On Coming Chapter - Rush Shirts [Archive]

TSteven

12-21-2007, 02:46 PM

Hey guys, my Fraternity is coming onto campus as a colony next semester and we're going to be a hearing and deaf chapter, we need a dynamite rush shirt that will catch everyones eyes and stay in the back of their minds.

Would you please provide some details/clarification? Specially, what do you mean by "we're going to be a hearing and deaf chapter"? Also, are y'all colonizing at Gallaudet University? A colony of Kappa Sigma?

KSigFounder

12-21-2007, 03:14 PM

Would you please provide some details/clarification? Specially, what do you mean by "we're going to be a hearing and deaf chapter"? Also, are y'all colonizing at Gallaudet University? A colony of Kappa Sigma?

Well there guys that are joining that are hearing, and there are guys that are deaf. We actually have brothers that are here that are from RIT and gallaudet. Chris Peters, Philip Olivan, Jin Pae, Andrew Aguilara.

Senusret I

12-21-2007, 03:21 PM

Not that it's my business, but I am curious as to the location of this chapter and how it can involve men from two different states.

KSigFounder

12-21-2007, 03:26 PM

Not that it's my business, but I am curious as to the location of this chapter and how it can involve men from two different states.

California State University Northridge, the guys from RIT and Gaulludet had transfered to CSUN.

Senusret I

12-21-2007, 04:38 PM

Okay makes sense -- thank you!

For anyone else who was confused, Cal State Northridge has a Deaf Studies program.

Tom Earp

12-21-2007, 06:11 PM

Awesome for You and your new members!

The very best of luck for your new group of Men!:cool:

TSteven

12-21-2007, 07:59 PM

KSigFounder

12-22-2007, 05:11 AM

Thanks everyone for the clarification. I'm up to speed now.

KSigFounder - Have you asked any of your hearing impaired members for suggestions? And regardless of what y'all come up with, I would be sure to pass it by all members to be safe. It wouldn't be good PR to start a colony with controversy right off the bat.

for the record it's deaf, not hearing impaired, the deaf find that term offensive... hearing impaired inclines that their hearing could be fixed...

and yes i've talked to them, they're brainstorming, but i want to show them some examples of other rush shirts.

VandalSquirrel

12-22-2007, 03:06 PM

It could be a graphics issue, but what about having Kappa Sigma also spelled out with hands in Sign Language showing the letters that correspond to the English equivalents of Kappa Sigma? You could put your message ex: "Rush Kappa Sigma Colony 2008 CSUN" and have the corresponding message in sign language on the other side.

Even though I'm not your target audience, I am a HUGE FAN of when chapters use their own creativity and spirit to create promotional items instead of using a stock image or a graphic someone else designed. You have something unique, a deaf and hearing chapter, and definitely advertise that!

Oh and a friend offered this suggestion:
We're here, some of us can hear, others are deaf, but we're all DEF!

I took away their access to 90's hip-hop for a day for their use of def while abusing homonyms.

TSteven

12-23-2007, 01:27 PM

for the record it's deaf, not hearing impaired, the deaf find that term offensive... hearing impaired inclines that their hearing could be fixed...

and yes i've talked to them, they're brainstorming, but i want to show them some examples of other rush shirts.

For what it is worth, not all deaf people find hearing impaired offensive. One of my best friends - who is deaf - prefers hearing impaired.

PhiGam

12-23-2007, 09:04 PM

http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object2/269/4/n14843365297_576.jpg

I never saw American Gangster, but I think that's what this is from.

http://profile.ak.facebook.com/object2/1383/5/n4218063571_3984.jpg

And Sweetwater Brewing Co.
That bottom one is AWESOME. Our semi formal shirts looked like Newcastle labels but that is one of the nicest rush shirts I've ever seen.

PhiGam

12-26-2007, 01:17 AM

Our homecoming shirts this year were Newcastle. I wish I could find a picture somewhere.
BUT, we do have some arguments in chapter over "beer label t-shirts". Some people think it gives a bad impression. I don't know, I don't really care...they look good.
Well, wearing ACTUAL beer label t shirts gives a bad impression as well as being right out of the GDI playbook. The SweetWater one didn't even look that much like the label to be honest, the only part that gives it away to me is "Don't Float the Mainstream."
You're not bad for a Gator. This probably isn't the thread to say it but you guys get a bad rap for your GDIs and their affinity for jorts, most of the fraternity brothers I've met from there are really cool, CLASSY guys. (our chapter there is rebuilding so they get a free pass for a few more years) Alabama is still unbeatable in terms of class though, I had so much fun when we played them in Jax because all of their fans were classy and knew a decent amount about football.

SthrnZeta

12-27-2007, 02:28 PM

our chapter there is rebuilding so they get a free pass for a few more years

They still represent you and your org so I would think no chapter gets a "free pass" ever. You're so concerned with some random guy wearing your org's name that I would think a brother would be held to an even higher standard.

PhiGam

12-27-2007, 03:53 PM

They still represent you and your org so I would think no chapter gets a "free pass" ever. You're so concerned with some random guy wearing your org's name that I would think a brother would be held to an even higher standard.
You truly are clueless.

SthrnZeta

12-27-2007, 03:57 PM

You just said that a chapter gets a free pass for a few years - if I'm so "clueless," then please tell me what that means to you. It sounds like the rules of your org don't apply to them and they get to do whatever they want and that sure sounds like to me, that they can potentially damage the so great reputation that you say FIJI has. Oh, I'm sorry, Phi Gam since FIJI "sounds goofy" :D

ETA: I'm not the only one who feels that people wearing paraphenalia of an org represent the whole group when they do. Which explains why some say not to drink in letters, etc. Like I said, I would think you would hold your brothers to a higher standard then to let them slide just because they're rebuilding. DTD recolonized at UGA and their standards were even higher than before. Sounds like you're the one who's clueless.

SthrnZeta

12-27-2007, 04:35 PM

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=92294

For posterity :D

PhiGam

12-28-2007, 12:30 AM

I know the current president, and he's a good guy. This spring, he told someone that they would only get a bid if he cut his hair...and he did.

If we're giving free passes, then I have several of our chapters to put on the list.

Oh, and we're working on the jort problem. It's a long process, but the first step was cajorts, and they've been completely wiped out. (cargo jean shorts)
Cajorts... can't say that I've EVER seen those. Its hard to believe that people there would still wear them after being called out by Sports Illustrated. Y'all have some of the unfrattiest GDI's ever.
I would really like to see our chapter there go in the right direction but it takes time. We're still recovering here from some crap that went down in 2000, not a hazing violation or anything but some stuff happened that really hurt us. In the last 4 years though we have come up from being hated to being well respected around campus. Our past presidents have been a big part of that.

PhiGam

12-28-2007, 02:22 AM

You just said that a chapter gets a free pass for a few years - if I'm so "clueless," then please tell me what that means to you.
It means that they are currently not as good as I would like them to be. They are making strides though and with time I think that they will come around.
It sounds like the rules of your org don't apply to them and they get to do whatever they want and that sure sounds like to me, that they can potentially damage the so great reputation that you say FIJI has. Oh, I'm sorry, Phi Gam since FIJI "sounds goofy" :D

Hardly. I'm not talking about anything serious here, just the way they are looked at on campus.

ETA: I'm not the only one who feels that people wearing paraphenalia of an org represent the whole group when they do. Which explains why some say not to drink in letters, etc. Like I said, I would think you would hold your brothers to a higher standard then to let them slide just because they're rebuilding. DTD recolonized at UGA and their standards were even higher than before. Sounds like you're the one who's clueless.Another idiotic comment, I am not saying that they can go roofie girls or burn down the student union, just that they don't have a whole lot of respect on campus there right now. There is no way that you could possibly be in a top tier southern sorority and NOT know what I'm talking about.

AlphaFrog

12-28-2007, 08:33 AM

There is no way that you could possibly be in a top tier southern sorority and NOT know what I'm talking about.

You know, every sorority has its loonies - people who slipped through the cracks, but unfortunately for Zeta, a disproportionate amount of those women seemed to have found their way to GC. There are a bunch of awesome Zetas on here, but a few of them have just ruined it.

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 10:18 AM

You know, every sorority has its loonies - people who slipped through the cracks, but unfortunately for Zeta, a disproportionate amount of those women seemed to have found their way to GC. There are a bunch of awesome Zetas on here, but a few of them have just ruined it.

I know of one you're referring to (though I don't agree and won't name her) but I would hope that I'm not included in the "loonies" you refer to.

nittanyalum

12-28-2007, 10:20 AM

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 10:21 AM

It means that they are currently not as good as I would like them to be. They are making strides though and with time I think that they will come around.

Hardly. I'm not talking about anything serious here, just the way they are looked at on campus.

Another idiotic comment, I am not saying that they can go roofie girls or burn down the student union, just that they don't have a whole lot of respect on campus there right now. There is no way that you could possibly be in a top tier southern sorority and NOT know what I'm talking about.

Of course I know all about the "tiers." But your comment about letting them slide for a few years just seemed wrong to me. You talk of being "fratty" (a word not used at my school but that I now know the meaning of thanks to GC) yet you allow some brothers to not live up to these high standards you speak of. Just sounds contradictory to me so I called you on it. Get over yourself and your arrogance. You're not cool cuz you're Greek and the more you have to post that you are on the internet, the less cool that makes you. If you truly want to be "fratty," be more of a gentleman.

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 10:25 AM

^^You can't blame her, though, for enjoying being IN the pile-on rather than UNDER it for once. At least she's made a concerted effort to stop poking the bears and thickened her skin to "take it" in good humor, have to give her credit for that...

ETA: This was a response to AF, and SZ, I read it that yes, you were included...

I read it that I was included also and that kinda bothered me because, yes, I have made a concerted effort to "play nice" and I definitely learned not to take this site seriously in the least (my recent responses to certain posters should be evidence of that).

AlphaFrog

12-28-2007, 10:40 AM

^^You can't blame her, though, for enjoying being IN the pile-on rather than UNDER it for once. At least she's made a concerted effort to stop poking the bears and thickened her skin to "take it" in good humor, have to give her credit for that...

Yeah, it's better, but she's still loosing points for arguing with the Fratty.

SthnZeta - you need to learn when to stop. You're not going to change the Fratty's mind, so what's the point of arguing? He's always going to one-up you, because he's willing to say whatever it takes to get you riled up. And he's apparently good at it. So, either ignore him, or when all else fails, try a LOLcat.

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 11:25 AM

Yeah, it's better, but she's still loosing points for arguing with the Fratty.

SthnZeta - you need to learn when to stop. You're not going to change the Fratty's mind, so what's the point of arguing? He's always going to one-up you, because he's willing to say whatever it takes to get you riled up. And he's apparently good at it. So, either ignore him, or when all else fails, try a LOLcat.

If you're gonna call me out for continuing to get on his case, then at least include everyone else in the "pile-on." I may be talking at him more than others, but I am certainly not alone. And I love LOLCats - they're like greeting cards, there's one for every occasion!

Since you yourself said I was acting less noob lately, I feel justified in posting this one:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/sthrnzeta/lolcatsdotcomotvua5ry1cgbhegd.jpg

He's a conceited immature little boy and I'm only sorry I wasted as much energy on him as I have. I think I'll just laugh at him without directly responding and also likely laugh at the people that continue to flame him as he deserves. :D

Good luck on your GC journey, Fratty, maybe you'll learn to be a real man some day. Maybe not. :rolleyes:

AlphaFrog

12-28-2007, 11:44 AM

If you're gonna call me out for continuing to get on his case, then at least include everyone else in the "pile-on." I may be talking at him more than others, but I am certainly not alone. And I love LOLCats - they're like greeting cards, there's one for every occasion!

Since you yourself said I was acting less noob lately, I feel justified in posting this one:

http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k285/sthrnzeta/lolcatsdotcomotvua5ry1cgbhegd.jpg

He's a conceited immature little boy and I'm only sorry I wasted as much energy on him as I have. I think I'll just laugh at him without directly responding and also likely laugh at the people that continue to flame him as he deserves. :D

Good luck on your GC journey, Fratty, maybe you'll learn to be a real man some day. Maybe not. :rolleyes:

See, now, I knew you had potential. Good post. You keep this up, and we might have to bring back TEH CULT just to induct you.

NutBrnHair

12-28-2007, 11:50 AM

Yeah, it's better, but she's still loosing points for arguing with the Fratty.

And you "lose" points by continuing to spell losing incorrectly. I've not mentioned it previously, but it's happened in several of your posts, so I thought I'd be helpful and bring it up now. :)

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 11:56 AM

And you "lose" points by continuing to spell losing incorrectly. I've not mentioned it previously, but it's happened in several of your posts, so I thought I'd be helpful and bring it up now. :)

Spelling bothers me too but I've learned not to care so much on teh intarwebs - most people, myself included, tend to think faster than they type and so mistakes are inevitable. The edit button and I are pretty tight. :cool:

AF, thanks for the comment. For once, a non-snarky remark. I didn't know you had it in you. *tear* Don't let it happen too often though, people might think you've gone soft, lol.

SWTXBelle

12-28-2007, 12:00 PM

Grabbing popcorn and watching is still okay, right? That's what I've been doing . . . (goes back to lurking)

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 12:01 PM

Grabbing popcorn and watching is still okay, right? That's what I've been doing . . . (goes back to lurking)

LOL, I'm joining you on the couch. Pass the popcorn. :p

AlphaFrog

12-28-2007, 12:12 PM

NutBrnHair

12-28-2007, 12:16 PM

AF is a smart cookie -- I knew she'd want to know. ;)

Drolefille

12-28-2007, 12:44 PM

teh is "leet speak" used here only to make fun of others
Teh Cult refers to a person who referred to the snarky girls of GC as a "cult" (in which case I should be richer) and it was so silly a thread was formed welcoming all to the cult.

Intarwebs probably refers to one of those politicians who tried to sound intelligent about the internet and failed, but I'll have to look it up. Either way it's another stupid saying that gets used in fun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interweb.

Oh and spelling it with the A is just one more reference to leetspeak.

AlphaFrog

12-28-2007, 12:46 PM

Can someone explain this to me? These jokes pop up everywhere, and I get the feeling that I'm missing a good one.
I tried a search, but no luck.

The actual TEH CULT thread was deleted or moved, but there's a bit of it here (http://greekchat.com/gcforums/showthread.php?t=87540&highlight=cult).

AlphaFrog

12-28-2007, 12:51 PM

SWTXBelle

12-28-2007, 01:13 PM

But I simply must know about the mystical salt shaker and sacred beach chair!!!!
And Buffett wrote your ritual???

banditone

12-28-2007, 01:30 PM

nittanyalum

12-28-2007, 01:49 PM

And, just because it's the holidays...TEH CULT t-shirt design.

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h134/AlphaFrog2002/background.gif

I'm not explaining anything on it, so don't ask.:p It's secret ritual info.;)
I understand some "locations" now. :p

And I'm no ritual expert, but my guess for the salt shaker (besides the rimming of the cocktail glasses of course) is that it represents GCers need to take things with a "grain of salt" and/or a reference to those who clearly can't or don't... guess I can't get confirmation of that without getting killed or needing to offer a first-born or something, though, huh? :o

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 01:52 PM

"Let them slide for a few years" - Meaning, they are newly back on campus, and will not be held to your organizations Southern guidelines until they have been on campus for a number of years and re-established themselves.

Thus the "free pass" statement. :cool:

I understand what it meant, I was giving Fratty a hard time since he's a huge Greek snob. He contradicted himself by talking about all his high standards, but this chapter doesn't have to live up to that since they're rebuilding. Makes little sense. If they're rebuilding, they should be held to an even higher standard in order to prove themselves. But I'm not Fratty so I guess I'm wrong... :rolleyes:

Senusret I

12-28-2007, 01:54 PM

^^ I just had to look up both leetspeak and argot on wikipedia.

nittanyalum

12-28-2007, 01:56 PM

^^Me too. Learned a lot, "get" more of the references I've seen here now...

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 02:39 PM

For the record, I just learned about teh cult today. When I misspell things like that, I'm using the LOLCats spelling since I'm not a member of teh cult. Thanks AF for posting that link - I learned all sorts of stuff today: from the DZ thing at Depaw, KaiKey and BamaDad_DZ, to teh cult. Interesting stuff...

Nittany - sounds like you're learning a lot these days too (the shocker...?? LOL).

nittanyalum

12-28-2007, 02:51 PM

Nittany - sounds like you're learning a lot these days too (the shocker...?? LOL).
Aaaahhh, ookay. I hate missing a joke or point of something, which I clearly did yesterday. I misread his sentence yesterday and didn't get that "shocker" was the key word there. Clueing off your post here I waded back into urban dictionary and NOW I get it. LOL. Man, I hate getting old and out of touch. But as the cliche goes, you do learn something every day.

I liked this entry the best in relation to the context of that thread:
Not merely the sexual act ... but also the hand position used to perform said act (ring finger and thumb touching, all other fingers extended)-- especially when displayed in a context, such as a sporting event or school function, where it has absolutely nothing to do with actual digital penetration of a woman and everything to do with trying to impress one's friends with how unoriginal one is.
The pimple-faced teen, trying desperately to win the approval of his peers, flashed "the shocker" at the exact moment his yearbook photo was taken, despite the fact that he had never even seen a vagina in person, much less stuck his fingers in one, and that if he ever did, HE would be so "shocked" that he'd probably faint.

SthrnZeta

12-28-2007, 02:55 PM

Aaaahhh, ookay. I hate missing a joke or point of something, which I clearly did yesterday. I misread his sentence yesterday and didn't get that "shocker" was the key word there. Clueing off your post here I waded back into urban dictionary and NOW I get it. LOL. Man, I hate getting old and out of touch. But as the cliche goes, you do learn something every day.

I liked this entry the best in relation to the context of that thread:
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LMAO, NOW you get it? Oh em gee! It's even funnier than it was yesterday when you said you were slowly backing away since you didn't really understand until just now :D I'm sorry, but that's just funny.

And the part about the guy being so "shocked" if he actually did see a vagina - priceless! I got people around me wondering why I'm laughing at my computer cuz it's so quiet in the office today with hardly anyone here.

nittanyalum

12-28-2007, 03:06 PM

LMAO, NOW you get it? Oh em gee! It's even funnier than it was yesterday when you said you were slowly backing away since you didn't really understand until just now :D I'm sorry, but that's just funny.
Hey, come on now, those were two different conversations I was having. The one about "backing away" was with OTW when I realized the OP may be an old troll coming back that she'd dealt with before and then Kevin replied to my question about the picture where I noticed one of the guys flashing what looked like some kind of "hand sign" (and thus the applicability of that urban dictionary entry I posted). I admit that particular reference has not (until now thanks to the mind-broadening power of GC) been part of my clearly aged knowledge base until today. Here's Kevin's post that sparked the "shocker" search: http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/showpost.php?p=1569731&postcount=12