Plegdes wearing letters???

[blulady]

People, how difficult is it to just understand that everyone's organization is just not the same. Understand that if organizations in the NPC are permitted to wear their letters with any combination of colors it is because their colors may not have the level of significance to their organization as do members of the NPHC. As a member of an NPHC organization, I can say that our colors have a ritualistic, secretive meaning; therefore we are not permitted to wear our letters with any color just because we like the way it looks, or whatever the case may be. As far as identifying aspirants to our organization by way of wearing our letters and colors, one has to know the history of organizations of the NPHC. Before 1990 aspirants to orgs. of the NPHC wore identifying clothing and carried items unique to the org they were pursuing membership with. Because pledging as we (NPHC) once knew it is now forbidden, no org of the NPHC wants anyone to be able to identify its potential new members simply because of the penalties they may face if it is discovered. Anyone with Greek radar can tell which org. a person is pursuing if they know what to look for in a case like this, but in a nutshell, it's as simple as I just explained it.

Oh, yeah did I forget to say that I am a ..... Zeta?

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by blulady

People, how difficult is it to just understand that everyone's organization is just not the same. Understand that if organizations in the NPC are permitted to wear their letters with any combination of colors it is because their colors may not have the level of significance to their organization as do members of the NPHC. As a member of an NPHC organization, I can say that our colors have a ritualistic, secretive meaning; therefore we are not permitted to wear our letters with any color just because we like the way it looks, or whatever the case may be.

I understand what you are saying...NPC and NPHC are very different creatures, but don't misunderstand the NPC. Just because AXORissa thinks that her colors aren't particularly meaningful does not mean that every NPC has random colors with no meaning in ritual. Since I can only speak for AOII, I will say that our color, Cardinal, is representative of our core ideal. As for the letters, etc. before initiation and color of sorority/fraternity 'nalia, NPC has changed a lot over time to suit the change in culture. In the beginning women in AOII were only allowed to represent AOII with their membership badges. They were not allowed to wear letters on anything else. Our founders liked the "simple" representation of our badge...we don't have a crest for this reason. They didn't use the rose in place of a crest because they didn't want a crest in the first place. Members changed things as the years went by, but the spirit of our ritual has remained unchanged despite what members choose to wear and when they are allowed to wear them.