whats up with the male wearing our letters?

IncontRHOllable · #1 02-23-2008, 05:09 PM

Hey sorors, I could not find this posted on GC so if someone else has already posted this then please disregard. The message boards have been lit up with sorors who posted about Randy Jackson's dance show on MTV. On the last show, there was a dance crew competing called In Live Color who wore blue n gold (not an issue) but one of the males in the crew wore our letters with the Rho letter bottom half torn off. What in the world? This young man attends an HBCU so ignorance is not an excuse. I am trying to wrap my head around why he would wear our letters? Is he making a statement that he wants to be a member? What in the world is up with that? What are your thoughts? Here is a link to the show. You can see their performance after about the first 4 minutes in the video.

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1581540&vid=211574

preciousjeni · #2 02-23-2008, 05:59 PM

Crashing but gotta say it doesn't even begin to make sense.

Senusret I · #3 02-23-2008, 06:38 PM

wooooooow

DSTCHAOS · #4 02-23-2008, 07:29 PM

Yeah we typed about it in the Random Thread.

It sucks but I was extremely shocked and interestingly humored. Can't be too mad at dude because an SGRho may've given him the letters.

I remember years ago this dude showed up at a Delta party with a Delta shirt on--his sister or gf gave it to him so he could get in free with letters.

Still BLUTANG · #5 02-23-2008, 10:13 PM

i don't know whats going on in the video (i'll click to view and come back), but i do know that there is a KKPsi brother competing. HBCU chapters add gold to our official colors of blue & white.

IncontRHOllable · #6 02-25-2008, 01:52 AM

The young man is a member of KKPsi, so that makes it even worse that he would wear sorority letters.

. I have read a so-called letter of apology that reeked of rudeness from this young man. I am still baffled

Still BLUTANG · #7 02-25-2008, 03:06 PM

watched and all i can say is WOW! what in the world?

1908Revelations · #8 02-25-2008, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IncontRHOllable

The young man is a member of KKPsi, so that makes it even worse that he would wear sorority letters.

. I have read a so-called letter of apology that reeked of rudeness from this young man. I am still baffled

Was it posted on MTV website or was it just sent to you all?

NinjaPoodle · #9 02-25-2008, 05:20 PM

Quote:

The Grand Basileus, HQ and all Syntakti are very much aware of the situation and the matter is being viewed by legal counsel.

The situation is being handled.

GRACED2BSGRHO · #10 02-25-2008, 06:07 PM

My sister asked me about the night it aired. I thought she was joking. I have no idea why would do it or even think it would be acceptable. Not cool at all. I don't know if i should be offended or just say oh well.

NinjaPoodle · #11 02-25-2008, 06:17 PM

Personally, I was offended. If the guy was not greek, then whatever, but he reportedly is a KKPsi. He knew better. If he had no choice in the matter as to wearing the article of clothing (as he claimed), since he was wearing a jacket, he could have turned the shirt around and had the letters on his back, which would have been covered by the jacket. MTV always blocks out greek letters. Why didnt they do that this time?

To me his excuse is a cop out.

DSTCHAOS · #12 02-25-2008, 06:35 PM

MTV doesn't always block out Greek letters.

In this case, they were obviously Greek letters to us but some people may've thought they weren't--especially since he shortened the "P."

IncontRHOllable · #13 02-26-2008, 01:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

MTV doesn't always block out Greek letters.

In this case, they were obviously Greek letters to us but some people may've thought they weren't--especially since he shortened the "P."

I don't watch MTV but I do know that they cannot aire trademark letters without the permission of the org. Most folk in greekdom recognized it immediately. Of course if you are unaware or outside of greekdom, you wouldn't know but that's just it, he is in a fraternity so he knew. It just baffles me that he would even put on those letters for TV. I would have been embarrassed and scarred to run on stage with A Phi A letters on with the last A shortened. So disrespectful...Oh well, its being handled so let me quit thinking about it.

DSTCHAOS · #14 02-26-2008, 01:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IncontRHOllable

Of course if you are unaware or outside of greekdom, you wouldn't know but that's just it, he is in a fraternity so he knew.

Of course he knew.

I was talking about the MTV viewers who don't know Greek letters when they see them.

rhoyaltempest · #15 02-26-2008, 08:43 PM

I was watching the show when it first aired and I couldn't even enjoy the performance because I was too busy trying to see what the third letter was until I realized it was a cut off rho. I'm glad that HQ is looking into though. It may seem small to some but we definitely don't want non-greeks (those who didn't attend college and have no clue) thinking it's okay to sport greek nalia and especially in the media.