Greek Symbols in Entertainment?
 

I was just curious if any of your famous alumna/e in music/ film/ books/ etc. have put open symbols/ mottos of your fraternity or sorority into something that they have created...

For example (please correct me if I am wrong on these):

- a ZTA alumna was an illustrator for "The Little Mermaid" and put symbols of the sorority into the movie

- the Hallmark crown is a reference to ZTA because the CEO's wife in an alumna

- Walt Disney wrote the song "Let's go fly a kite" for his daughters who were Kappa Alpha Thetas

I AM NOT ASKING FOR WHAT THE SYMBOL MEANS!!! PLEASE DO NOT PUT WHAT THE SYMBOL MEANS!!!

I'm just interested so that when I see these things I can go, "Oh, that's a reference to XYZ!" :D

The arrow on Wrigley Gum
The Arrow on Parker Pens


That's all I know of..

TG

Re: Greek Symbols in Entertainment?
 

Actually, Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman wrote "Let's Go Fly a Kite" (as well as all of the other songs in "Mary Poppins"). Disney requested the song because of his daughter's Theta connections -- he first discovered P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins when she was reading it.

BTW, Theta connections are also why Marlo Thomas flew a kite in the opening of "That Girl."

the delta shape on the liz claiborne labels
trident gum
delta faucets (i think)
delta airlines

the quatrafoil (phi mu symbol) is on all the tables at Chilli's restaurants. I think the owner's daughter is a phi mu.

I am a zeta and I heard those rumors too so they must be true! Definitely in the Little Mermaid deal!

It's kind of neat how people are touched by their greek experience and use it later in life.

Battle Bots
 

Check it out http://www.battlebots.com/meet_the_r...ecs.asp?id=686

There's a cross and crescent on the back of it. Sean Irvin is a lambda chi from Florida Tech.

Where is ZTA found in the Little Mermaid? I would love to know! Thanks! :)

Thielgirlie:

You would only know if you were a Zeta!
There's a lot of stuff in there but I'll never tell.......................:D

Rumor has it from my Theta Chi friends that Steven Spielberg has a reference to the fraternity in every one of his movies. I only know of a few that were pointed out to me, such as the crossed swords on the wall in Gremlins and the badge being in the eye of the skull in Goonies, but it's fun to keep an eye out for them.

thanks everyone
 

Thanks everyone, and please keep 'em coming!

ZTAMiami- Are there any open symbols (the crown, your crest, flower, etc.) that you can tell us about that we can keep a watch for when we watch the movie?

Re: thanks everyone
 

There are some. Arielle's hair is strawberry colored. Ursala has one torquoise eye and the other is gray.
Those are the only ones that I can tell you about. ;)

The movie "Mystic Pizza" with Julia Roberts has lots of Sigma Kappa symbols in it. One I can share: the wedding colors (at the end of the movie) are maroon and lavender.

Liz Claiborne was an ADPi and that's why she has the lion as her symbol.

SARA

Speaking of Julia Roberts movies, apparently "Steel Magnolias" is about the life of a Phi Mu and in Shelby's room (Julia Roberts' character), there is Phi Mu stuff on the walls!