Hi girls! Some of the sororities at my school do brass nametags that the sisters wear each day. It has your name, sorority office, letters and crest. Very classy and can serve a variety of functions, can be reused year after year you are in the chapter, etc.!
My chapter made large simple templates that we laminated and personalized with paint pens and good lettering. For the first day of recruitment, we cut out large paw prints and matching paw "pads" in our school colors, laminated them, attached a pin in the back and in the front was each sister's name in pretty, legible script. If she has an office, it goes on there, too.
For Philanthropy day, we cut out large red or blue hearts and line them with a silver glitter border. Laminate, pin in back, name in front. Voila!
For video day, our theme used to be "A Leauge of Their Own," so our nametags were circles decorated to look like baseballs, again laminated, pinned and with name. Another year, we did large stars with glitter borders, laminated, name, pin...
Prefs nametags were large diamonds with pearl and ribbon borders. Some years, we would put silk violets at each point. These were very elegant looking.
For Bid Day, depending on the theme, we would make fun tags for all the alphas, deltas and alumnae.
I noticed on UTK-ADPi's site, they made really cute lion name tags for bid day that slipped over one's neck with a piece of yarn and made for a great keepsake.
I encourage you to check out a craft store and look at scrapbook die cuts. They will give you great ideas and make for wonderful templates you can use to make multiple name tags! there are also tons of internet craft resources.
My opinion is, the more complex, the more cluttered your nametag is. Your object is to convey your name and the theme of the day, so go with something that is legibile and easy to identify. Save the glued on sand, pickett fences, etc., for a diamond sister craft project! Kids craft books will probably offer some good ideas.
If you have sisters who are elementary ed majors, they may have have some fun ideas, as they have probably interned with kids and have made name tags and simple crafts that replicate easily.
Lots of luck! Also, Chloe, as you go to USC, talk to your assistant Recruitment Adviser, Val. She's in my Alpha class, and she'll know exactly what I'm talking about
Feel free to PM me for details!
Pi Love and Mine,
A Sister Wishing You a Wonderful Recruitment!