Have you contacted Balfour yet? They should be able to easily replace it and normally stand by their work. My husband's college class ring has been repaired by them quite a few times over the last 28 years.

I just saw this one today. OBSESSED.
http://www.hjgreek.com/assets/images...arge/58281.jpg

Balfour's Greek division is history - but I guess I could contact their college division and try. Thanks!

Belle, just noticed your new siggie about Courtesy, Respect, and Love. Love!

That is gorgeous in a subtle way, love the design! Is it by HJGreek or another company?

:)

It's HJGreek. I love that it's the shape of the badge in a ring... I've never seen a Kappa badge made into a ring, but if one exists I certainly would love to see it! That may be on the Christmas list this year... :o

Ooh, yay! I like this thread, too.

Here's a recognition pin, but it's not one that's exclusive to Phi Mu. We still don't have a recognition pin that's a quatrefoil shape. Boo to that.
http://steelerbear.com/phimu/recognition.jpg

The Founders rings I have... left is silver with three rose sapphires (the sapphire in the middle is a little orange in color... I've never liked that fact), and right is gold with three CZ. They're still available here!
By the way, as I'm getting a new ring soon (see the bottom of this post), these will be available for sale soon. They're two different sizes, but that was the mistake of the jeweler at the time (Masters of Design)... I'll have to check what sizes they are, but they're probably a 5 (silver) and a 5.5 (gold)... PM me if you're interested. (Phi Mus only, please.) ;)
http://steelerbear.com/phimu/rings.jpg

Beveled quatrefoil bracelet and earrings. The bracelet isn't available anymore, but the earrings are... actually, they're pendants, but I added earring hooks. Go here to purchase.
http://steelerbear.com/phimu/openquatrefoils.jpg

Open quatrefoil necklace I purchased in 2002. It was only available for a short time as part of our sesquicentennial (150th anniversary). Note that there are 28 stones in this quatrefoil, as opposed to the usual 24. Through the 1950s, jeweled badges had 28 stones, which is why I assume they decided to have 28 for this piece. The stones are TINY, though--barely as big as a pinhead. I wanted the matching badge, but I didn't have the money for it, and I figured I'd wear the necklace more anyway. :) This is also the year Phi Mu (finally) introduced the availability of rose sapphires.
http://steelerbear.com/phimu/150thnecklace.jpg

A recognition pin of sorts for our sesquicentennial. The bond at the bottom has the words Love Honor Truth in its three sections, and below that are the years 1852 (star) 2002.
http://steelerbear.com/phimu/150thpin.jpg

Like several of you above, I love subtlety. At some point, I'll get these earring jackets, and then later on, something to go in them. ;)
https://carnationcollection.phimu.or.../zoom/BALF.jpg

In a few weeks, I'll be purchasing this ring, only in gold and with the stone arrangement to match my new badge. Also, my badge has CZ, but the ring will be getting diamonds. Woohoo!
https://carnationcollection.phimu.or...oom/300DRS.jpg

I've admired that for a while now! IMO Phi Mu doesn't offer nearly enough items with our coat-of-arms, and the things we do have are usually monochromatic; I'd love to have the colored enamel like this one!


For a while, Masters of Design (and then HJGreek) offered a "panel ring" for Phi Mu, which was basically the black shield portion of our badge set on a band. Even though I'm getting a fancy schmancy ring soon, part of me still wants the panel ring in gold, so I can wear my badge--without actually wearing my badge. I'm pretty sure they still make it, but I'm concentrating on my sparkly ring first. ;)


Oh! Be still, my heart! I love the large one with the coat-of-arms on it. Is the large black area enamel?

Yep. It is. Very simple, but looks beautiful with a nice black blouse.

Here are my main Kappa pendants... although only 1 is official.

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5540/kkgpendants.jpg

The big stamped fleur is from a Ren Faire, given to me by a fantastic Theta :)
The little fleur was at a thrift store- I think it is diamonds but need to get it tested.
The antique crest pendant was found online.

I wear them all, but my hands down favorite is the little fleur. It goes with everything! The big fleur is a pretty close second. I just don't wear a lot of gold so the crest isn't a day-to-day pendant.

CiC

I used to have an AGD Badge ring but it wasn't that practical. I have the all-pearl and I was always afraid that I would hit it on something. (I stopped wearing it like that a couple of decades ago but recently had to get the top pearl fixed.)

My opinion is that I would rather get a ring that has the amorial bearings or other design. I've been thinking of it but I currently have rings that I really like that I never wear, oh well, we'll see!;)

I do have the necklace pendant and it's a lot more practical! If you get one and wear a chapter guard, you may want the jeweler to put a little groove it it so the pin (on the back) rests in the groove instead of having to bend it a little in order to close it. I had to do that with my chapter guard and Arc.

For those of you who have purchased badge holders (either rings or pendants)... are you still dressed in pin attire when you wear it? Or are the rules somehow different? I assume you would be dressed to pin, but I honestly never thought about it much.

I will wear it with, for example, my alumnae panhellenic t-shirt at AP events, but usually I have to be dressed nicely if I'm going to wear the ring.

I work at a hospital on the weekends and wear scrubs. If I get a ring for my turq. badge, would it be tacky to wear it on my right hand, instead of my class ring with my letters on the side? I really love that badge and want to wear it more. Thoughts?