An SEC rush

[kk_bama]

Just wanted to post an update about Gamma Phi Beta at Alabama, as there was some discussion about SDT and Gamma Phi earlier in the thread ....

After snap bidding and COB, the fall pledge class is up to nearly 50 women! This is great for the chapter. I've met some of the new members and they seem like a great group.

[Stef the Pef]

Originally Posted by carnation

Cover up the Beta? I have never heard of such and I can't figure out why they'd do that!

Old post, but since all three letters are on a lot of Pi Phi's sorority jackets, pledges I met had buttons covering up the "B." Probably deals with the "three letters in a row" deal?

[angelic1]

Originally Posted by Speechpath

Back in my day it was that way too, you could wear Pi Phi, Pi Beta Phi (written out) or the greek letters Pi and Phi but not all three greek letters together. However in current times, most chapters don't do that anymore as it could be seen as hazing. Of course, back then we waited 12 weeks till initiation too compared to the mere 8 they wait now, she'll be wearing your gifts in no time!

Old posts I am pulling up, but I was reading through Pi Phi ones... bored at home for thanksgiving...

When I was a new member and active we did the same thing. No Beta. You could wear it written out, but thats it. So on initiation everyone would talk of you becoming a new sister and how you got your beta. I won't go into all the details on here, but the pledge pin has a beta on it... I actually do not find anything wrong with not wearing letters until initiated. Like someone said before there are certain aspects of the chapter you do not participate in until then either. I am not aware of what our chapter does currently though on this.

[emily0325]

I think not wearing letters until intiation makes intiation more special, and it makes the whole new member process seem more worth while. I can't see wearing letters with real pride until after then. Why should all new members get to wear letters without even knowing what the sorority really stands for and all the ideals behind it? Our nationals say you can wear letters before then but I dunno. I personally don't like it.

[DreamfulSpirit]

For us, you can't wear the actual letters until your activated. You can wear the letters written out. Usually bigs will give their littles a rush t-shirt, which usually has the letters written out, and then the pledge class will design their own t-shirts to give to their bigs, and those also have them written out. But until you're activated, you can't wear the actual letters. I agree, I think it makes it more special to wait until then to actually wear your letters!

Originally Posted by emily0325

Our nationals say you can wear letters before then but I dunno. I personally don't like it.

I'm going to be nitpicky here, but it's not "nationals".

AGD is international, and it's IHQ.