phi Beta Sigma - Crescent Club
Zeta Phi Beta - Archonian Club
Omega Psi Phi - Lampados Club
Delta Sigma Theta - Pyramid Club
Kappa Alpha Psi - Scrollers Club
Sigma Gamma Rho - Aurora Club
Iota Phi Theta - Centaur Club

(Other smaller Historically black fraternities, another other fraternities adopting terminology on HBCUs also had clubs.

[Gamma Xi Phi]

Originally Posted by naraht

For a comparison of what some other groups have done (and showing that "Ferns" (as one person suggested) isn't *that* strange)...

Back in the 1970s, for the NPHC, their pledge classes were actually separate clubs (not that sure of why). Because of this, there were fairly standard terms for the pledges. For example, for Alpha Phi Alpha, the pledge club was the Sphinx Club, so pledges were sometimes referred to as Sphinxes.
For the other 8
Alpha Kappa Alpha - Ivy Leaf Club
Phi Beta Sigma - Crescent Club
Zeta Phi Beta - Archonian Club
Omega Psi Phi - Lampados Club
Delta Sigma Theta - Pyramid Club
Kappa Alpha Psi - Scrollers Club
Sigma Gamma Rho - Aurora Club
Iota Phi Theta - Centaur Club

(Other smaller Historically black fraternities, another other fraternities adopting terminology on HBCUs also had clubs.

Alpha Phi Alpha pledges were called Sphinxmen, not Sphinxes.

[naraht]

Originally Posted by Gamma Xi Phi

Alpha Phi Alpha pledges were called Sphinxmen, not Sphinxes.

I stand corrected.