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Delta Chi T-shirt offends parts of Greek community
Laura Bryant
Issue date: 11/6/07 Section: Campus
A slogan written on the Delta Chi fraternity's rush T-shirts this semester has caused some controversy within the Greek community at Miami University.
"(The meaning of the slogan) is to be left up to the person reading the shirt," said Anthony DePina, president of the Delta Chi chapter at Miami.
"No one over 150 after 1:50" was printed on the backside of the Delta Chi rush shirts.
The slogan has been interpreted by some on Miami's campus to mean "No girl over 150 pounds after 1:50 a.m."
According to DePina, the rush shirt was only worn by brothers from the Delta Chi house.
"Usually rush shirts just have phrases on them that guys will remember in association with the name," DePina said.
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) met with Delta Chi Monday to discuss repercussions from the shirt slogan.
"Delta Chi would first of all sign a contract ensuring IFC that they would not be wearing the shirt anymore in public or in view of anyone," said Michael Simon, vice president of public relations for the IFC. "Secondly, they are writing a letter of apology to (the) Panhellenic (Association) as well as all sororities on campus and the Women's Center."
Delta Chi will also be working with student ambassadors from the Women's Center on issues of programming, Simon said.
"(Delta Chi) will be in full compliance and are very apologetic,"
Simon said.
Claire Dickerson, vice president of public relations for the Panhellenic Association at Miami, said the Panhellenic community has been working to build confidence in women and is discouraged by the slogan on the shirt.
"We feel that wearing this shirt undermines the message of self-acceptance we hope to cultivate in all our chapter members and forces women to unfairly question their body image," Dickerson said, via e-mail. "The Panhellenic community is working hard to instill confidence in women and celebrate the beauty of being a woman, independent from the number she sees on the scale. We are disturbed that a Greek chapter would work against our goal of self-acceptance and inner beauty."
"(The meaning of the slogan) is to be left up to the person reading the shirt," said Anthony DePina, president of the Delta Chi chapter at Miami.
"No one over 150 after 1:50" was printed on the backside of the Delta Chi rush shirts.
The slogan has been interpreted by some on Miami's campus to mean "No girl over 150 pounds after 1:50 a.m."
According to DePina, the rush shirt was only worn by brothers from the Delta Chi house.
"Usually rush shirts just have phrases on them that guys will remember in association with the name," DePina said.
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) met with Delta Chi Monday to discuss repercussions from the shirt slogan.
"Delta Chi would first of all sign a contract ensuring IFC that they would not be wearing the shirt anymore in public or in view of anyone," said Michael Simon, vice president of public relations for the IFC. "Secondly, they are writing a letter of apology to (the) Panhellenic (Association) as well as all sororities on campus and the Women's Center."
Delta Chi will also be working with student ambassadors from the Women's Center on issues of programming, Simon said.
"(Delta Chi) will be in full compliance and are very apologetic,"
Simon said.
Claire Dickerson, vice president of public relations for the Panhellenic Association at Miami, said the Panhellenic community has been working to build confidence in women and is discouraged by the slogan on the shirt.
"We feel that wearing this shirt undermines the message of self-acceptance we hope to cultivate in all our chapter members and forces women to unfairly question their body image," Dickerson said, via e-mail. "The Panhellenic community is working hard to instill confidence in women and celebrate the beauty of being a woman, independent from the number she sees on the scale. We are disturbed that a Greek chapter would work against our goal of self-acceptance and inner beauty."
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Jason L
posted 11/06/07 @ 7:58 PM EST
Frats are so gay.
Bunch of Douche Bags.
Josh W.
posted 11/06/07 @ 10:41 PM EST
First off, "Frat's" are not gay so dont speak on something you obviously know nothing about! 90% of the time it is people like you who give fraternities a bad name and not the members. (Continued…)
John L
posted 11/07/07 @ 8:19 PM EST
Most hilarous thing ever. Whatever happened to the "boys will be boys" mentality?
Alum
posted 11/09/07 @ 10:16 AM EST
Mother Miami has become quite the 'cradle of oversensitivity' as of late. As a past member of a fraternity in Oxford, I can relate to the desire of fraternity members to stand out during recruitment and even to appear with a bit of humor. (Continued…)
Rusty
posted 11/09/07 @ 10:28 AM EST
Beat it Nerds!
Matt
posted 11/09/07 @ 12:46 PM EST
The whole greek system is a selective process where fraternities and sororities have standards in picking their members. So is it really wrong to continue this mentality and be selective when taking a member of the opposite sex home? If a shirt that pointed out flaws in other attributes of women, would it, too, be ridiculed? I doubt it. (Continued…)
Jon
posted 11/11/07 @ 12:04 AM EST
Miami: a university you have to pay up the butt prices to attend. Since it is in the middle of a cornfield you can:
a) get drunk off your a**
b) study your a** off
Tire Swing Art: we only like white people
Dela Chi Shirt: we only like (skinny/pretty) white people
Find any untruths? Let me know. (Continued…)
john q fratboy
posted 11/16/07 @ 2:18 AM EST
you are all retarded. it's a shirt. don't like it? don't wear it.
beat it, nerds indeed.
And no fatties.
James Boyer
posted 11/16/07 @ 7:27 AM EST
How about the sorority sisters wear a t-shirt that states:
"No one above .08 ever!"
Teach those frat boys a lesson.
Peter Schermerhorn Johnson
posted 11/16/07 @ 4:36 PM EST
I would just like to point out that the two sororities that complained in the article are NOTORIOUS for fat chicks.
Can't you see, people?! Delta Chi is discriminating against the elderly!!!! Everyone I know that is at least 150 years of age is a proud, highly functional member of their retirement community or graveyard. (Continued…)
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