[17995] in APO-L
Re: SAINT NICKnames
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Elliot Echlov)
Mon Dec 15 20:57:28 1997
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 20:52:51 -0500
Reply-To: Elliot Echlov <cfknights@INFOAVE.NET>
From: Elliot Echlov <cfknights@INFOAVE.NET>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <01IR77M07GU69CPHU7@InfoAve.Net>
At 10:39 AM 12/15/97 -0500, JimBeKind wrote:
>A small concern to me are the posted "nicknames" for pledges/brothers, and
the
>term "NIBbles" itself-- as they seem to go against the fraternity's
Membership
>Policy or Pledge Standards/Guidelines.....
"NIB" is a term I first learned of when I became one oh so many years ago.
My first thought was that it was a bit silly. My second was how proud I
was to have earned the right to be called a NIB. Later, I was extremely
proud to be able to call my 4 little brothers from 2 chapters NIBs, and
they carried the nickname with honor... until the next initiates came along.
Now, I have called other new initiates NIBs, and they did not like it and
told me so. My solution? I stopped calling them NIBs. I would be willing
to bet most everyone else who uses the term does the same.
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