MY facebook is for MY thoughts.

MY Facebook is for MY thoughts. If you don't like what I say or do on there, then please delete me as a friend. If you don't have something nice to say, then please don't say anything at all. Especially if you do not even know me!

Yesterday around 3pm I posted a status on MY facebook page about seeing a homeless man wearing a ZTA big letter shirt. I then said for sorority girls to please not give your big letter shirts or jerseys to Goodwill or other stores similar so that other people can wear them and misrepresent us. MY comment was meant to sorority girls. NOT to homeless people.

The man that I saw wearing this shirt may or may not have been homeless. He was clean cut, just happened to be wearing a bright turquoise shirt with ZTA on the front.
If you were the Zeta sister that took this shirt off your back so this man could have a shirt to wear, then my hands are clapping for you. Thank you for thinking of others and literally giving away the shirt you are wearing so someone else could have it.
If you were the Zeta sister that donated your old clothes to goodwill, good for you! I have taken a many of things there these past couple months after our move, and I know they were very appreciated. I am not ashamed to say I shop at Goodwill and Salvation Army too!
If you were the Zeta sister that donated your big letter shirt to Goodwill, then I am very disappointed. Not everyone receives a big letter shirt. Sure anyone who attends a sorority or fraternity formal gets a tshirt with letters on it, but NOT a big letter shirt. Your letters are meant to be worn with pride. You are representing an organization that stands for much more than just YOU. Not everyone can wear a big letter shirt. Only initiated members who have worked hard to get that that position. If you do not want your letter shirts anymore, than please donate to a local chapter or to younger sisters that will appreciate and cherish those letters.

Around 9pm, this status had gotten so out of control with people bashing me about comments on homeless people, that I deleted the status. I am not sorry for posting what I did. I am sorry that I offended people by it. I am not sure when people got the idea to be rude to me for assuming something different. I understand that people will see one thing even if I meant something else, but why do people feel the need to bash someone else on their views.

I deleted the status. Thought everything was over and done with. Until I woke up this morning to this message from a girl I went to high school with.

"I saw your post about the homeless man wearing one of your sister sorority shirts. GOD FORBID. if that's all you have to worry about is a homeless man wearing one of your fellow sisters shirts than I'd say you've got it pretty fucking made. Your disgusting for saying that. And the only reason I'm not posting on your time line is so I don't embarrass my father. A man who struggled with addiction, hit rock bottom, lives in a HOMELESS shelter downtown and is working harder than you've ever worked to rebuild his live. So for what you ignorantly said...FUCK YOU. you are so disgusting and rude and spoiled. If someone wants to donate their stupid sorority shirt to goodwill it's their choice. Who are you to tell someone not to donate their clothes to goodwill. Who do you think you are!? Oh I know, I snobby stuck up bitch. You need to put a filter on that mouth."

I have now given it a few hours and decided to address this on MY blog. Yet again, I am not sorry for posting what I did. I am sorry that I offended people by it. I have made it clear that I am not shaming this man for wearing a shirt that he probably had no idea what it meant. I would never talk to someone this way though. I have respect for myself and my family and would never want to belittle someone with my words.

Clearly many of the people that read this status yesterday either were not in a sorority or really hated them! If you were not or are not a greek member, then please keep to yourself about this matter because you will never understand the bond and friendships you make from being greek. There were plenty of times in college that Greek members get made fun of for "buying friends", but being in a greek organization is much more than that. I have so much confidence in myself, my leadership and my beliefs because of some of the lessons I learned while in Zeta for 4 years. After college, you become an alum and really realize that your Greek organization is not just for 4 years, and it could be for a life time if you choose it. I have so much pride for being a member of Zeta Tau Alpha and want to wear my letters all the time. They represent strong women, loyalty, a bonding friendship, hard work, and most of all are MY letters that I earned the right to wear.