Plegdes wearing letters??? - Page 8

AlphaSigOU · #1 12-01-2003, 08:28 PM

Alpha Sigma Phi allows pledges to wear clothing with the three Greek letters. Pledges, though, are not allowed to purchase items with the coat of arms until after initiation.

Even Freemasonry has its own rules on who can and cannot wear the Square and Compasses. Entered Apprentices (first degree) and Fellowcrafts (second degree) may not wear the Square and Compasses until they attain the Master Mason (third) degree. Past Worshipful Masters wear a variation of the Square and Compasses with a sunburst replacing the "G" and a quadrant replacing the square.

cammykaze1920 · #2 12-01-2003, 09:02 PM

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Originally posted by Zetagymnast
In my sorority, pledges are not allowed to wear letters at all. They are also not allowed to wear the colors of the sorority. I think the system is different in my sorority because when pledges are "on line" no one know until they have crossed and become sisters.

As a member of a NPHC organization, I believe the ideology is the same. There is no way possible that when we have girls on they can wear letters in any shape or form. As we say, if you don't know your history, then Zeta is a mystery. Honestly, I think it is crazy to have aspirants wear the letters, spelled out or greek formation. They don't have a clue of the history behind it. When I was online, I couldn't even wear the colors, at all.

cammykaze1920 · #3 12-01-2003, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by DaisyKLP
At my school no one (fraternities or sororities) allows their NM's to wear letters until after they get in. The only exception to this rule is Kappa which gives their NM's sweatpants with letters on the butt that they have to all wear on certain days. One of the other sororities here, their nationals told them they had to let NM's wear letters, so they bought the letters but I don't think that they were actually given them until after initiation. At my school it's the same thing as with Buttonz, you can tell exactly when everyone got in because that's when they're all wearing letters.

Excuse me, but I have to address this! Having letters on the butt is a horrible practice for sororities and fraternites alike. What a disrespect to the founders! We really have to stop this practice. It's shameful.

CatStarESP4 · #4 12-01-2003, 10:57 PM

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Originally posted by cammykaze1920
Excuse me, but I have to address this! Having letters on the butt is a horrible practice for sororities and fraternites alike. What a disrespect to the founders! We really have to stop this practice. It's shameful.

I agree! Letters on sweatpants belong on the leg, not on the butt. Not only I find letters on the butt weird, but disrespectful. The banishment of this practice goes for members as well as NMs and alums.

SigKapKatzue · #5 12-01-2003, 11:07 PM

I agree that it's somewhat shameful, but when you see all the university letter's on the bum, it just makes sense for the next thing.

Well some sororities aren't allowed to wear them at my school, like I don't think Alpha Phi is.

I'm sure this fad will pass.

kddani · #6 12-01-2003, 11:09 PM

count me in on the letters should not be worn on the butt train.

i think the first person I saw in them was a SDT. I'm sorry, if GDIs think your letters spell "eat", why would you plaster it on your booty? that's just sorta wrong....

was NOT thrilled with a couple girls in my chapter got them...

tunatartare · #7 12-02-2003, 12:22 AM

With the exepction of Kappa, most people here are against them. I have seen them on girls in another sorority, but generally we do avoid it. My Big Big has sweatpants and her letters are on the leg and they look fine. I can't speak for anyone else, but with KLP we have a rule that you can't have anything with letters on the butt so as not to disrespect our letters and the meaning.

I personally think that's a great rule since I HATE HATE HATE butt letters.

Buttonz · #8 12-02-2003, 01:54 AM

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Originally posted by DaisyKLP
I can't speak for anyone else, but with KLP we have a rule that you can't have anything with letters on the butt so as not to disrespect our letters and the meaning. I personally think that's a great rule since I HATE HATE HATE butt letters.

[hyjack] I HATE THEM ALSO! One of my sisters just gota set, and yes, they are cute, but sitting on your letters? That's just WRONG! The fact taht GDI's think my letters spell out EAT well...it makes it so much worse! [/hyjack]

tunatartare · #9 12-02-2003, 01:57 AM

*hijack
Not to mention Disrespectful
*end hijack

Zetagymnast · #10 12-02-2003, 03:23 AM

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Originally posted by cammykaze1920
As a member of a NPHC organization, I believe the ideology is the same. There is no way possible that when we have girls on they can wear letters in any shape or form. As we say, if you don't know your history, then Zeta is a mystery. Honestly, I think it is crazy to have aspirants wear the letters, spelled out or greek formation. They don't have a clue of the history behind it. When I was online, I couldn't even wear the colors, at all.

I agree but I think it might be different with African American sororities such as mine. Cammykaze1920, i know yours is too.

TigerLilly · #11 12-02-2003, 05:30 AM

With Phi Sigma Pi, new members are not allowed to wear letters at all. They can wear "Phi Sigma Pi" written out, though. We have so few PSP shirts, though, that our new members want to get the ones that we have around during their new member period, too...they often buy them but don't wear them until they become brothers, and no one has a problem with that. I think I did that, too.

SIAsensacion · #12 12-02-2003, 06:10 AM

Most Latin sororities and fraternities that I know of do not allow pledges to wear letters of the organization in any way, shape, or form--no greek letters (iron on or stitched), nothing spelled out in words, no nicknames of the sorority, etc. Gifts with letters, colors, symbols, crests, mascots, etc. are not given to any pledges until they "cross" (are initiated as full-fledged members).

I understand that everyone has different feelings on this topic, but I personally feel that I do not want anyone but sisters (hermanas, sorors) of my organization to wear my letters.

Many LGLOs, BGLOs, and MCGLOs also have handsigns (a symbol of your org made with your hands. If you don't understand, think sign language), which pledges are not allowed to do until they have crossed.

zchi2 · #13 12-02-2003, 09:39 AM

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Originally posted by SIAsensacion
Most Latin sororities and fraternities that I know of do not allow pledges to wear letters of the organization in any way, shape, or form--no greek letters (iron on or stitched), nothing spelled out in words, no nicknames of the sorority, etc. Gifts with letters, colors, symbols, crests, mascots, etc. are not given to any pledges until they "cross" (are initiated as full-fledged members).

I understand that everyone has different feelings on this topic, but I personally feel that I do not want anyone but sisters (hermanas, sorors) of my organization to wear my letters.

Many LGLOs, BGLOs, and MCGLOs also have handsigns (a symbol of your org made with your hands. If you don't understand, think sign language), which pledges are not allowed to do until they have crossed.

My sorority is the same way. I don't even think that I would want to walk around with something on my chest that I didn't know what it meant...

alphabug02 · #14 12-02-2003, 10:22 AM

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Originally posted by Buttonz
[hyjack] I HATE THEM ALSO! One of my sisters just gota set, and yes, they are cute, but sitting on your letters? That's just WRONG! The fact taht GDI's think my letters spell out EAT well...it makes it so much worse! [/hyjack]

I'm not a huge fan of the butt letters but has anyone seen the "thong" letters -

There are some places where letters should not go

If you haven't seen them:
http://i23.ebayimg.com/02/i/00/f0/16/ce_1.JPG
http://i9.ebayimg.com/01/i/00/ea/37/41_1.JPG

Sorry for the hijack- now back to our regular programming!

Sister Havana · #15 12-02-2003, 01:47 PM

THONG LETTERS?

Now that is just WRONG!

Thankfully, I have yet to see an Alpha Phi Omega thong.