Wearing your letters? - Page 9

blkwebman1919 · #**121** 12-16-2006, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Texas Beta

I think everybody joins a fraternity for life. I can't wait to be an alumnus and help my chapter. I think the basic point of this argument is that people dress the way the position in life dictates. If you're making plenty of money, or command a powerful position in your business, I don't think you're going to be wearing your "badge" or whatever sort of pin you have to a dinner party. I'd rather new guys have my old shirts then myself wearing them even to work out. Being a member of a fraternity for life, does not mean you have to wear your fraternity’s clothes to prove that. When you are alumni there are so many better ways you can prove this. I don't see myself in the future ever wearing t-shirts besides the odd day that I can relax; even then I hope to be wearing smarter casual apparel.

In my view, wearing fraternity shirts = college. College matures you. When you’re finished with college, hopefully you adopt a more mature style of dress.

I don't necessarily disagree. As I said, I myself don't wear letters frequently anymore (I've been out of school a while). My point is that I reserve the right to wear letters if I choose to do so. They aren't any less my letters just because I graduated from school. For me, it isn't a matter of trying to prove anything to anyone. I dress appropriately for my current age/status/whatever, whether on the job or off; I definitely dress much differently than I did as an undergrad in college.

If I choose to wear 'nalia, it's no different than anyone wearing stuff with college names and logos (whether as a graduate or as a fan, but I suppose some people may not consider that "mature dress").

Like I said (in a nutshell) in my earlier post, one's opinion on the "wearing letters" issue depends on your viewpoint in general about fraternity/sorority life and its relevance after college.

GatorsWearJorts · #**122** 12-16-2006, 01:22 PM

Wearing letters is cool Freshman and Sophmore years, after that, no-one really does, unless it is a beat up sorority hayride shirt

mccoyred · #**123** 12-17-2006, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by blkwebman1919

I don't necessarily disagree. As I said, I myself don't wear letters frequently anymore (I've been out of school a while). My point is that I reserve the right to wear letters if I choose to do so. They aren't any less my letters just because I graduated from school. For me, it isn't a matter of trying to prove anything to anyone. I dress appropriately for my current age/status/whatever, whether on the job or off; I definitely dress much differently than I did as an undergrad in college.

If I choose to wear 'nalia, it's no different than anyone wearing stuff with college names and logos (whether as a graduate or as a fan, but I suppose some people may not consider that "mature dress").

Like I said (in a nutshell) in my earlier post, one's opinion on the "wearing letters" issue depends on your viewpoint in general about fraternity/sorority life and its relevance after college.

If you notice, there are very few non-NPC/NIC members speaking on this topic for a very good reason.....

akdphi_cherry · #**124** 12-22-2006, 03:41 PM

At my school, I see letters everywhere, usually block letters, but a lot of tote bags for the NPC sororities. As someone mentioned before, it may partly be because of the high ratio of cultural GLOs we have on campus. I would definitely say that the majority of letter wearers I see belong to cultural GLOs, but they're certainly not the only ones. I see a lot of proud ZTAs, for one.

broomstick · #**125** 12-22-2006, 05:18 PM

People wear their letters quite frequently on the University of Minnesota campus. I'm graduated and I still wear my letters.

Our house, however, has made the rule that we aren't allowed to consume alcohol or be drunk while wearing our letters outside of our chapter house.

kappa_babe · #**126** 12-23-2006, 01:05 AM

At my chapter we got this really great bag on bid day and I carry that with me all the time and as letter t-shirts I wear those on letter day. Then there other times when I just have on a function t-shirt So probaly about twice a week I wear letters

jadis96 · #**127** 12-23-2006, 11:44 AM

As to the comments about alum wearing letters... I went alum in 2000 and I still wear letters, but the way I wear them ahs changed. I am a teacher so I carry my tote bags a lot now. I would carry a tote bage anyway for all my "teacher stuff" and these just happen to be the ones I have. I wear my jewelry with letters on it now (necklace and a bracelet some) but mostly because a)I like them and b)they were all gifts from family members (both Greek family and real family). I don't wear shirts with letters much anymore because of several reasons. The biggest is I am not a t shirt person really, I tend to wear sweaters and kakhis now more then jeans. Also all my college letters are pretty icky anymore so I wear them to sleep in. I so want to buy some nice new letters on a sweatshirt, but this is because when we do alum things I want something nice to wear.

Krisco · #**128** 12-29-2006, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

It's just not part of NPC/IFC culture to wear letters all the time as an alumna/i. There are alot of active NPC/IFC alumni/ae who don't wear letters all the time. Not wearing letters doesn't equal not active.

When/where did I say anything about npc/ifc wearing the letters all the time?? I said 'I"...KRISCO...IN ARK...was curious as the lack of meeeeeee seeing any npc/ifc members wearing ANYTHING after college. I just don't see it..Trust me sweetheart, I am a DELTA SIGMA THETA I know what active is about!

Thanks for the answer, not in your 'culture' got it...that's what I was looking for.

Krisco · #**129** 12-29-2006, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by macallan25

Thats great. However, i'm going to be alot more concerned about being a good attorney than making sure everyone knows I pledged a fraternity in college.

Just go take a look at our national site www.deltasigmatheta.org : You can be an esteemed member of the business community AND an active, productive member of your organization.

Again, it was never just a college thing for me and countless others that I know that are members of BGLO's (good lawyers included) but that's just my opinion...

DSTCHAOS · #**130** 12-29-2006, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Krisco

Just go take a look at our national site www.deltasigmatheta.org : You can be an esteemed member of the business community AND an active, productive member of your organization.

Again, it was never just a college thing for me and countless others that I know that are members of BGLO's (good lawyers included) but that's just my opinion...

That's not just an opinion, Soror. That's BGLO culture and expectation. Even if some BGLOers aren't living the lifetime commitment for whatever reasons.

I absolutely love going to professional and social events and seeing the young and old BGLO members wearing pins or finding other ways to identify themselves as members. Some of these people are so well respected for professional and service ventures that being in a BGLO is simply icing on the cake.

OOhsoflyDELTA#9 · #**131** 12-30-2006, 12:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Krisco

When/where did I say anything about npc/ifc wearing the letters all the time?? I said 'I"...KRISCO...IN ARK...was curious as the lack of meeeeeee seeing any npc/ifc members wearing ANYTHING after college. I just don't see it..Trust me sweetheart, I am a DELTA SIGMA THETA I know what active is about!

Thanks for the answer, not in your 'culture' got it...that's what I was looking for.

Damn soror don't hurt em.....lol....

upigletdewhat · #**132** 12-31-2006, 07:46 PM

I am a sister of the co-ed fraternity Upsilon Delta Epsilon, onthe SUNY Delhi Campus. On our campus, you almost always see most of the greeks with their letters on. even the off campus fraternities and sororities wear their letters proudly almost everyday.