Embarrsing another GDI wearing Greek Shirts

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

This thread is morphing into advertising/marketing discussion lol. Now that you mentioned McDonald's, I'm thinking of the Burger King commercial with Miss Turkey. It reeked of sexism, and I'm sure worked too.

LOL.

It was a very stupid commercial that probably didn't introduce Burger King to people who had never heard of Burger King.

ETA: Yeah, Carl's not BK. LOL.

Hardee's tried a whole lot of sexism in their commercials. I guess it worked as it became known as the "man's fast food chain." Hardee's SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS. No pun intended. I guess that's why I don't see too many Hardee's.

[shirley1929]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

This thread is morphing into advertising/marketing discussion lol. Now that you mentioned McDonald's, I'm thinking of the Burger King commercial with Miss Turkey. It reeked of sexism, and I'm sure worked too.

ETA: Carl's, not BK. The Commercial

I was thinking the same thing about the advertising/marketing discussion! I'm wracking my brain trying to remember a class I took a million years ago.

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL.

It was a very stupid commercial that probably didn't introduce Burger King to people who had never heard of Burger King.

ETA: Yeah, Carl's not BK. LOL.

Hardee's tried a whole lot of sexism in their commercials. I guess it worked as it became known as the "man's fast food chain." Hardee's SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS SUCKS. No pun intended. I guess that's why I don't see too many Hardee's.

Dang, no Hardee's here either...apparently I'm missing all the good ones. LOL.

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

LOL.


ETA: Yeah, Carl's not BK. LOL.

Advertising FAIL. I couldn't even remember which burger it tried to sell me.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

Advertising FAIL. I couldn't even remember which burger it tried to sell me.

I've seen it referenced as "Hardee's/Carl, Jr."

Does this mean they are the same company? In that case, many people probably noticed and patronized this company more because of those stupid commercials. Advertising SUCCESS?

[katydidKD]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

I've seen it referenced as "Hardee's/Carl, Jr."

Does this mean they are the same company? In that case, many people probably noticed and patronized this company more because of those stupid commercials. Advertising SUCCESS?

Fail because I just remembered the woman in the bikini. I forgot which brand she was representing. Probably the lack of the big golden arches, or the "HAVE IT YOUR WAY" with the BK logo. Branding FAIL.

[katydidKD]

Now i want some charbroiled burger with sesame seeds (BK)

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Vito wasn't talking about event t-shirts (for mixers, Greek week, what have you). He was talking about a screen printed t-shirt with nothing but Greek letters on it and why that would be OK for nonmembers to wear, but stitched letters are verboten.

I realize that. But I'd bet money that the stitched-letters criteria has its roots in the distinction I was making (many pages ago now).

Originally Posted by DrPhil

It depends on the context.

It isn't about ill-manner but rather about different protocols and traditions across councils/conferences and GLOs.

Sorry, but I just can't think of any context where intentionally embarrassing someone is anything but ill-mannered.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Sorry, but I just can't think of any context where intentionally embarrassing someone is anything but ill-mannered.

Then don't YOU do it.

Also, there is no universal standard for what is considered embarassing someone and ill-mannered.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Sorry, but I just can't think of any context where intentionally embarrassing someone is anything but ill-mannered.

Known perp continuing to wear letters even when s/he has been "quietly" warned not to wear them?

[katydidKD]

I know from my discussions with NPHC members that letters are taken much more seriously than in NPC/IFC chapters. So i can see how the reaction of a non-NPHC member wearing NPHC letters would reflect this. I was blown away that it is unacceptable to wear NPHC letters in any pattern (like polka dots) or any color that isn't theirs (with the exception of neutrals like white/black/gray.)

NPHC chapters (from what NPHC members told me, I could be wrong) follow rules that NPC's are supposed to follow but don't. Like having letters on your behind. No NPHC member would ever do this (again, what I was told) This is done a lot in NPC's, but someone from a greek apparel company told me that according to licensing, no NPC org technically permits that, however it is still popular and done. My chapter has a rule against this, and we follow it, but others don't.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

No NPHC member would ever do this (again, what I was told)

Not true. That varies by organization and chapter.

The main point is that outsiders' opinions don't matter. It is great to discuss different perspectives but they truly mean nothing.

[knight_shadow]

^^^ I obviously can't speak definitively on NPHC, but the same often holds true in LGLOs and MCGLOs.

That's part of the reason that I didn't see the difference between stitched vs screen printed, but I stand by my initial response: different strokes for different folks

[katydidKD]

I see how that is the most silly/superficial thing ever and how that doesn't make sense to you, but I know why. Just like others have said, usually if something is screenprinted, it is for an event, where people who aren't members can attend and are given shirts. Block stitch letters denotes being a member by tradition. Screenprint does not.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by katydidKD

I see how that is the most silly/superficial thing ever and how that doesn't make sense to you, but I know why. Just like others have said, usually if something is screenprinted, it is for an event, where people who aren't members can attend and are given shirts. Block stitch letters denotes being a member by tradition. Screenprint does not.

Didn't say it was silly -- just different.

[katydidKD]

Also, a relevant story, one of my sisters is a double legacy to another sorority and wore her mothers letters to hs (not knowing what that meant) and there was a pic of her on fb in them. She took that down immediately when she realized how terrible that looked/was super embarrassed. No one really saw it since it was a super old random pic amongst hundreds. Some people really just don't know if they aren't familiar with the system.