Custom sorority and fraternity shirts, printed with approval

What chapters order

Your letters need your national organization's approval

Greek letters, crests, coats of arms and organization names are trademarks owned by the national organizations. Most national organizations control who may print them, often through a licensing program, and require chapters to order from approved printers. That is why we print them only with written approval for your order.

How approval works

1. Check your chapter's rulesAsk your chapter's licensing or risk contact, or your national headquarters, how to get approval for a printer and a design.
2. Download and fill in our formPart A is yours; the national organization or its licensing program signs Part C, or you attach its written approval.
3. Send it with your artworkWe start the proof once the approval is in. Nothing is printed until you approve the proof.

No approval needed

Designs without your letters, crest or organization name need no approval: for example a philanthropy event's own name and artwork, or an intramural team name. Those follow the normal ordering process.

Every DYEWAVE shirt carries a small DYEWAVE mark on the sleeve and at the back neck, as shown. Everything else is printed exactly from the proof you approve.

Recruitment dates do not move

Approval can take time. Start the approval request when you start the design, and send the signed form at least four weeks before recruitment or bid day. Delivery is about 14–19 days after you approve the proof.

Logos you send must be yours to use

We print your own logo, artwork and names. For Greek letters, crests and organization names, that means written approval from your national organization or its licensing program. We do not print logos of professional teams, colleges or other brands without written permission from the owner.

How ordering works

1. Send your design or ideaDesign idea and the signed authorization form if the design uses your letters or crest. No artwork? Use our free design service.
2. Send sizesSizes per design, and names if you want them.
3. Approve the digital proofNothing is printed until you approve it, and any design or fabric-color problem is flagged here.
4. Production: 5–10 daysYour design is sublimated into the polyester, every shirt with its own name or number if you sent them.
5. Air delivery: about 9 daysShipped to your US door with duties paid, so nothing is due on arrival.

Pricing

All-over sublimation shirts, priced per design: your full design seam to seam, with names if you want them.

DDP means air shipping and US import duties are included, with nothing extra to pay when the box arrives. Design help and the digital proof are free.

Simpler option, logo customization: if you only need your logo printed or embroidered on a shirt, that is $18 per shirt for 10–49, also delivered duty paid, with a 10-shirt minimum per design.

Timing

After you approve the digital proof, production takes 5–10 days, then about 9 days by air, so shirts typically arrive 14–19 days after approval. Recruitment and bid day: send the signed authorization form and approve the proof at least three weeks ahead. Use the deadline calculator to find the last day to approve your proof.

Honest limits

Sublimation only works on polyester, so we do not make cotton shirts. Sublimation inks are transparent, so designs look brightest on white and light fabrics; we flag any design and fabric color that will not work at the proof stage. The minimum is 15 shirts per design for all-over sublimation, and 10 per design for logo customization. Greek letters, crests and organization names are printed only with written approval from the national organization or its licensing program.