Stealing Items... - Page 4

Tom Earp · #46 01-16-2005, 12:29 PM

OTW, so true or True That, I know of several Heads of Greek Orgs that persue G C let alone many of Nat. Officers. I say Yeah, find out what the real world is all about with Greeks!

We may The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly, it is all laid out here to see what is up!

Greeklove, while what you say is true, there have been a lot of posts where things have happened on fun events that have never had problems, there is always THAT ONE TIME that turns it into a Risk Management Nightmare.

We all want fun, but then again SH*T happens and We all catch 10 kinds of Hell over it!

Oh yes, the memories that flood back over me are overwhelming and the Guys and Gals that I remember from the good old days that we had will always be cherished.

GA-Beta · #47 01-13-2007, 08:17 PM

Frat brother tries to break into sorority
January 13, 2007

A University of Georgia student was caught early Friday morning trying to climb into the window of a sorority house, according to police.

A security guard at the Delta Gamma house on South Milledge Avenue called police after spotting a man trying to break into a back window of the Chi Omega house next door. He provided a description to police, who found a man matching that description hiding in bushes on Rocksprings Street, according to a police report.

The man, David Thomas Shaw, 20, of South Milledge Avenue, was arrested and charged with loitering and prowling and underage possession of alcohol. He told police he is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.

Published in the Athens Banner-Herald on 011307

Stef the Pef · #48 01-14-2007, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by valkyrie

Oh goodness. If it's done right and the item is returned unharmed, it's funny. The problem is kids these days are too lazy to do it right. Pranks are fun if you know what you're doing and aren't an idiot.

Ding ding ding. Winner winner, chicken dinner. I love a good prank, and it's always kind of cool to get your stuff back. I hate it when pranksters with no class give everybody a bad name. Keep it until they notice and get confused, and then return the stuff. Otherwise, don't steal (or "borrow") at all.

JonoBN41 · #49 01-14-2007, 12:25 PM

I like this thread. Here's a story that is perhaps unique.

Some twenty years ago our charter was stolen from my chapter at Florida Tech. No one had any idea who had taken it, but it was returned about three days later with a note written on the back. Nope, it wasn't another fraternity - or even a sorority.

It had been "borrowed" by our very own alumni. Seems they were dissatisfied with the way the chapter was being run at the time.

Now, I'm not suggesting we had a boring campus or anything, but it sure is a sad state of affairs when fraternities have to steal FROM THEMSELVES in order to get a rise out of somebody! Haha.

LoggerTheta · #50 01-14-2007, 01:07 PM

Personally I don't mind a prank, but when it goes into the realm of vandalism, it really frosts my cookies if you catch my drift. Last fall, we had our brand new composite stolen, painted all over with acrylic paint so thick that you couldn't tell what was underneath it, and returned to us. Our chapter president thought it was one of our sister's abstract art projects. We also had about 7 or 8 of our older composites stolen that we still haven't gotten back. So... in conclusion, don't be mean.

emily0325 · #51 01-17-2007, 12:45 AM

Me and one of my roommates have a little stealing wore with 2 guys from another fraternity. We always get the stuff back though.. it's a fun game. I think it's okay to do this stuff if it's done in good fun and nothing gets damaged.

PeppyGPhiB · #52 01-17-2007, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by LoggerTheta

Personally I don't mind a prank, but when it goes into the realm of vandalism, it really frosts my cookies if you catch my drift. Last fall, we had our brand new composite stolen, painted all over with acrylic paint so thick that you couldn't tell what was underneath it, and returned to us. Our chapter president thought it was one of our sister's abstract art projects. We also had about 7 or 8 of our older composites stolen that we still haven't gotten back. So... in conclusion, don't be mean.

We had something similar happen to my chapter. My sophomore or junior year, one of our composites was taken off the wall during a party. The next time we saw it, it was on the wall of another house, with many of the members' photos "doodled" on or cut out. Turns out it wasn't even a fraternity that took it...it was members of the baseball team! Apparently they thought we'd find the humor in it, but we were PISSED...it was one of our first composites (we were a young chapter) and anyone who's greek knows how expensive they are. Not to mention that the vandalized composite was displayed for hundreds of other students to see whenever they were in the house. We got it back, but what were we supposed to do with it?

SororChic6 · #53 01-17-2007, 05:10 PM

i attend a school that barely has any greek life- there's just my sorority and the national service co-ed frat. it is a commuter school so there are not many people interested in pledging. anyway, i've found that the frat has gone so far as to rip down our rush posters (in an attempt to stop any interests from coming to us)- they have admitted this to us on many occassions but we have not stooped to their level yet. is there anyway to deal with this without having a contest to see which org can take down the most posters? will reporting them to national do anything?

Drolefille · #54 01-17-2007, 05:15 PM

Possibly challenging them to another type of competition to divert their energy.
Reporting them to the school may be a better option than to their HQ though.

SororChic6 · #55 01-17-2007, 05:30 PM

thanks for the advice but our school does not technically allow sorors so if we report them we're kinda shooting ourselves in the foot. my school doesn't care too much if we put up posters because we don't cause much of a disturbance and because the campus is so big.

Drolefille · #56 01-17-2007, 05:32 PM

Gotcha, well, are there any cross-members? Have you guys tried talking to each other? Are they allowed on campus (because they're service or co-ed)?

SororChic6 · #57 01-17-2007, 05:37 PM

there are alot of them on campus actually. we have tried talking with them and i guess we came off a bit peeved when we found out that they were the ones taking down the posters. they are allowed on campus because they're not considered a "real frat"- they're known for service even though they wear letters. this problem sorta seems unsolvable until a panhellenic group can be formed- but what's the point of a group with 2 orgs? we have already tried setting up rules that both orgs would go by- i.e. no taking down posters, no bad-mouthing the other org to potential interests... but they don't seem to work

Tom Earp · #58 01-17-2007, 05:45 PM

I am not really sure what you were getting at but, if there is anew Organization that is trying to get on campus with a Major GLO, why stir up problems?

One never knows if and when they may get affiliated and grow to become a bigger GLO on campus.

OOPs some look like fools and are maybe soon gone and forgoten.

Drolefille · #59 01-17-2007, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SororChic6

there are alot of them on campus actually. we have tried talking with them and i guess we came off a bit peeved when we found out that they were the ones taking down the posters. they are allowed on campus because they're not considered a "real frat"- they're known for service even though they wear letters. this problem sorta seems unsolvable until a panhellenic group can be formed- but what's the point of a group with 2 orgs? we have already tried setting up rules that both orgs would go by- i.e. no taking down posters, no bad-mouthing the other org to potential interests... but they don't seem to work

Are you a national or local organization?

I guess you guys are competing for the same girls so they're getting huffy. If the school is letting you guys advertise on campus they may have rules about the removal of posters from school property. You can also look into other methods of advertisement such as internet, banners, and wearing your letters often. While Greek unity is a great goal, everybody has to be willing to play nice.

A panhellenic isn't common with a service GLO and social GLOS, but it can be done. See about getting sororities and fraternities allowed on your campus, that will give you more rights.

SororChic6 · #60 01-17-2007, 10:17 PM

we're a regional sorority. thanks for the advice, im definitely gonna look into seeing if the school has become more open with greek life and if they're not, it'll just be a problem to deal with.