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Sandy, it was lumped into our new member due and then they just ordered everyone the same one. We were never even told that we could have a different badge. :(

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I think there are a number of chapters that do this (not just AGD, any NPC) so that it's all equal and no one has a fancier badge than the others.

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I was thinking that it could possibly also be to make it easier on the chapter. With plain badges, you could do one big chapter badge order very early in the semester and with relatively little trouble, because the cost will be figured in and collected ust like dues. The other way is a big pain, and there are sisters who still haven't ordered their badge. (Kappa's can be ordered online.) By just doing the plain, things may be done early enough that they could arrive by initiation or shortly thereafter.

And our chapter lets people choose the badge they want. Mine has pearls- the pearl and sapphire ones are also pretty popular.

my mom was oh SO nice and fun when both me and my sister went through our new member process that she busted out the big bucks for our badges. i have the all pearl badge with the diamond....and then 2 christmases ago i got the chain with my office charms on it and chapter letters. it is sooo pretty and i love it! i was nervous about letting my sis-dot borrow it, but she took excellent care of it until her's came in. :) i wear it any chance i get! my sister's aopi badge is also very, very pretty.

In my chapter everyone has the same badge, however the style of badge that my chapter uses is the nicest version (all crown pearls around the whole badge). We were told that if we really couldn't afford that one we could opt for the cheapest version (three pearls at each point of the triangle). It's so much prettier with all the pearls though. Our crowning glory of jewlery is the all diamond indented triangle necklace charm. one of my sisters got it as a 21st birthday gift, it is beautiful (but costs around 550$!!!):eek:

TC, you can still buy the 3-pearl Quill from Masters of Design. Not many people choose them, though. (In my chapter, the only girl who had one was a legacy - it had been her mom's Quill.) Also, not many people know that you can get any 10k gold Quill in white gold instead.

http://www.mastersofdesign.com/Multi...11&C=129&P=285

In my chapter, most people went "all out" and got the 15-pearl or very basic and got the silver.

I have the 15-pearl and a 20-pearl white gold one I gave an arm and a leg for on eBay.

Fuzzie, I've seen the 3-pearl in the Masters of Design brochure, but I'm not sure how it will look in person. I hope to see one at Convention. I love pearls so much that it would seem as if there were not enough of them.

I did not know about the white gold option. Thank you for telling me. That sounds interesting. I bought 2 Quills, the 15-pearl and the silver. Maybe the white gold with 3 pearls would be nice?

We were able to pick out the pin we wanted. I went all out on my badge (only because my parents helped me out a little for my birthday)! I got the pearl and ruby badge and the pearl chapter guard. Only a couple of girls at my chapter opted to get the pearl and ruby pin.

Tri Delt only has one badge that everyone has to get - the Stars and Crescent badge. If you like, you can buy a gold Trident guard with no pearls, one pearl or three pearls or a chapter guard that's either plain or jeweld. Only the chapter president has a jeweld badge (and you don't get to keep it). Our chapter's president badge has three pearls on the cescent tips with the Deltas between and the chapter guard has emerlds.

I have to say that the three pearl Quill looks really interesting. A few girls in my chapter have it and it's ok. I love my 15 pearl one!

wow you guys have so many options!

we can have the sheild surrounded by pearls if we want but other than that stones at the points are allowed to be worn by only
rubies - chapter advisor
emeralds- nat'l council
diamonds- nat'l pres

Our chapter all has the same badge - a triangle with pearls surrounding it. I was unaware that there was a cheeper option - but i love the one i got and am almost glad i didnt have the cheeper option. i probably would have taken it at the time, but now i am glad i have the all pearl version (our sorority jewel is the pearl). However, one of my pearls fell out. Does anyone know if i could take it to a standard jewler to be fixed or do i send it to ntls???

PearlGirl,
A good jeweler (not the mall jeweler - the jeweler downtown that has been there forever) should be able to fix that, especially if you still have the pearl. I'm sure it would be hella quicker than sending it back to nationals.

Yeah, I think the cheaper option (with one pearl at each apex of the triangle) is pretty rare. It looks kind of sparse and sad. I never would have known at all if I hadn't gotten a hold of the Masters of Design Tri Sigma brochure when it came to the house. There are actually threee choices: the three pearl badge, some other setting of pearl that still has all pearls around it, and the crown pearl badge which has the smallest and greatest amount of pearls. I have to think the crown pearl badge is the standard in most chapters.

we were allowed to choose, too. included in the initiation fee was the plain badge (which are bigger now and i think not as attractive) but if you wanted a jeweled one you could order one instead. i have the plain one but i wear my mom's badge with emeralds and pearls. our past president got one with diamonds on it as a gift. it is about as bling-bling as a KD badge can get!!!