Badge Trends? - Page 430

3StringedLyre · #**6436** 10-21-2016, 10:10 PM

Oh my god if I had the spare dinero I'd be all over that.

3StringedLyre · #**6437** 10-23-2016, 09:57 PM

I didn't manage to snag it. I had to put my password in to finalize the bid and it cost me the last few seconds. I hope it went to a sister or at least someone who will cherish it for the treasure it is. That particular pin was cast before the badge was standardized. I tried to find the sister engraved on the pin and it's very likely that our member database doesn't go back that far.

DesertRose · #**6438** 11-23-2016, 08:53 AM

Hi.

I am the mom of an Alpha Chi Omega and would like to know what the rules are for "dangles" (not sure what they are called now). Do you only have a dangle for a Chapter Office? What about a Panhel Office? She will be VP Member Operations/Recruitment next year and I would like to buy her a dangle if appropriate.

Regarding the pin trends. I am a DG and was initiated in 1977. I have a four pearl pin and no guard. I always wanted a full pearl pin and a guard. When my daughter ordered her Alpha Chi Omega pin, I paid for a full pearl pin with an etched guard. It is stunning!

Sciencewoman · #**6439** 11-23-2016, 01:32 PM

^^^ I would suggest that you search online at the Herff-Jones Alpha Chi Omega site. I bought a VP-Housing dangle for my Pi Phi daughter a couple years ago, which was the same dangle we use for House Corp. Board president (which I am, so we have matching dangles

).

I think it's good to check the sorority specific dangles pages, because we have a different dangle for undergraduate House Manager than what Pi Phi has for VP-Housing. So, you can't be sure that each sorority has the same dangle for similar/identical offices.

DesertRose · #**6440** 11-25-2016, 09:12 PM

Thanks for the tip!

I checked out HJ and they not only have the sorority dangles, but they have the National Panhellenic ones as well. There is a dangle for VP-Recruitment which would fit. I would think that this would be the correct dangle since she is the Panhel VP Recruitment. Not sure if those NPC dangles on HJ are only for actual NPC Officers at the Alumnae level. From looking at the HJ website they look like they may be for the NPC Officers at the collegiate level.

3StringedLyre · #**6441** 12-12-2016, 01:39 AM

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Originally Posted by DesertRose

Thanks for the tip!

I checked out HJ and they not only have the sorority dangles, but they have the National Panhellenic ones as well. There is a dangle for VP-Recruitment which would fit. I would think that this would be the correct dangle since she is the Panhel VP Recruitment. Not sure if those NPC dangles on HJ are only for actual NPC Officers at the Alumnae level. From looking at the HJ website they look like they may be for the NPC Officers at the collegiate level.

NPC dangles are usually collegiate Panhel delegates, Panhel officers, etc. Alumnae dangles often have an A overlaid on the charm.

AlwaysSAI · #**6442** 01-11-2017, 03:23 PM

Updated badge! My sister got me the guard in the top right corner for Christmas.

honeychile · #**6443** 01-11-2017, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Updated badge! My sister got me the guard in the top right corner for Christmas.

WOW! It must take you an hour to get dressed for meeting!

AlwaysSAI · #**6444** 01-12-2017, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by honeychile

WOW! It must take you an hour to get dressed for meeting!

The little black thing it's pinned on is called a "Badge Buddy". SAIs use them a lot. Once I get it organized the way I want on my badge buddy, it stays there. When I need to dress in formal badge attire, I put on the badge buddy.

I will say that every time I add something to my badge, it takes me a really long time to get it the way I want it. I am very particular about the way my badge looks.

unarose · #**6445** 01-13-2017, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Updated badge! My sister got me the guard in the top right corner for Christmas.

Not gonna lie, first thing I did was go search the national website to find which guard that was, and then which position—congrats on that! That guard looks lovely with all of the rest!

MandiPepridge · #**6446** 01-20-2017, 09:57 PM

Wow, that's a realy impressive badge setup! I do like the badge buddy idea.

MandiPepridge · #**6447** 01-20-2017, 10:20 PM

[QUOTE=misscherrypie;2399160]I don't think that I've ever posted photos of my Sigma Alpha Epsilon Pi badge. All of our badges originally come in two pieces. I remember that the diamond shaped portion with the paw and Magen David is to be given to a new member before her initiation, and then the banner with our letters is attached after initiation.

This is such a unique badge. Thank you for sharing.

phoenix16 · #**6448** 07-19-2017, 08:11 PM

I didn't see any mention of Alpha Sigma Alpha or Alpha Chi Sigma, so here y'all go!

ASA badges are yellow gold and plain, crown pearls, crown pearl with ruby points, crown diamonds, or crown diamonds with ruby points. Several people, including myself, also wear guards. The guards can be plain gold or crown pearls. I personally have the crown pearl with ruby points and a pearl guard. We were given the option by our NME to choose which one we wanted as our dues covered the badge. I had the plain badge with no guard, but upgraded after initiation.

In my Alpha Chi Sigma chapter, we all wear the plain badge, but it is available in crown pearl with ruby, emerald, aqua, or sapphire points as well. We also do not wear guards. Our dues covered the badge and we were not given the choice of a jeweled one, but I can't think of anyone who has ever gone out of their way to upgrade the badge. I tried to include a picture, but I couldn't get it to work.

honeychile · #**6449** 07-19-2017, 09:22 PM

How about this?

phoenix16 · #**6450** 07-19-2017, 11:27 PM

Yes! That's what it looks like. Mine is plain and has no guard, so it's slightly smaller.