Lilly Pulitzer Anyone?

[angels&angles]

I would also like to say that although I didn't LOVE all the last sets of prints, I thought ADPi's was both beautiful and understated -- I hope that's what Pi Phi's will look like (I also like Tri Delta and Kappa from the first round). But I'm afraid it will just be ARROWS!

[AXEling]

Originally Posted by angels&angles

I would also like to say that although I didn't LOVE all the last sets of prints, I thought ADPi's was both beautiful and understated -- I hope that's what Pi Phi's will look like (I also like Tri Delta and Kappa from the first round). But I'm afraid it will just be ARROWS!

Kind of like the use of anchors on the DG print? IIRC a fair number of women who weren't too fond of it.

I'm interested to see what they do with the AOII print (obviously) but I really wish I could get a hold of one of the "Pandamonium" travel mugs they had sometime over a year ago.

[txAOII_15]

ohmigosh so so so so excited for this! i really hope our sheaf of wheat makes it in the design though

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by txAOII_15

ohmigosh so so so so excited for this! i really hope our sheaf of wheat makes it in the design though

It better. I think the panda is out since they already have Pandamonium. How's your FB ban going?

[tld221]

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

I agree. I always wanted something that was discreet enough that I wasn't shouting about my sorority, but something other greeks would still recognize and potentially ask me about. We've been down the "professional use of your greek affiliation" path several times, and I don't want to go down it again, but for me, personally, in my particular industry, I wouldn't advertise to everyone and sundry that I was wearing sorority jewelry/scarves/whatever. Like, a lot of NPHC groups have stuff in their colors with the founding year.

lane swerve-I wear lots of non-lettered para often, even working on a college campus. I break out my jacket and 6" lettered tote less and less. Most recently wore a gold poodle pin (which believe it or not is hard to find!) and two co-workers instantly recognized the meaning.

also, while i'm not all "OMGZ LAHVE LILLY!!!!11!!1!" I would definitely like one with my letters/mascot.

[txAOII_15]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

It better. I think the panda is out since they already have Pandamonium. How's your FB ban going?

thats true. i did like the pandamonium print. the fb ban is going ok. its hard though not being able to stalk my family back home. i got a twitter to cope with the lack of fb and to keep in touch with non-greek friends, my family refuses to join the dark side lol.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by txAOII_15

thats true. i did like the pandamonium print. the fb ban is going ok. its hard though not being able to stalk my family back home. i got a twitter to cope with the lack of fb and to keep in touch with non-greek friends, my family refuses to join the dark side lol.

I don't blame them...it is annoying.

[KSUViolet06]

My fave comments on the announcement video:

How did _____ not make it??!!?? We're the third largest sorority in the country!!

"Did anyone actually read the fine print? Because according to Lily Pulitzer and I quote "Lilly Pulitzer reserves the right to use their sole discretion when determining the final 3 sororities chosen to create prints for." It doesn't really matter who had the most votes. So why even have the facade of a vote and just choose the ones you wanted from the start.'m just disappointed that a competition winners can be overthrown by sole discretion."

"Guess someone in the Lilly office doesn't like _____."

"I didn't like Lilly anyway."

LOL. They're just bags and clothes, people.

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

My fave comments on the announcement video:

How did _____ not make it??!!?? We're the third largest sorority in the country!!

"Did anyone actually read the fine print? Because according to Lily Pulitzer and I quote "Lilly Pulitzer reserves the right to use their sole discretion when determining the final 3 sororities chosen to create prints for." It doesn't really matter who had the most votes. So why even have the facade of a vote and just choose the ones you wanted from the start.'m just disappointed that a competition winners can be overthrown by sole discretion."

"Guess someone in the Lilly office doesn't like _____."

"I didn't like Lilly anyway."

LOL. They're just bags and clothes, people.

Last time some angry snitches threatened to boycott Lilly. I'm sure they're scared, LOL.

[GTAlphaPhi]

Unfortunately, the comments following each video announcement of the "print class" are often shockingly rude and un-Panhellenic.

[SWTXBelle]

I'm just going to work on not caring one way or the other - the whole "vote" thing strikes me as manipulative and leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.

[PM_Mama00]

Originally Posted by GTAlphaPhi

Unfortunately, the comments following each video announcement of the "print class" are often shockingly rude and un-Panhellenic.

Even though it's my job position, I had to reprimand a sister last time for bad mouthing another sorority. Ridiculous.

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I'm just going to work on not caring one way or the other - the whole "vote" thing strikes me as manipulative and leaves me with a bad taste in my mouth.

If it strikes you that way, then you do care. It's a print. I'm excited Phi Mu is one of the winners, but who cares if we didn't win? Like everyone said, eventually everyone is going to get one. Voting just adds a fun aspect to it and apparently GREAT PR for the company. (proven so, we could care less here in Michigan but everyone is posting about it)

[SWTXBelle]

Note I said I was going to WORK on not caring. That's because of the bad taste in my mouth. Obviously, I cared enough to vote. But the whole voting charade? I don't like it, and it has turned me off the whole thing. So apparently they lost me, but gained Michigan. I would love to know how the sales track.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Note I said I was going to WORK on not caring. That's because of the bad taste in my mouth. Obviously, I cared enough to vote. But the whole voting charade? I don't like it, and it has turned me off the whole thing. So apparently they lost me, but gained Michigan. I would love to know how the sales track.

There's such a long gap between the voting and the release of the patterns, I'd be curious as well. Not only that, but then there is another big gap between the pattern reveal and the time when there is actually stuff for purchase.

Someone upthread speculated that they try to do a mix of big and small groups each time, to be sure they build buzz, and the more I think about it, the more it seems that may be their strategy.

[glittergal1985]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Note I said I was going to WORK on not caring. That's because of the bad taste in my mouth. Obviously, I cared enough to vote. But the whole voting charade? I don't like it, and it has turned me off the whole thing. So apparently they lost me, but gained Michigan. I would love to know how the sales track.

I totally get where you're coming from. While I love Lilly Pulitzer, I wish they would get ride of this teasing and "voting" nonsense and just go ahead and release the prints. Especially after the last round, when they claimed that the winning groups were the ones who were "loudest and proudest" in proudest. Many current college women feel that sorority=life, and not getting a print can feel like a slap in the face to their sorority.Don't get me wrong, I'm happy for the groups that have won so far as I love seeing new greek prints, but I really wish they would cover just cover the whole NPC already.