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12-15-2008, 10:00 PM
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wearing letters after graduation...?
i heard a rumor that i'm not allowed to wear my letters after i graduate. does anyone know if this is true for certain chapters? i dont want to blurt out my chapter if it's completely false...but i'm curious lol 
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12-15-2008, 10:02 PM
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i heard a rumor that i'm not allowed to wear my letters after i graduate. does anyone know if this is true for certain chapters? i dont want to blurt out my chapter if it's completely false...but i'm curious lol |
If it's not in your bylaws or constitution, then it's just a rumor. Ignore it.
Sisterhood isn't limited to your years in college. Visit your HQ's website. There should be pics of alumnae wearing letters.
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12-16-2008, 09:46 AM
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I highly doubt any national organization has this rule.
And if that is a rule of your chapter, it won’t really matter. Once you graduate, you don’t have to follow your collegiate by-laws. There aren’t any consequences to face if you don’t follow this rule, so it's irrelevant.
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12-16-2008, 10:34 AM
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i heard a rumor that i'm not allowed to wear my letters after i graduate. does anyone know if this is true for certain chapters? i dont want to blurt out my chapter if it's completely false...but i'm curious lol |
Considering all the isht that has been happening at SDSU, I am guessing this was put into place as a risk management rule, if it is true. But it's completely uninforceable, unless the chapter wants to terminate you through the national headquarters so you are no longer an alum.
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12-16-2008, 01:44 PM
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Considering all the isht that has been happening at SDSU, I am guessing this was put into place as a risk management rule, if it is true.
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what's going on at state? i don't go there but i'm from san diego.
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12-16-2008, 02:48 PM
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oh, if you don't go there, forget my statement.
There is no such rule. Alums can wear letters whenever they want.
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12-16-2008, 10:36 AM
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You may feel less comfortable wearing your letters daily in a more professional, adult life but usually there is not a rule against it. As a 30-something I personally feel more comfortable wearing my organizations symbols instead of letters.
Last edited by Kansas City; 12-16-2008 at 10:37 AM.
Reason: spelling
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12-21-2008, 09:37 AM
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I personally feel more comfortable wearing my organizations symbols instead of letters.
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I like to wear symbols too!!! Even if it is a little thing my Yellow Bird Vera Bradley, it reminds me of the sorority that I belong to and that I represent!
That being said, I still wear my letters occasionally. When I go to the gym, I often wear either a lettered or Panhellenic shirt (I acquired many throughout my college years). I also have a very warm pull over windbreaker that has my letters on it! However, I don't typically wear them to work because of the environment I work in.
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12-21-2008, 11:26 AM
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My alumnae panhellenic has ordered shirts - the design is a woman standing amongst sign posts with all 26 NPCs on arrows pointing in various directions - "No matter which way you go, you can't go wrong!" is the slogan on it.
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12-21-2008, 05:32 PM
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My alumnae panhellenic has ordered shirts - the design is a woman standing amongst sign posts with all 26 NPCs on arrows pointing in various directions - "No matter which way you go, you can't go wrong!" is the slogan on it.
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That is a great Panhellenic shirt for college or alumnae!
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12-16-2008, 04:36 PM
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I've seen alums over fifty years old wearing letters. Not commonly, but I've seen it. Alums are definately allowed to wear letters, I just don't think they do it anywhere as near as much as collegiates.
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12-16-2008, 05:02 PM
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I've seen alums over fifty years old wearing letters. Not commonly, but I've seen it. Alums are definately allowed to wear letters, I just don't think they do it anywhere as near as much as collegiates.
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I resemble that remark ... I'm wearing letters today ... virtual friday
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12-16-2008, 06:28 PM
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I wear mine. I sometimes still get asked where I "go" to school. Heehee. It feels as good as getting carded!
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Two of the hardest-working alumnae in our association met because one of them was wearing her letters. They were both in their forties, and were next door neighbors!
Wear your letters with pride.
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12-19-2008, 12:49 AM
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i heard a rumor that i'm not allowed to wear my letters after i graduate. does anyone know if this is true for certain chapters? i dont want to blurt out my chapter if it's completely false...but i'm curious lol
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That would be crazy if a chapter tried to enforce, after all sisterhood is "Not for four years but for life"
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