question about a saying!

[thetalady]

OK, so a little research shows that you have been an initiated member of your sorority since at least March 2012. And this saying is a secret that they STILL won't tell you the meaning of? I call BS on you.

Originally Posted by sconnie09

03-24-2012, 03:47 PM
hey guys! i'm fairly new to greekchat and the greek system. i'm a sophomore and rushed this past fall and have been initiated into my sorority. i have a problem and need your help! my sorority has a bad reputation as being "ugly" and "boring" and "weird." i have no idea where this reputation came from but all other sororities hate us and frats hate us. we can't get a social with any of the big, popular frats. im feeling very down about this because it's like people look at me funny when i tell them im an "XYZ" and i just dont know what to do. i want to have to same opportunity as other girls to meet guys in the better frats and do fun things like derby days. please give me some advice!

[ASTalumna06]

If you're actually a Tri Delta, why not just ask one of your chapter sisters? ...........

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by thetalady

OK, so a little research shows that you have been an initiated member of your sorority since at least March 2012. And this saying is a secret that they STILL won't tell you the meaning of? I call BS on you.

I wouldn't call BS necessarily. I know that in my fraternity, while there are certain things anyone familiar with the Ritual would know, there can also be things—including acronyms—that are common in some chapters or provinces but not in others. Sometimes the meaning is obvious to any initiated brother, but sometimes it isn't. I've had to ask "could someone please explain what this means" before about a bunch of letters used as a closing in correspondence. When I was told, it wasn't anything I ever would have figured out on my own. But is was commonly used in some chapters.

sconnie, this is the kind of question you ask sisters who know you in real life.