Xi-sign vs. "fuzzies" - Page 2

BaltoAlphaPsi · #1 02-20-2009, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Benzgirl

Alpha Xi Delta is still known as Fuzzy at Ohio State and Miami University. Must be an Ohio thing.

I know this is an old thread... but my biological sister is a Alpha Xi Delta sister. She's and alumni of the Delta Pi chapter. It's in Ohio, and yeah, they have fleece jackets that say Fuzzies on them. We were at a family function in ohio and an alum from a different chapter recognized her and was like, "I'm a fuzzy too!!" I think it's cool that you guys have a nickname you all can recognize. Even if it's only big in ohio. but AxiD seems big in ohio.

I love my sis and i'm glad she joined AxiD, her self worth, and her self esteem grew so much in just the first year. She grew into this beautiful woman who I look up to very much. I do attribute alot of that to her involvment in Alpha Xi Delta. I'm so greatful she found such an amazing sisterhood! I'm in Delta Phi Epsilon, but if I went to a school that had AxiD i would have prolly had that as my first choice. haha. Either way, I do believe AxiD ladies are a cut above most other sororties (of course not above mine ;-) haha).

lovespink88 · #2 02-21-2009, 10:32 AM

Our PR VP & exec board just recently announced that we're going to start using Fuzzies as our nickname. They had some kind of training a few weekends ago, and while talking to the Miami of Ohio girls, who said Fuzzies works really well for them on their campus, they decided we should give it a shot as we're still trying to make a name for myself.

There were few groans when they announced it, but a few cheers too. I'm still not sure about it; I neither love it nor hate it. It is, however, my least favorite of our nicknames. I like Alpha Xi the best, then AXiD (of COURSE spelled that way, not AZD or even AXD), and THEN Fuzzies.

xilovetrish · #3 04-24-2009, 09:47 AM

We use the XI hand sign up here in Michigan, but we are not allowed to be called Fuzzie's. I have heard this from many other chapters too and we are NOT suppose to be calling each other or being referred to Fuzzies.

Xi love and mine
trisha

AXiDILGIHPi · #4 05-16-2009, 01:22 PM

i'm an iota lambda (st. norbert college, wi) alumnae, i still participate in some ceremonies and such...we don't use 'fuzzie' that often, but it is thrown around a bit...but we use the 'sign' all the time...we do the 'sign' then the next girl would do a 'heart' with her hands as well...we've done it since installation in 2005!

AXiDMeesh · #5 11-30-2009, 11:25 PM

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I'm from the University of South Dakota, and we don't go by 'fuzzies'. On campus, they call us the A-Xis. And I didn't see the picture of the hand sign shown, but we do spell 'Xi' with our fingers. We call it throwing what you know, which I think is cute.

"Throw what you know" was the theme for our bid day shirts this year

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?ai...1&l=dbe196fbc9

adorable

Melissa104 · #6 10-10-2009, 10:09 PM

Coming from Florida Atlantic University where I was initiated - We used the hand signs all the time. We also used "fuzzies" every so often - none of us thought it was degrading 0 yet the opposite cute. We were never referred to the fuzzies but we used it within ourselves. Now that im at UCF we also do hand signs and fuzzies is known here too.

DartmouthPanhel · #7 10-11-2009, 02:23 AM

I don't think anyone explicitly mentioned this in the post.

Someone mentioned Al Fuzzie our old mascot. Rumor has it that the inspiration for Fozzie may come from Alpha Xi Delta since Jim Hensen's wife was a sister and the originally muppet had pink roses on his collar.

At Dartmouth we recently started using "the sign" but we call it "xi-fingers". I have a photo from our founding where the girls had shirts that said "Fuzzies".

baci · #8 10-11-2009, 08:37 AM

In my area of the country the women are known as Alpa Xi's. There is a "fuzzy" connection, but more like "fuzzy love" that they say to each other. I know many years ago they chose "fuzzy brothers" which could have been any men on campus belonging to a fraternity, sports team , or just an independent. (the women voted on a small group) They also voted on the one man they called the "rose thorn" and this was a huge honor. The Aplha Xi Deltas were rell respected and represented.

DubaiSis · #9 10-11-2009, 11:04 AM

When I was in college I thought it was kind of offensive (small chapter, so maybe we were a little defensive), but now in my old age I think it's cute and I wish it was used more. Our letters are special and making our nickname be something other than the same as everyone else I think is great. But in any case none of that bugs me as much as AZD. It's not a zeta and should NEVER be spelled that way. THAT is nails on the chalk board to me.

lovespink88 · #10 10-11-2009, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by DubaiSis

But in any case none of that bugs me as much as AZD. It's not a zeta and should NEVER be spelled that way. THAT is nails on the chalk board to me.

I think I've said it already but I'll say it again. I HATE THAT. We are not Alpha Zeta Delta, and YES it is a big deal. We just participated in a philanthropy for one of the stronger fraternities on campus, and when the brother who was running the first event called for our team he said "Alpha Zeta Delta". I think we've done great with PR and getting our name out there since colonization, so that, to me, was just a huge slap in the face.

XiM · #11 01-04-2010, 02:57 PM

totally agree.. it is a Xi not a Z(eta). I love that we have the greek letter Xi and I believe we are the only national sorority that does (def only NPC). so, i think it is in our best interest to play that up. it is another unique identifier. luv it!
fuzzie..not my fav. we never used it. it reminds me of hairy, which isn't good.

Spectrespecs · #12 11-27-2009, 10:54 PM

I'm from the University of South Dakota, and we don't go by 'fuzzies'. On campus, they call us the A-Xis. And I didn't see the picture of the hand sign shown, but we do spell 'Xi' with our fingers. We call it throwing what you know, which I think is cute.

lstorey · #13 01-14-2010, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Spectrespecs

I'm from the University of South Dakota, and we don't go by 'fuzzies'. On campus, they call us the A-Xis. And I didn't see the picture of the hand sign shown, but we do spell 'Xi' with our fingers. We call it throwing what you know, which I think is cute.

that reminds me of Alpha Phi because they are called A-Phi and one of them was trying to call us A-Xi and I'm like...no that isn't us!

lstorey · #14 01-14-2010, 10:43 PM

I learned the hand sign from Beta Alpha at UT. I am not fond of being called Fuzzies, but can understand how it came to be.

and it grates on me when people use AZD...we are NOT Alpha Zeta Delta!!!

kliebrum · #15 02-17-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lstorey

I learned the hand sign from Beta Alpha at UT. I am not fond of being called Fuzzies, but can understand how it came to be.

and it grates on me when people use AZD...we are NOT Alpha Zeta Delta!!!

agreed. our greek director put that on the t-shirts for formal recruitment. (that all the sororities particapate in and the others were spelled correctly) it made my chapter very angry.