Calls and Hand Signs

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by SXB90lm

So please can we get back on the ORIGINAL posting??

followed by

And SthrnZeta - I believe you are correct. A few close friends of mine are ZTAs and have said the same. During my NMP I remember ZTA being a huge organization, mostly concentrated in the South. I believe you also have 100-some more chapters than Chi Omega throughout the nation.

Oh, newbies.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SXB90lm

Oh my!! I Definitely meant SECOND to the girl scouts.

"Even bigger than" was supposed to be "second to"? Okay.

Are you sure that Girl Scouts of the USA is the only women's organization in the US bigger than Chi O? (Especially when the Google Answers page you linked above lists lists NOW and Hadassah, among others, with larger memberships, and since the 290,000+ figure for Chi O appears to be for all initiates, living and dead?)

I guess my point is why make a claim that's broader than the claim Chi Omega makes for itself,

ETA:

Originally Posted by SXB90lm

I'm glad there are some y-chromosomes on GC and initially had come to this thread to find hand signs for some IFC Fraternities. So please can we get back on the ORIGINAL posting?? I wanted to know Phi Delta Theta and SigEp's handsigns if any of you handsome Fraternity gentlemen out there would like to share!!

I could be quite wrong and I'll be glad for anyone to correct me, but I'll be surprised if many IFC/NIC fraternities have official handsigns . . . at least of the public type being described in this thread.

Meanwhile, for Sig Ep, see hand signs etc...

[DrPhil]

DST has been touted as:

1. the largest African-American/diasporic Greek lettered sorority in the world;

2. the largest African American/diasporic women's organization in the world;

3. the largest women's organization in the country (and perhaps world);

4. and the best thing since sliced bread.

I know 1 and 4 to be correct. Sources are inconsistent regarding 2 and 3---2 is more likely than 3---but there's a reason these are not found in official statements regarding the Sorority. What's most important is having accomplishments other than age and size to boast about and, if you insist on teaching about age and size, making sure you have CONSISTENT SOURCES and PROOF to back it up.

[dreamseeker]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

DST has been touted as:

1. the largest African-American/diasporicGreek lettered sorority in the world;

2. the largest African American/diasporic women's organization in the world;

3. the largest women's organization in the country (and perhaps world);

4. and the best thing since sliced bread.

I know 1 and 4 to be correct. Sources are inconsistent regarding 2 and 3. What's most important is having accomplishments other than age and size to boast about and, if you insist on teaching about age and size, making sure you have CONSISTENT SOURCES and PROOF to back it up.

lol @ bolded

[SthrnZeta]

Originally Posted by SXB90lm

Oh my!! I Definitely meant SECOND to the girl scouts. Actually those numbers on both Chi Omega and the Girl Scout's websites are outdated a bit. But thank you for pointing out my mixed up error! As for the tactful ladies statement, I was directing it to the initial posts after me! I'm glad there are some y-chromosomes on GC and initially had come to this thread to find hand signs for some IFC Fraternities. So please can we get back on the ORIGINAL posting?? I wanted to know Phi Delta Theta and SigEp's handsigns if any of you handsome Fraternity gentlemen out there would like to share!!

And SthrnZeta - I believe you are correct. A few close friends of mine are ZTAs and have said the same. During my NMP I remember ZTA being a huge organization, mostly concentrated in the South. I believe you also have 100-some more chapters than Chi Omega throughout the nation.

So uh, our handsign is a crown (which I love because it's a symbol and not just trying to make letters - no offense to any other org, just my opinion) and our call if you will, is one person yells "Zeta check!" and the person answering it yells "Zeta's number 1!"

I'm assuming that's what this thread was SUPPOSED to be about... and I don't know the answer for Sig Ep or Phi Delta Theta but both of them have chapters where I work, I'm sure I could find out if it means that much to you.

@Knight Shadow - I can't say much, I was a newbie once too

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by SthrnZeta

@Knight Shadow - I can't say much, I was a newbie once too

We all were. I don't think I ever tried to start policing threads when I was, though lol

Oh well, I'll be nice and cut her some slack

[SthrnZeta]

::shrugs:: I tried...

...And now back to your regularly scheduled pissing contest.

[sigmadiva]

^^^^

He posted much of his info in the Greek Life Forum, so limit your search that way.

Originally Posted by OTW

My guess is that Miss paige_elise89 probably got her data from various chapter websites.

.....

This isn't meant to belittle Chi Omega in any way. It's wonderful to be proud of your sorority's accomplishments, but there really isn't a need to take such a boastful and haughty tone when showing pride for your organization.

Originally Posted by paige_elise89

http://www.chiomega.com/students/abo...QuickFacts.xml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Omega
http://www.studentgroups.ucla.edu/ch.../history1.html
http://www.panhellenicucsd.org/page....2&profile=1281

Ding ding ding! I win!

Again, as stated earlier by 33girl, these "facts" you pulled from Wikipedia and various chapter websites have all been debunked on GC already.

Thanks for playing.

[preciousjeni]

Originally Posted by OTW

Ding ding ding! I win!

Again, as stated earlier by 33girl, these "facts" you pulled from Wikipedia and various chapter websites have all been debunked on GC already.

Thanks for playing.

LOL! I'm still wondering about that 1 in 4 thing. Where did that even come from?

BS1980, who is the largest sorority?

[12dn94dst]

HERE WE GO AGAIN......if you're going to start some mess, cover your tracks better. Posting the website to Chi Omega's "secrets" in your profile....posting the "handshake" for the largest sorority when it clearly states on Chi Omega's Nat'l site that's it's the largest women's fraternal org (otherwise known as a sorority (see http://www.chiomega.org/home.cfm)...Come on Ladies, let's grow up a little. I'm sure the Chi Omega Founders are turning in their graves as you all perpetuate mess, drama, bull, etc. around the organization they created. I'm truly sorry for what has allegedly happened, but don't you realize the more you talk about it, the less likely it will be for a fair and impartial jury to be selected (if it gets that far)? Leave the issue for the courts of the land, not the court of public opinion.


LET GO AND LET GOD

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Kelli
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
12-Delta Nu-94
MAL, Southern Region
Savannah State University c/o 1997

[This message has been edited by 12dn94dst (edited October 15, 2000).]

[MaMaBuddha]

i can honestly say i am disgusted with some of the things people post....

do they have no kind of honor????

God don't ugly...and he ain't too hooked on the pretty!!!!!!

what goes around comes around...

Maybe whoever posted the Chi Omega statement should check with a Chi Omega about their handshake because that isn't Chi Omegas handshake nor are they currently the largest fraternal organization. Next time research things before you open your mouth.

[The Researcher]

LOOK, I didn't ask what the handshakes are. I know that is esoteric, or suppposed to be. I asked about the origins. Good gracious, people. Have some respect for each others orgs. 12dn94dst response was enough for me.