Copy Cats??

[MaggieXi]

*crash*

Alpha Xi Delta had this a few years ago with an Alpha Zeta Delta local in the midwest. They used the same colors, flower, and other symbols. I believe National's took care of them.

[VandalSquirrel]

The photo album has Adelphean society ALL OVER IT, especially in an album from Rush 2008. It is also on the all sorority mixer t-shirt, with other orgs. names (including NPC ones). The Delta Sigma Thetas probably wouldn't appreciate their hand sign being co-opted either.

I am somewhat impressed that in two years they haven't been caught as the internet makes things easy to catch. Is there not a Greek Advisor on this campus? Just wow.

ETA: My favorite photo complete with cans of beer, captioned "LXA & Adelpheans @ Diablos Thirsty Thursdays!!" (lack of grammar and punctutation not mine) http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/inde...ageID=10653020

Don't they participate in recruitment with the NPC groups? Wouldn't an area advisor or an advisor for one of the other NPC sororities say "Where have I seen this before?" because I sure as hell would if any established sorority (let alone one almost 160 years old) was borrowed from.

[VAgirl18]

Apparently the Executive Office doesn't think that its a concern. Apparently we should be flattered. Um, no. Not acceptable!!

[aggieadpi_01]

I was told by Executive Office in an email, "Basically, there is nothing we can do unless they use our registered trademarks. We really should be flattered by this." I encourage all of my ADPi sisters to voice their concerns with Exec.

L&L

[lalalucy]

Originally Posted by OTW

Do I sense some defensiveness here? Are you a New Delta?

It doesn't matter if they're not trying to affiliate themselves with ADPi. They're swiping symbols and mottos held dear to other Greeks and making it their own.

Oh God no! When I went through recruitment I considered them but when I realized they didn't even have real letters that screamed no to me!

[lalalucy]

PS: some of them are nice girls and i think they are just trying to find their own place while they get picked up by a national.

And the no letters comment wasn't a superficial thing to me, it was more of a who are they kidding with "new".

[BabyPiNK_FL]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

The photo album has Adelphean society ALL OVER IT, especially in an album from Rush 2008. It is also on the all sorority mixer t-shirt, with other orgs. names (including NPC ones). The Delta Sigma Thetas probably wouldn't appreciate their hand sign being co-opted either.I am somewhat impressed that in two years they haven't been caught as the internet makes things easy to catch. Is there not a Greek Advisor on this campus? Just wow.

That is NOT DST's hand sign. That is TriDelta's handsign (if the individual DDD chapter chooses to use one that is what they typically use anyways).

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by aggieadpi_01

I was told by Executive Office in an email, "Basically, there is nothing we can do unless they use our registered trademarks. We really should be flattered by this." I encourage all of my ADPi sisters to voice their concerns with Exec.

L&L

That makes me kind of sad that I'm being told that I should be flattered. Like it was said earlier, I know that "imitiation" is a form of "flattery", but quite honestly I'm not flattered.

This might sound totally off kilter, but I kind of feel like something has been stolen from me. I take huge pride in our motto and to know that some local, who was attempting to affiliate with us, has essentially stolen it, really, really irks the daylights out of me. I'm sorry but that is how I feel.

I get that there is nothing I can do. I've voiced my concern to EO. I cannot control if they don't see it as much of an issue as I do. Different perspectives = different reactions. I get that. I can at least say "Hey I don't feel this is right".

I do want to thank OTW, VandalSquirrel, and MaggieXi for understanding where we are coming from. I know I appreciate it, and I'm sure my sisters do too.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by BabyPiNK_FL

That is NOT DST's hand sign. That is TriDelta's handsign (if the individual DDD chapter chooses to use one that is what they typically use anyways).

There were lots of different hand signs, I know I saw the Delta Sigma Theta pyramid in at least one picture or I wouldn't have made that statement. It may be an older picture and someone told them it was not okay.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

There were lots of different hand signs, I know I saw the Delta Sigma Theta pyramid in at least one picture or I wouldn't have made that statement. It may be an older picture and someone told them it was not okay.

They were NOT doing our (unofficial) handsign the way that most of us do it.

This is only ADPi's bone to pick.

[Bella796]

Sorry for the crash, but I think they probably researched NPC sororities and got help from another fraternity and chose the things they liked most about the other organizations. They obviously didn't read the GC threads about starting their own chapter I am not sure if legally you can do anything, unless your motto is trademarked. I would be upset if they did it to Chi O so I don't blame you for being upset. Good luck and let us know what the outcome is.

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

They were NOT doing our (unofficial) handsign the way that most of us do it.

This is only ADPi's bone to pick.

Did you look through all the pictures, I swear I saw it in one. Maybe it was on someone's page and not the main group page photo albums. I'm not going to go back and look, I already wasted 30 minutes of my life being horrified.

Regardless, it be tacky!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

Did you look through all the pictures

Yes.

[33girl]

Blue & white and a lion mascot I could chalk up as a coincidence. Adelphean Society??? NO I DON'T THINK SO.

[aggieadpi_01]

Originally Posted by 33girl

Blue & white and a lion mascot I could chalk up as a coincidence. Adelphean Society??? NO I DON'T THINK SO.

Amen!!!!