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08-17-2005, 01:25 PM
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I totally understand what y'all mean about wearing the letters, but what do you all think about touching your letters?
Like if you were wearing a shirt with your letters and someone (a friend, family member) touched them (accidentally or purposefully). Would it be a big deal, or would it not matter?
I'm saying this because a couple friends of mine were at this girl's house (who is a member of a LGLO) and she was holding her 5 month old nephew. Well, as infants are, he was curious and started to touch the letters of her hoodie. Well the girl freaked out, smacked the kid's hand, and yelled to her sister "get your child out of here. He just touched my letters, and I WILL NOT be talking care of him anymore. He just disrespected me and my sorority."
I thought this was a little outlandish, especially seeing how the kid was 5 months old, but to each their own, right?
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08-17-2005, 01:25 PM
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Originally posted by Jhawkalum
That's why some people wrote: Different strokes for different folks. I don't think that this was neither judgmental nor meant to tag you as silly or petty.
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Uh...what?
I'm talking about the thread from which this topic originated.
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08-17-2005, 01:28 PM
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Originally posted by epchick
I totally understand what y'all mean about wearing the letters, but what do you all think about touching your letters?
Like if you were wearing a shirt with your letters and someone (a friend, family member) touched them (accidentally or purposefully). Would it be a big deal, or would it not matter?
I'm saying this because a couple friends of mine were at this girl's house (who is a member of a LGLO) and she was holding her 5 month old nephew. Well, as infants are, he was curious and started to touch the letters of her hoodie. Well the girl freaked out, and yelled at her sister "get your child out of here. He just touched my letters, and I WILL NOT be talking care of him anymore. He just disrespected me and my sorority."
I thought this was a little outlandish, especially seeing how the kid was 5 months old, but to each their own, right?
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I don't care if someone simply touches my symbols, depending on why they are doing so. A child touching my symbols or someone touching something that has symbols on it doesn't bother me. However, I can tell when someone is getting too comfortable and becoming disrespectful.
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08-17-2005, 01:29 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by epchick
I totally understand what y'all mean about wearing the letters, but what do you all think about touching your letters?
Like if you were wearing a shirt with your letters and someone (a friend, family member) touched them (accidentally or purposefully). Would it be a big deal, or would it not matter?
I'm saying this because a couple friends of mine were at this girl's house (who is a member of a LGLO) and she was holding her 5 month old nephew. Well, as infants are, he was curious and started to touch the letters of her hoodie. Well the girl freaked out, smacked the kid's hand, and yelled to her sister "get your child out of here. He just touched my letters, and I WILL NOT be talking care of him anymore. He just disrespected me and my sorority."
I thought this was a little outlandish, especially seeing how the kid was 5 months old, but to each their own, right? /QUOTE]
WTF?!?! If I was the girl's sister, I just wouldn't bring my kid around to her house anymore.
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08-17-2005, 01:29 PM
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Originally posted by epchick
I totally understand what y'all mean about wearing the letters, but what do you all think about touching your letters?
Like if you were wearing a shirt with your letters and someone (a friend, family member) touched them (accidentally or purposefully). Would it be a big deal, or would it not matter?
I'm saying this because a couple friends of mine were at this girl's house (who is a member of a LGLO) and she was holding her 5 month old nephew. Well, as infants are, he was curious and started to touch the letters of her hoodie. Well the girl freaked out, smacked the kid's hand, and yelled to her sister "get your child out of here. He just touched my letters, and I WILL NOT be talking care of him anymore. He just disrespected me and my sorority."
I thought this was a little outlandish, especially seeing how the kid was 5 months old, but to each their own, right?
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For me, touching the letters isn't a big deal. I'll admit, it would be a little weird if someone randomly walked up to me on the street and started feeling my chest...
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08-17-2005, 01:29 PM
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Originally posted by KSigkid
For me, touching the letters isn't a big deal. I'll admit, it would be a little weird if someone randomly walked up to me on the street and started feeling my chest...
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Oh you know you'd love that.
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08-17-2005, 01:30 PM
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Originally posted by KSigkid
For me, touching the letters isn't a big deal. I'll admit, it would be a little weird if someone randomly walked up to me on the street and started feeling my chest...
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That would be strange and maybe even sexual harassment. 
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08-17-2005, 01:33 PM
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Originally posted by DSTCHAOS
This thread is a spin off. In the other thread, the GCers who aren't protective over their letters were being extremely judgmental and tried to make it seem as though the rest of us were silly and petty.
In the end this is just highlighting differences across GLOs and types of GLOs, as you have stated.
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Well, I'm talking about this thread. And from what I've gathered, nobody is picking on you in this thread. Just because someone expresses a different opinion doesn't mean it's a personal attack.
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08-17-2005, 01:34 PM
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epchick, I totally thought you were kidding when you wrote that...that girl needs some help.
I don't know if I'm OVERprotective of my letters, but I haven't really experienced any incidents. My husband and i were at a pharmacy a few months ago, and there was a guy with his letters on. So, my hubby goes up and asks him where he pledged, and the guy just gave him a blank stare. He said his sister had given him the shirt. We both just thought it was weird. Like why?
Then my cousin and her fiance were staying with us a few weeks ago. Her fiance comes downstairs wearing some fraternity shirt, and we were both like "We didn't know you were greek!" He said he wasn't, and again his sister (who was) gave him the shirt. He seemed a little embarrassed by it. I just don't know why you would want to wear it! You know? Especially if you're not going to perp them.
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08-17-2005, 01:35 PM
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Oh you know you'd love that.
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Haha, before I was a married man, maybe...
I'm not sure what would make someone want to touch my letters, especially if I'm wearing them...
JHawkalum - some people have implied that it's petty to care so much about someone else wearing their letters. At least that's the way I've read it.
Last edited by KSigkid; 08-17-2005 at 01:38 PM.
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08-17-2005, 01:36 PM
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Originally posted by Jhawkalum
Well, I'm talking about this thread.
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I am not.
To understand some of the comments in this thread, it is helpful to read the other thread. If not, let it go.
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08-17-2005, 01:37 PM
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Originally posted by KSigkid
I'm not sure what would make someone want to touch my letters, especially if I'm wearing them...
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Well that all depends.
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08-17-2005, 01:50 PM
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If I rock sorority party shirts to the gym will that freak some girls out or be weird?
-Rudey
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08-17-2005, 01:50 PM
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Originally posted by KSigkid
True, although I could figure out pretty quickly if someone was or wasn't a member of my org.
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If I see a girl wearing AXiD letters or a shirt w/ AXiD on it, I'm going to assume she's a sister. If I approach her and talk to her, sure, I could figure out if she wasn't a sister. But I'm not going to approach her for the sole purpose of checking to see if she's a perp.
I've seen girls out with AXiD stuff on, and it's usually when I'm out doing something for work, in which case I don't have time to go up and talk to her. If I see someone w/ an AXiD shirt on and I'm just running errands, or shopping or whatever, and if she doesn't look busy, then I might approach her. Otherwise, I generally leave them be. I'm not going to hunt some girl down I passed by in the mall just to say, "Hi! I'm an Alpha Xi too!!!!" or approach her in a restaurant and interrupt her dinner. If she's standing in line with me, or just browsing through the same section I am, sure, I'll strike up a conversation (especially if she looks like someone who should join our alumnae association!). Otherwise, just by a first glance, I can't tell if she is or isn't a member.
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08-17-2005, 01:55 PM
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Originally posted by Rudey
If I rock sorority party shirts to the gym will that freak some girls out or be weird?
-Rudey
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It depends if you have a cute butt.
Last edited by Jhawkalum; 08-17-2005 at 01:58 PM.
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