Kappa Sigma at Georgia Southern - Page 3

#31 02-09-2006, 06:07 AM

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Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
That's funny because I also joined GC in 2001. The climate was the same then as it is now. In fact, GC has gotten a little BETTER since 2001.

Ms. DSTCHAOS, I believe this is the first time I've agreed with you!

Have a great Thursday!!!

#32 02-09-2006, 06:18 AM

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Originally posted by KLPDaisy
Still in lots of pain but much better. At least now I can eat.

Feel better soon!

We were worried about you!

MysticCat · #33 02-09-2006, 10:00 AM

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Originally posted by Dianne
Or, as it was put to me in my freshman year of college by one of my fraternity friends, "Don't call my fraternity a frat. Do I call this country a ..." Well, you get it.

[pet peeve]

Yes, lame as it is, we get it. Don't want to say "frat"? Fine, don't say it. Think it sounds disrespectful or carries negative connotations? Say so and don't use it. But since "frat" is not an obscenity, leave this stupid, stupid comparison out of it.

[/pet peeve]

AlphaFrog · #34 02-09-2006, 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by MysticCat81
[pet peeve]

Yes, lame as it is, we get it. Don't want to say "frat"? Fine, don't say it. Think it sounds disrespectful or carries negative connotations? Say so and don't use it. But since "frat" is not an obscenity, leave this stupid, stupid comparison out of it.

[/pet peeve]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who's had that thought. And really, those who associate "frat" as a negative, probably also think of Greeks as a whole as a negative.

33girl · #35 02-09-2006, 10:15 AM

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Originally posted by MysticCat81
[pet peeve]

Yes, lame as it is, we get it. Don't want to say "frat"? Fine, don't say it. Think it sounds disrespectful or carries negative connotations? Say so and don't use it. But since "frat" is not an obscenity, leave this stupid, stupid comparison out of it.

[/pet peeve]

the non-obscene options are "would you call your mother a moth?" or "would you call a sorority a sore?"

The c-word one just seems to make the biggest impression that you shouldn't do this.

33girl · #36 02-09-2006, 10:16 AM

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Originally posted by valkyrie
I'll have you know that they're real and they're fabulous.

Don't you mean spectacular?

Oh no wait, that's mine that are spectacular. Carry on.

MysticCat · #37 02-09-2006, 11:29 AM

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Originally posted by 33girl
the non-obscene options are "would you call your mother a moth?" or "would you call a sorority a sore?"

Non-obscene, but still stupid because unlike "frat," "moth" and "sore" are actual words with meanings one wouldn't want to associate with mothers and sororities.

No, I wouldn't call my mother a "moth," but I would call her a "mom." Disrespectful?

I guess it's also disrespectful to say "CalTech" instead of "California Institute of Technology," or, say, "Pitt" instead of "University of Pittsburgh"? ("Pitt" is especially bad -- are we saying that it's "the pits"?)

We shorten words and names in English all the time. Far from being considered disrespectful, it's often considered a way of showing endearment or, at least, comfortable familiarity. The only reason some people (very few, if any, of whom I have "met" anywhere other than GC, I would note) have a problem with "frat" is because of the connotations summoned up for some in the general population by terms like "frat party" and "frat house." It's PC masquarading as PR, pure and simple.

tunatartare · #38 02-09-2006, 12:02 PM

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Originally posted by OTW
Feel better soon!

We were worried about you!

awww thank you

33girl · #39 02-09-2006, 12:10 PM

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Originally posted by MysticCat81
I guess it's also disrespectful to say "CalTech" instead of "California Institute of Technology," or, say, "Pitt" instead of "University of Pittsburgh"? ("Pitt" is especially bad -- are we saying that it's "the pits"?)

No, we are not saying it's the pits. We're saying it's Pitt. It's nothing bad, although some dingdongs at the University disagreed.

frat is vulgar, IMO.

valkyrie · #40 02-09-2006, 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by 33girl
Don't you mean spectacular?

Oh no wait, that's mine that are spectacular. Carry on.

That is totally what I meant. I'm so insufferable I can't seem to get Seinfeld references right.

MysticCat · #41 02-09-2006, 12:40 PM

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Originally posted by 33girl
No, we are not saying it's the pits. We're saying it's Pitt. It's nothing bad, although some dingdongs at the University disagreed.

My point exactly. Nothing inherently wrong with Pitt, nothing inherently wrong with frat, although some (okay, I won't say dingdongs) apparently disagree as to both.

FreeBecky · #42 02-09-2006, 01:01 PM

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Originally posted by kapsigcub
KS at GSU is VERY exclusive. It's so exclusive, they didn't even bid Jesus.

Have a nice day.

lol, that is all.