[AOII Angel]

My chapter traditionally got jeweled badges. Most people had the crown pearl O, though a few had the all pearl badge (which I always thought looked gaudy!) We all coveted the ruby A badge which is an honor badge in AOII since the 1960s when they standardized what jeweled badges could be offered. We also had a lot of legacies who wore their mother's badges. A few had alternating ruby and pearl badges that were so pretty. I now have a collection of badges, including an all pearl badge that is not gaudy since it is half pearl not crown pearl.
The chapter I advise at Towson only gets the plain, gold fill badge. I recently gave them a pearled badge as an honor badge, but none of their members get them for initiation. I'm not sure what my chapter sisters do currently.