Badge On The Moon
 

So in an earlier thread about famous members both Delta Delta Delta and Alpha Chi Omega claimed to have their badges on the moon because Neil Armstrong's wife was in their respective organizations. Well as it turns out Neil has been married twice, and his first wife Janet Shearon Armstrong was in fact an AXO at Purdue, initiated in 1953. She was his wife when he walked on the moon in 1969 (and until the time of her death in 1999 I think) and so Tri-Delt's badge can't be there. His current wife is Carol, maybe she's a Tri-Delt. Whoo Hoo, mystery solved.

Yay...
 

Thanks for the info. :D

I doubt there is any fraternity sorority badge on the moon. When Armstrong went to the moon he just worries about surviving and making history. Putting badges on the moon was not in his plans of must do. Its just popular lore but not true. If it was true wouldn't you think it would be all over the GLO's literature? It would also be mentioned in spaceflight history like the smugled golf ball and make shift club. Or the small trinkets that Gus Grisom took to space with him the first time before the Apollo mission.

i don't think neil armstrong would be required to document every thing left behind. I dunno, maybe he counted his footsteps for record purposes, but he said in interviews that his wife's badge was left on the moon. Be careful, some AXO's are sensitive about things like that, and besides, they'd want to know where the heck that badge is then :)

RUgreek

"they'd want to know where the heck that badge is then."

It'll probably end up on E-Bay.

How could it be found? There is little gravity on the moon, so it could have been kicked off by later astronauts who didn't see it and tripped. We will never know.

OP,

See, here's what happened. You were right, in a way.

It was pinned to the flag on the moon, but the Lunar Winds blew it off.

Then a later astronaut accidentally kicked it up in the air, where, being so small, the moon's gravity wasn't enough to hold it down, so it floated off into space.

After several years of floating, it re-entered the earth's atmosphere, again, being so well constructed and small, it didn't burn up.

It landed in the Australian Outback, where it was found and picked up by a freelance production assistant on a Crockodile Dundee movie who took it to the Sydney Olympics and traded it to a pin collector, who couldn't read the Greek Alphabet, and was dissapointed when he found out it didn't belong to the Serbo-Croation Olympic Bobsled team (who somehow ended up in the Summer Games by mistake -- but due to a lack of competition, won a Bronze Medal) and then listed it on E-Bay.

Unfortunatley, it was purchased by a Veterinary Dentist who didn't realize what he had and melted down for use as a doggy filling.

It is now in somebody's pet's bicuspid -- somewhere in Cleveland, I think.

Doesn't that sound reasonable? At least as reasonable as pinning a sorority pin on a flag in those space suit gloves.

yeah, there are badges on the moon and there are rituals at the library of congress :rolleyes:

suuuure :p

Exactly.....anyway, there is a Beta (don't recall the name right now, but I am pretty sure it was not Joseph Allen - Beta) who has been in space 5 times, and brought his badge each time. That badge has since been retired to our Administrative Office (Oxford, OH).

that's a bit different though, and it's slightly more believable. he is actually in that org, and he just took it with him, didn't leave it on any moons, planets, asteroids or anything like that. i find it hard to believe that neil armstrong would take his wife's badge into space. i suppose it's possible though. does anyone know where this interview is?

Maybe that's why they're not married anymore. He stole her letters.

Yep, DeltAlum's account pretty much wrapped it up. Those darn Clevelanders!

Hey, no need to be rude and make-up stupid stories. If you said that some one famous had been in your fraternity and it sounded completely unbelievable I wouldn't knock it unless I had PROOF.
To answer a few questions:
Why? Maybe she asked him to cause it does sound pretty cool afterall to say that your sorority's badge is on the moon.
Pinning it with the space suit gloves? Maybe he pinned it previous to putting the gloves on, like it was already on flag when he planted it on the moon.
I'm not saying it's true or not I was just saying that Tri-Delt can't claim Neil Armstrong's wife anymore, cause I have PROOF (there's that word again). So IF anyone's badge is there it is ours!

TLAW,

It (the badge) almost ended up in the Psychadelic exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. (That's in Cleveland, for those of you who may not know.)

I'm not sure which place is better.

AX,

Relax. Just having a little fun. We've been through this story on behalf of a number of GLO's many times in the past -- probably perpetuated by people who aren't even members, but "heard" it somewhere.

Anything is possible, but until someone proves it, I think most of us just take it as an unsubstantiated rumor.

Well at least for my sorority it's a possiblity because half of the rumor is true. His wife really was an Alpha Chi!

If you guys want to mock people please do it somewhere else, cuz i know i don't appreciate it and im sure others don't either. All that was pointed out was that Armstrong's wife was an AXO not a Tri-Delt. No one said that there was for certin a pin on the moon, but just pointed out that if there was, and it was his wife's, it would be an AXO pin. Hopefully you can read this, possibly understand it and perhaps grow up a little. The idea of a pin being on the moon is a awsome one, no matter whose pin it is, but its also just an idea. That we know of, there is no proof that there is any sort of pin on the moon, but its fun to think there might be. So let us have our fun and enjoy the thought that one of our sisters may have a pin on the moon and we'll humor you by not mocking every single unprovable thing anyone in your org has done ever.

LOL

Why perpetuate an urban legend?

Perhaps you can call Phi Delt GHQ and ask them if they know anything ;)

AX,

As I said, anything is possible.

ZHL,

I'm in middle age, and would rather revert than grow up.

As I said, many of us have heard this story for years, for just about every sorority.

I'll be sure to ask Neil about the story if I ever see him again.

ok Be sure to let us all know what he says! :p

You don't know that it's not true. It could easily be true. I'm not saying it's true but I'm not saying it's not true either. If it was the Alpha Gamma Delta or TKE badge that was in question you'd be singing a different tune!

;) How do you think Urban Legends get started?

I'm not saying that your badge being on the moon is untrue or true...but I have to admit I've heard different variations on this story.

By the way, if it were a TKE or AlphaGam badge I'd really read into it to find out if it was really true!

AX,

To quote myself:

"Anything is possible."

Does it really matter?!?!?

"Does it really matter?!?!?"

Uh...

Not to me.

rofl ;)

Not our pin, but...
 

Our FLAG is/was on the moon, put there by our honorary Soror Mae Jemison. Now, whether it's STILL there is doubtful, but we still get a kick out of mentioning it. :)

Now, I think that was confirmed... but don't quote me.

Hmmm...while it's possible (even probable) that I've totally lost my mind, I don't remember anyone (any country) ever landing a woman on the moon. (?) I believe all of the moon walkers were men. We were way behind the Russians in putting women into space. And the Russians never made it to the moon.

Maybe she took the flag into orbit on the Shuttle?

With all kidding aside, here's what I really think. Because it was such a huge deal to us in those days, just about everything that was done during the moon landings -- including Alan Shepherd's famous golf swing -- was captured either on videotape or still photos.

I would think that if any of these "urban legends" (as AlphaGam1019 calls them) were true, someone, somewhere would have pictures.

I haven't seen any. But again, it really doesn't matter much, does it?

Does it really matter?? Does anything on greekchat matter, no. It's just a place to shoot the s@*t, nothing here matters. If you think that anything here matters you're kidding yourself. And honestly what is with the old people here. I'm pretty sure that when I'm middle aged I will have a job and, um, a life! I just come on here now cause I'm stuck here in Tucson for summer school, it cuts the boredom. Seriouslly, grow up and get a life....

Okay... some people need to get off the caffeine. That is the most ignorant thing I have heard on GreekChat.

U know what, DeltAlum? I think you are right... I don't think a woman has walked the moon yet. Another Urban legend? But, hey, what do I know?

I'm outta here.
 

Do we have to be so rude? :rolleyes:

I've been considering leaving this board for a while, and this is it. I am so sick of the pettiness and rudeness if someone says something that isn't agreed with. THIS IS AN INTERNET BULLETIN BOARD.

I, for one, don't really care whether or not there's an AXO, DDD, or KKK pin on the moon. Nor do I care what the drinking age is anymore, what time you have to take the Pill, or what schools have the most competitive rushes. I have more important things going on.

Bye.

Wow... yeah that's all I have to say...:rolleyes:

This is hilarious. Not to offend anyone, but this is hilarious.

DeltAlum,

LOL .... your posts just made my day ;)

I really don't think this is a big deal. Everybody just CALM DOWN!!!! :rolleyes:

All I did was post what I thought was an interesting discovery. And everyone rips into me for it. If this is how greekchat is then maybe I'm done too.

Originally posted by AXWhoah
Does it really matter?? Does anything on greekchat matter, no. It's just a place to shoot the s@*t, nothing here matters. If you think that anything here matters you're kidding yourself.

C'mon now! I don't think anyone thinks the downfall of Western civilization is going to come about because of anything posted on here! It's just harmless fun.


And honestly what is with the old people here.

Don't forget, this Internet thing is still a novelty for us old geezers and geezerettes! (I don't know about you, DeltAlum, but I think these here computers just may be here to stay!) We just enjoy, what do the kids call it, "surfing the 'net" while we kick back with a cold Ensure! ;)

I'm pretty sure that when I'm middle aged I will have a job...

Well, if that is really what you want I'm sure it won't be a problem, so don't worry about it. But take it from someone who's been there, done the career thing, it's not all it's cracked up to be! Putting on the power suit and heels, commuting to the city, schmoozing with clients and dealing with inept underlings? No thanks, not anymore! Much better to land that husband who makes enough money so you can spend your days at the pool, shopping, chilling with the kids, doing volunteer work and, yes, going on GreekChat when the mood strikes! ;) At least for me it is! :)

...and, um, a life! I just come on here now cause I'm stuck here in Tucson for summer school, it cuts the boredom. Seriouslly (editor's note: this is not how KR would have spelled this word), grow up and get a life...

Just because someone isn't doing what you think YOU would be doing if you had your choice doesn't mean they don't have a life. Ditto with people who occasionally enjoy a lively debate :)


P.S. to all you "younger folks" out there in GC land: Is having to take summer classes the norm these days? That would suck! That would make me such a grump! Plus, aren't summer classes expensive? :(

...holy hell, are we in grade 4? You got offended, so you're taking the ball and going home.

And besides, the moon landing is a myth. The trajectory of the golf ball was too high of an arc for a pitching wedge.