While I love all things Alpha Xi Delta, I can't get worked up about the beauty of our pledge pin in particular. It's not terribly symbolic either. It's like Chi O's but with pointy ends (and of course our letters).

You can see it here
http://www.alphaxidelta.org/insignia.asp

ADPi's is really nice. So is A Chi O's. And I like the A Phi ivy leaf.

Any Theta Chi's with scanners? I know their pledge manual has a photo of the NPC pledge pins, albeit mis-labeled with the badges photos!

I think I've posted this somewhere before, but it's so beautiful, I'll post it again! :D

http://members.tripod.com/~WCUAPhi/newmembpin.jpg


Alpha Phi’s new member pin is a silver ivy leaf with the Greek letters ΑФ (Alpha Phi) inscribed on it. Each new member receives a new member pin during her new member period. Once the new member is initiated, she replaces the new member pin with the Alpha Phi badge.

Phi Beta's pledge pin is a small gold Phi. Nothing too exciting, but meaningful to those wearing it. ;) And since our badge is a stacked Phi & Beta, I suppose it suggests the official badge, also.

http://www.phibeta.com/graphics/jewelry/pledge.jpg

Although, when I pledged, there weren't enough for everyone (they take forever to come in & arrived about 2 weeks after our pledging ended) so we had a gold & violet ribbon tied together so everyone had the same thing. The cool thing about that was that we got to keep them. The real pledge pins are returned upon initiation.

THANKS SO MUCH ARIESRISING!! You're amazing!

I like Sigma Kappa and Alpha Sigma Alpha. The fraternities' aren't that exciting...

I like Sigma Kappa's, Alpha Phi's, Pi Phi's, and A Chi O's. ZTA's is cute because it's so different from all the others . . .

Aren't you the sweet thing? Those photos are perfectly wonderful!!

I've been looking for my new member manual, to see what I am allowed and forbidden to say. I'll post it, once I find it (unless another ADPi beats me to it, that is!).

honeychile

Well, AOII's new member pin is a stalk of wheat that is bound together and has the letters A,O, & II along the 'ribbon'. It has a very special meaning and although I haven't had mine for years...I'm actually starting to miss my actives pin *my lid'l has it* :D

I miss my new member badge... they're so cute. :(

Can I just say how much I love the Kappa NM pin? It's always reminded me of the Superman shield! :D

And I l ike Alpha Xi's new member pin also - It always makes me think "little golden footballs".

I still have my Alpha Phi new member pin.. I think I'm going to have to cough up some cash so that the collegiates can replace it, cause I'm not giving it back. ;)

Little golden footballs? Ha ha ha! Never thought of them that way! What a great way of putting it! :D

I haven't been able to find a color photo of Alpha Gam's new member pin, but it is simply a shield of buff and green (parti per pale, or and vert) with a red band across (a fess gules).

It does not suggest the Badge at all. As most people who have been around GC for a while already know, one of our Founders was an authority on heraldry. She designed the pledge pin, and it is highly symbolic.

I'd love to shout off the rooftops what it means, but then I'd have to kill you. ;) :p :)

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia's probationary member pin (shown on a black background):

http://www2.uiuc.edu/ro/sinfonia/pmpin.jpg

The triangle suggests our triangular badge, and of course it is in our colors of red, black and gold.

I'm always liked the fact that Alpha Xi Delta has a special
new member pin for colony members. Its the regular new member bin in gold (ie the little golden football :->) surrounded by a gold chain of links. Many colony members wear their colony pin after installation as the guard to their quill.

Does any other group have a special pin for colony members?

I don't think we have a special pin for colony members. There are special guards for our Traveling Collegiate Consultants and Executive Officers, though - one of which is the same lion as on our new member pin.

honeychile