Official Alpha Phi jewel?
 

Sorry to crash, but the Alpha Phi's on my campus said that pearl is your official jewel. Perhaps it's done by campus?

Leaving now, thanks for having me :)

I can't hate on pearls (Gotta love those 14 pearls!), but I think that a ruby would look amazing in your badge!

I've never been told we have an official jewel. Maybe the diamonds and pearls are our unofficial official ones because they look so nice on the badge? :) Although I'd love a ruby on the badge, or a garnet!

I will go into my Ivy Leaf and double check, but I'm pretty sure we don't have one.

You know what, I'm such a dork... I think I did read that once. Thanks for pointing it out!

I have no idea either, but I would like to know if someone could PM me the information!

Me too!! I didn't know anything about an official jewel...if we have one.

Let me see if I can forward y'all what was sent to me...

I'd be interested to know too if you're able to forward it on!

I wish I could go to Convention this year, but unfortunately I will probably be in France for the entire month of July (well not too unfortunate, but still, I'm sad to be missing out), but I could bring it up at our next chapter meeting to the two members I know going to it to see if they could bring it up.

I'm going to convention as an advisor, so I'll be at all the meetings, but would someone PM me info too so that I know what I should spefically ask for clarification on? If it's something from one of the history books, I think I know, but I just want to be 100% sure.

AOE

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In everything that I have read and learned through history of Alpha Phi books and convention, I do not recall an "official" jewel of the fraternity. (I will double check my history books when I get home, though)

I do know that all initiated sisters may only wear the white or yellow "gold" badge (not silver... remember the song, "so now I'm wearing that golden pin, silver and bordeaux, and it stands for top notch girls wherever you go.").

Only certain sisters may officially order and wear the lazy phi. ELCs may get one with an emerald in the middle, Chapter Advisors may wear the Emerald as well, Chapter Presidents may wear one with a turquoise, Alumni Chapter Presidents (like me) wear with pearls or (now) with the Turquoise, International Board members and Foundation Board Members have ruby and saphire, respectively, I believe.

Hope that helps some.

I upgraded my badge after becoming Alumnae Chapter President before Convention in '08. I ordered the White Gold Lazy Phi with the Pearls and it is my most prized possession. It also matches my Mikimoto pearls that I always wear with it! (My two little dippers drool over my badge whenever I wear it and they always ask when they will be able to have one just like it.) I would recommend the white gold to anyone as an upgraded badge. Always start with the yellow gold plain like everyone else, I think that is just a common bond point, but when you upgrade, go for the white.

Always and Forever,
Union Hand In Hand,
aoe,
Jeannette

I wrote you a PM.

I thought I recently saw sterling silver badges for sale? Maybe I'm mistaken. Or maybe I'm thinking that the 10-year pin is in sterling silver.

Pictures, please (especially of the Lazy Phi)! GreekChat has a super-popular thread all about badges! (If the link doesn't work, search for the title of the thread, which is "Badge Trends".)

I feel late to this discussion but I too would love to know about the jewel :)

wat do you want to know in the jewel

d official jewel is diamond nothing else..

Just in case there's some confusion, this is a discussion about an official jewel for Alpha Phi, not Alpha Phi Omega.

i understand sorry to interrupt.