Restrictions on wearing letters

[Psi U MC Vito]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

I know what your friend means. There have been times when girls around here have worn their letters and been on the news for being at controversial things. People start thinking if one girl is there wearing those letters then all the girls must support it. I think you should wear your letters if you support a local politician that was part of your sorority but only if you want to. In all fairness if a girl you shouldn't have to hide your letters because it is who you are but if people don't agree with what you support they start labeling everyone in your group as one. Sophomore year one cheerleader had been caught doing drugs so now every cheerleader must be bad and had to be tested. I don't get the no letters at bars because everyone knows you are a abc and drink but it is like saying you are two different people, one that drinks and then the other is a sweet sorority gril from next door.

See that is the thing I don't agree with. I do agree with not wearing letters at like political rallies and the like. But I never understood the no wearing letters while drinking or smoking or what have you. Depending on the size of your Greek System, people might already know you are an ABC. You should just refrain from doing stuff that you wouldn't want reflected on your organization to begin with.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

See that is the thing I don't agree with. I do agree with not wearing letters at like political rallies and the like. But I never understood the no wearing letters while drinking or smoking or what have you. Depending on the size of your Greek System, people might already know you are an ABC. You should just refrain from doing stuff that you wouldn't want reflected on your organization to begin with.

Agree or disagree, people should go based on the protocol and traditions for their GLO (and, as I said before, know when something is just a chapter tradition) and not to consider what other GLOs do.

Also keep in mind that such protocol and traditions for some GLOs are intended to apply long after your collegiate years are over, when you're in environments where everyone knows you're an XYZ, and in environments when no one knows you're in XYZ.

[als463]

Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito

See that is the thing I don't agree with. I do agree with not wearing letters at like political rallies and the like. But I never understood the no wearing letters while drinking or smoking or what have you. Depending on the size of your Greek System, people might already know you are an ABC. You should just refrain from doing stuff that you wouldn't want reflected on your organization to begin with.

I agree with you that people may already know who you are. Even at such a big university as Penn State, people may already know that this guy belongs to XYZ fraternity and that girl is a member of ABC sorority. I can see not wanting to get out of hand and making a fool of yourself (and possibly your organization) but, if you are out at a local eatery and they serve alcoholic beverages (think Ruby Tuesdays), I never understood why you couldn't possibly have a frozen drink or something with your dinner.

I guess the rule was made to take care of people who couldn't quite limit themselves to just one or two drinks while out in public in letters.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

I know that my chapter didn't have a problem with members wearing letters to political rallies. They just could not violate HQ protocols by speaking to any reporters/camera crews what have you. We couldn't do letter writing campaigns mentioning our org. either. It's a decent balance because you can be political but you can't speak in a way that appears to be representing the group. It works out okay.

[remmie_k]

You are being very rude DrPhil, I am not in a sorority yet but I know girls around here aren't allowed to wear letters to drink even when it is the pledge class going out together.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

You are being very rude DrPhil, I am not in a sorority yet but I know girls around here aren't allowed to wear letters to drink even when it is the pledge class going out together.

Wow. Did you even read the last page of this thread? I mean... really?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

You are being very rude DrPhil, I am not in a sorority yet but I know girls around here aren't allowed to wear letters to drink even when it is the pledge class going out together.

QFP (this post is a lot shorter than the stupid one that you deleted). Begin and end post at the bolded.

[remmie_k]

I can ask my neighbor, my cousins in Alabama, my mom, and all my older friends and they will say they aren't allowed to even have the letters on a key ring when they go to Beale Street or a bar across from school.

[Nanners52674]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

I can ask my neighbor, my cousins in Alabama, my mom, and all my older friends and they will say they aren't allowed to even have the letters on a key ring when they go to Beale Street or a bar across from school.

But you can't answer it for yourself since you're not greek and don't have letters to wear. Your opinion doesn't count.

[remmie_k]

I read the page nobody is saying it is against every sororities rules but I am saying around here atleast none of them wear letters to go out or in the sororities I know of in other states. It is a rule used more than not.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

I read the page nobody is saying it is against every sororities rules but I am saying around here atleast none of them wear letters to go out or in the sororities I know of in other states. It is a rule used more than not.

Wrong. IN YOUR AREA it may be used. Unless you've visited every single chapter of every single sorority you have no idea whether it's common or not. Shut up now.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

You are being very rude DrPhil, I am not in a sorority yet but I know girls around here aren't allowed to wear letters to drink even when it is the pledge class going out together.

Originally Posted by remmie_k

I can ask my neighbor, my cousins in Alabama, my mom, and all my older friends and they will say they aren't allowed to even have the letters on a key ring when they go to Beale Street or a bar across from school.

Originally Posted by remmie_k

I read the page nobody is saying it is against every sororities rules but I am saying around here atleast none of them wear letters to go out or in the sororities I know of in other states. It is a rule used more than not.

QFP

[remmie_k]

You are all being rude, I can name the chapters at U. Memphis, my moms at U. Tenn and my cousins at North Alabama and they don't wear letters when they go out to drink. I know if more southern girls post on here they will say they don't wear letters to bars! I actually get why because you don't want the chapter associated with underage drinking and if you are 21 you want to look cute when you go out but it still is a rule that walks a fine line, if a girl does get wasted and is 18 ppl still know she is a XY. Nanners52674, I can have one of my current sorority friends get on here and tell you they don't wear letters when they go out. Your little attitude is what makes girls not want to join a sorority because you make it like it is a privilege to join and only a certain kind of girl is good enough to be you, when it is something anyone should join for a bond of friendship and fun.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

You are all being rude

Then shut up and go away.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by remmie_k

You are all being rude, I can name the chapters at U. Memphis, my moms at U. Tenn and my cousins at North Alabama and they don't wear letters when they go out to drink. I know if more southern girls post on here they will say they don't wear letters to bars! I actually get why because you don't want the chapter associated with underage drinking and if you are 21 you want to look cute when you go out but it still is a rule that walks a fine line, if a girl does get wasted and is 18 ppl still know she is a XY. Nanners52674, I can have one of my current sorority friends get on here and tell you they don't wear letters when they go out. Your little attitude is what makes girls not want to join a sorority because you make it like it is a privilege to join and only a certain kind of girl is good enough to be you, when it is something anyone should join for a bond of friendship and fun.

QFP.