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01-10-2012, 03:56 PM
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So pretty!! Thanks for sharing 
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01-11-2012, 03:39 PM
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Gorgeous Dyer Badge donated to Theta archives today. So glad that this beauty will be with us forever:
From Theta IHQ website:
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The arrival of the mail always brings the potential for a "wow" day here in the archives. Today is one of those days!
The badge of Josephine Spear, Alpha/DePauw, arrived as a donation to the archives. It is a Dyer badge (an elegant version of our badge with elongated points), with a crown of pearls and either a ruby or garnet at each point. A special treat is that it came in its original Charles B. Dyer jewelry box!
Charles B. Dyer was a jeweler in the Indianapolis area, and his wife, Blanche Brown Dyer, was a member of Beta/Indiana. What few realize is that Dyer badges were never an official badge design. For as much as we can determine, the Dyer Company bought Theta badges and placed them in the setting that many of us love. Among the archives files is correspondence from the 1920s to the 1940s between the Dyer Company and the Fraternity asking them to stop producing these badges, as the Fraternity had a contract with then official jeweler, Balfour.
In the archives, we have Dyer badges with very plain settings, chased settings, and jeweled settings that range from pearls to diamonds. This new addition is unique to our collection and we are glad to have it.
But what is even more exciting is that we know much about the badge's owner, Josephine Spear. She was an English teacher, first in Indiana high schools, then at the University School at Indiana University (IU), and finally with the School of Education at IU. She retired in 1983 as chair of English Education at the School of Education. Spear even authored several literature textbooks.
On her online obituary, there are condolence notes from former students, some from the 1950s, reflecting on her impact as a teacher on their lives.
So here in the archives these badges are more than artifacts; each piece has a person and a story behind it.
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ETA: I love the company slogan that is printed in the box:
JEWELER TO THE QUEEN
of many a household
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01-11-2012, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Blondie93
Gorgeous Dyer Badge donated to Theta archives today. So glad that this beauty will be with us forever:
From Theta IHQ website:
ETA: I love the company slogan that is printed in the box:
JEWELER TO THE QUEEN
of many households |
Just.....wow.
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01-11-2012, 06:01 PM
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This is a Chi Omega "Friendship Pin," currently only given by the National President to men who show outstanding loyalty and service to Chi Omega. Usually received by husbands of national officers, this pin belonged to Robert Manley, legal counsel to Chi Omega for over 25 years.
The Greek letters stand for the word "friend."
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Lovely pin! How large is it?
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Originally Posted by Blondie93
Gorgeous Dyer Badge donated to Theta archives today. So glad that this beauty will be with us forever:
ETA: I love the company slogan that is printed in the box:
JEWELER TO THE QUEEN
of many a household
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That is a gorgeous pin. And I love that company slogan too 
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01-11-2012, 06:44 PM
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That Theta pin is amazing!
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01-11-2012, 08:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Blondie93
Gorgeous Dyer Badge donated to Theta archives today. So glad that this beauty will be with us forever:
ETA: I love the company slogan that is printed in the box:
JEWELER TO THE QUEEN
of many a household
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WOW! I just lost my breath when I saw this picture! This badge is just stunning. How I would love to have a Dyer... but that is NOT in the budget!! That company slogan is priceless. I have never heard it before.
Thanks for posting this!
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01-12-2012, 02:14 PM
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Lovely pin! How large is it?
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The Chi Omega "Friendship Pin," pictured earlier, is approx. 1/2 inch long. It's a lapel pin.
And oh boy, I do love, love, love that Theta badge (and its box!).
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01-12-2012, 11:04 PM
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Who is good with clasps (as in, they are familiar with the dates of clasps and may be able to date something by looking at the clasp???)
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01-12-2012, 11:37 PM
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That would be AzTheta.
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01-13-2012, 12:19 AM
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I'm guessing you want pics...lol. I will try to take pictures and upload.
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Still waiting...
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01-13-2012, 01:29 AM
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That would be AzTheta.
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Actually it's kaokite who really knows clasps. Check your email, lovespink.
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01-14-2012, 06:29 PM
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Still waiting...
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I saved the picture to my desktop but, I don't know how to upload it onto GC without putting the picture online. What should I do???
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01-14-2012, 06:32 PM
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I saved the picture to my desktop but, I don't know how to upload it onto GC without putting the picture online. What should I do???
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Go to photobucket and upload it. Or, PM me and I'll give you my email address and you can send it to me so I can do it for you.
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01-14-2012, 07:06 PM
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I saved the picture to my desktop but, I don't know how to upload it onto GC without putting the picture online. What should I do???
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Originally Posted by AOII Angel
Go to photobucket and upload it. Or, PM me and I'll give you my email address and you can send it to me so I can do it for you.
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I use http://imageshack.us/
I like it because you don't need an account, and photos stay up for a long time. I haven't run into a photo disappearing yet. It also gives you all the URLs you would ever need. I did wind up signing up for an account to have better access to the pictures later.
Once you have a URL, click on the little mountain icon and paste the URL there.
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