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Transcription: [00:31:55]
{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Ok ok explain the tattoos not a tattoo. Okay Joe will explain the brand.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
[00:32:05]
Um the branding that um we have you know developed, um well we weren't the first ones to do it. Um branding is more or less an identifier um its a voluntary thing. Some members have them and some member don't. We sort of attach our brotherhood um in terms of some of the tribalism that was back in Africa, and many African tribes had characteristic brandings. You know, markings on their chest and they arms and everything. And you know it sort of passed over to the black fraternal structure.
[00:32:44]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 3"}
[00:32:46]
Yea I might add this is only allowed after, Glenn finished the line. Only after you have successfully completed the initiation right, are you allowed to do that, it signifies that one has and it is mark of a right of passage.
[00:33:11]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 4"}
[00:33:11]
As you see glen just got branded a couple of days ago, or around a week ago. And its a fresh and it will heal in approximately maybe about 3 weeks. You keep it clean with peroxide and what not and the finished result can either be like mine or it could come out lighter or darker.

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 4"}
Yes, it does involve fire. Yes it does [[Laughter]].
[00:33:38]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
Is there another question? I thought there was another question or do we have a follow up question?
[00:33:47]

[[Pause to listen to question]]

{SPEAKER name="Speaker 1"}
The question is, "Why do you make the brand so large?"
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{SPEAKER name="Speaker 2"}
[00:33:58]
Some guy's are pretty big, I have a very little one in comparison to some of the brothers.[[Laughter]] Some of the brothers down south have G phi G on their arm. You know, I am very conservative as you see. [[Laugh]] I have a smaller one.

[00:34:15]
But they vary in size, even in the Greek fraternity you can get them on your leg, you can get them anywhere. Some members have them on their chest, yea brother in the back. Yea that's my line brother Jessie from Philadelphia! Come on in Jess. I pledged with Jessie! Aw he don't wanna come. Alight [[laughs]]
[00:34:37]

Transcription Notes:
G phi G answering questions about their branding/tattoos