UCF takes a subtle potshot at romance - Page 2

hoosier · #16 03-26-2004, 08:11 PM

A video - from the police car's camera - was on TV here tonight

adpiucf · #17 03-26-2004, 08:42 PM

UCF charge onto the field... with our spirit we'll never yield...
BLACK and GOLD charge right through the line!
Victory is our cry! V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!
Tonight our Knight's will SHINE!
U-C-F Knights! U-C-F Let's Go Knights!

(Wow, that was very Earp-esque, wasn't it?)

... I am so VERY proud of these guys~ They get my vote for the "Sissies" this month! All in good fun. They're not what I would call rule-breakers, hazers, or anything of the sort. This was an atypical occurence.

(although...and ZTAngel, back me up on this if you were in school when it happened... this is sub-par compared to the Great Streaking Episode of Sig Ep Pledge Class of '98. I have photos. I'm evil. That event ended with the UCF-PD catching the boys with their pants down, literally!)

ETA: I respect all the Phi Delts, and I can happily assure anyone that these are a great group of guys that would never harm a hair on their brothers' or new members heads.

ZTAngel · #18 03-26-2004, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by adpiucf

(although...and ZTAngel, back me up on this if you were in school when it happened... this is sub-par compared to the Great Streaking Episode of Sig Ep Pledge Class of '98. I have photos. I'm evil. That event ended with the UCF-PD catching the boys with their pants down, literally!)

I wasn't at UCF yet but I definitely heard about that grand event. That was the year that they stopped doing their pledge class streakings. Well, at least they stopped doing it for all of greek park to see.

This saran wrap thing has been in a bunch of papers all over the country. My dad emailed me the article from his newspaper and asked, "Do you UCF kids have anything better to do?" Nope.

Honestly, I think the media has blown this out of proportion. The guy was a brother, not a pledge, and he was a willing participant. Nobody is shocked about this event. I'd say that every fraternity on our campus has a "gift" of sorts for the brother that lavaliers his girlfriend. The only difference being that Phi Delt got caught.

I feel bad for the Pi Phi who now has to deal with 1000's of questions from people about what's going on with her boyfriend.

adpiucf · #19 03-26-2004, 09:21 PM

I know I'm being a hypocrite, but I kinda find the hype funny. Only because I know my university and I know that this guy and his fraternity are not at all the stereotypical testosterone raging Animal House stereotype. They do good work for the school and the community. That doesn't make this prank right, but I know no one got hurt (this time) so I can laugh about it. I'm horrible. Flame away!

Something else funny about the Sig Ep Streak-- in days of old, the newly initiated brothers would line up late late late in the night, just after they'd been initiated and then liquored up. They'd line up by the Pike House at the beginning of Greek Park, stripped down to their boxers, displyaing painted Sig Ep letters and symbols on their bodies, puff on a vintage stogie, and at the signal, they'd drop their shorts and run like hell to the end of the street, where they'd jump in the lake. A couple of sorority women would be pre-warned to spread the word, and the girls would line the streets to bear witness to this semesterly rite of passage.

Well, in spring 98, instead of streaking at 5 in the morning, the guys did it at 8 PM on a Sunday (the night we have chapter meeting). Everyone was leaving chapter, and hauling benches and chairs off the sorority house porches. The guys lined up, ran down the street, jumped in the lake and back to the Sig Ep house, when they were accosted by the UCF-PD. I heard they were all charged with indecent exposure, but that could just be a rumor.

I was one of the ones snapping photos at the event, and I was schocked that Walgreens developed them! Couple years later, I was in a class and the people I was sitting around were all introducing themselves. It turned out we were all Greeks. This one guy was named Greg. I said, "Oh you're a SigEp, right?" And he smiles and goes, "Yeah, how'd you know?" I turned bright red and mumbled, "Um, I've seen you around." Yeah... as in ALL of him. LOL. And in pictures!

It is sooo wrong for me to be laughing about this. It just helps perpetuate all those stereotypes. But ah.... college!

UCFPhiDelt · #20 03-26-2004, 09:23 PM

This event is not representative of the normal actions of the chapter.

adpiucf · #21 03-26-2004, 09:26 PM

I agree 100% The men I have met from your chapter have always shown class, tact and are complete gentlemen!

James · #22 03-26-2004, 10:21 PM

Don't ruin some good fun . . .

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Originally posted by UCFPhiDelt
This event is not representative of the normal actions of the chapter.

UCFPhiDelt · #23 03-26-2004, 11:27 PM

Well as long as its in good fun, continue on James.

sherbertlemons · #24 03-27-2004, 02:37 AM

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Originally posted by adpiucf
Something else funny about the Sig Ep Streak-- in days of old, the newly initiated brothers would line up late late late in the night, just after they'd been initiated and then liquored up. They'd line up by the Pike House at the beginning of Greek Park, stripped down to their boxers, displyaing painted Sig Ep letters and symbols on their bodies, puff on a vintage stogie, and at the signal, they'd drop their shorts and run like hell to the end of the street, where they'd jump in the lake. A couple of sorority women would be pre-warned to spread the word, and the girls would line the streets to bear witness to this semesterly rite of passage.

Well, in spring 98, instead of streaking at 5 in the morning, the guys did it at 8 PM on a Sunday (the night we have chapter meeting). Everyone was leaving chapter, and hauling benches and chairs off the sorority house porches. The guys lined up, ran down the street, jumped in the lake and back to the Sig Ep house, when they were accosted by the UCF-PD. I heard they were all charged with indecent exposure, but that could just be a rumor.

I was one of the ones snapping photos at the event, and I was schocked that Walgreens developed them! Couple years later, I was in a class and the people I was sitting around were all introducing themselves. It turned out we were all Greeks. This one guy was named Greg. I said, "Oh you're a SigEp, right?" And he smiles and goes, "Yeah, how'd you know?" I turned bright red and mumbled, "Um, I've seen you around." Yeah... as in ALL of him. LOL. And in pictures!

It is sooo wrong for me to be laughing about this. It just helps perpetuate all those stereotypes. But ah.... college!

*wishes she had seen that* Seems like I miss all the fun.

You would not beleive how long it took me to crawl out from under my rock and hear about this little fiasco. And I agree, stuff like this for lavaliering is nothing new. Not the wisest idea, but it's generally harmless and small.

My guess as far as the lavaliering curse is because half the time it's pressure from the sorority girl who wants a candlelighting.

PhiDelt215 · #25 03-27-2004, 04:30 AM

Took a picture of it on CNN

Hope they dont get too much trouble

carnation · #26 03-27-2004, 09:40 AM

I didn't know that this was still done. When I was at Arkansas, pinned men usually got tied to the giant DG anchor--even if their pinmate wasn't a DG-- in their underwear. At Auburn, they got thrown into this nasty pond by the SAE House.

AGDee · #27 03-27-2004, 03:35 PM

I think that if I knew my S.O. was going to have to go through something insane like that, I would not take the lavalier or pin. I wouldn't want him to do it over something trivial like that. Shoot, I wouldn't want him to go through anything like that for me at all. It just wouldn't be worth it. And for what? To say he's my steady boyfriend?

Dee

PiPhiGirl2005 · #28 03-27-2004, 07:12 PM

At Hillsdale, I believe one of the fraternities makes the someone who has just lavaliered his girlfriend streak around her sorority house, and another fraternity throws the guy in a lake in our arboretum. However, it seems that if the lavaliering boy in question does want to streak or get thrown in a pond, he doesn't have to. In truth, it's all harmless fun.

FAB*SpiceySpice · #29 03-27-2004, 08:08 PM

It depends on the fraternity here what will happen to a guy when he lavaliers, but I know that my ex's house would have all the guys in his pledge class shave him BALD and then tie him to a ladder in the front of his girlfriend's sorority house. I have a thing with shaved heads (I CAN'T STAND THEM!) so clearly it's a good thing he never lavaliered me b/c I would have probably broken up with him for the shaved head. (Just kidding...maybe

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I agree with whoever said that getting lavaliered is the kiss of death. It seems to be true at my school too!!!

James · #30 03-27-2004, 08:20 PM

I am sure you wouldn't want him to be humiliated over little 'ole you. . . but if he uhm volunteered to do it as a symbol of his regard for you, I am sure it would be just adorable.

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Originally posted by AGDee
I think that if I knew my S.O. was going to have to go through something insane like that, I would not take the lavalier or pin. I wouldn't want him to do it over something trivial like that. Shoot, I wouldn't want him to go through anything like that for me at all. It just wouldn't be worth it. And for what? To say he's my steady boyfriend?

Dee