Dangles
 

Does anyone wear a chapter guard and dangles with their badge? I always wanted dangles, but I never managed to order them.

Which dangles do you have?

I have quite a few actually. I have the 1874 dangle which I got as a collegian. I also have the Ritual Chair dangle and one that has my chapters letters (Gamma Theta).
I haven't been an active alum lately b/c I school, work, & life have managed to railroad all my time but I'm hoping that I'll be active soon.

I have the 1874 dangle (just the first year) but it's gold and my badge is white gold so I don't wear it.

Oh and I don't have a guard... that's a problem too.
Does anyone know if there's a webmaster dangle? I've never seen one.

This link shows the dangles. I think that these are all the dangles that can be ordered.
http://www.hjgreek.com/index.cfm?eve...nization_ID=88

There's a t-shirt chair dangle! I had no idea. :D

So if I actually had dangles, I'd have:
President
VPM
CMC (do you think there's a separate dangle for VPM/CMC? I couldn't find one)
T-shirt Chair
Big Sis
1874

I want! I want!

Well this settles it. When I go active again I'm going to get positions based upon how cool the dangle is :D

Who says you can't just buy the dangle :p

ETA: there IS a webmaster dangle! :D That's new!

I've pursued the HJP site before and know that different groups have different varieties of dangles. Which makes me wonder why there's dangles listed for SK but the positions don't exist for us. Like what is a High Phi, Pi, Epsilon, or Sigma? :confused:

They just stick all the dangles out there I think. I don't know who came up with the idea of dangles in the first place, but assuming it wasn't originally SK's idea, we've just gone along with the existing ones. And clearly, hjgreek doesn't know if we have a High Rho or not.

What are you talking about? I AM the High Rho!

Bow down before me!

This lowly High Epsilon bows to the might of the High Rho.

I have an odd question.

I have a dangle with my initiation chapter's letters (Gamma Theta). However, I now advice a new chapter and am much more active with them. Can I get a dangle using the letters of the chapter I advice or should I stick to my chapter of initiation. I love both chapters equally for different reasons. I was just curious. Is this a personal preference thing? Can I wear both? LOL!

Haha it must be late, I didn't see the Alumnae relations dangle - its the second one listed...

I was VPAR and I just have the Alum Secretary dangle (or something like that) its the wreath.


I also have the 1874 and the president's one. I want to get the big sis one too ... but I don't seem to have reason to wear my pin anymore :sigh:


Edit: HEY!!! Don't edit posts when I'm quoting them! Haha

I have the 1874 dangle. I wish they would have had the series of dangles when I was in college so I could "collect them all." I also have a pearl that I got for a 4.0 for my senior year. Whoot whoot! I always wear my dangles and chapter guard when I wear my pin. I worked hard for that pearl darn it!

At our last Founders Day, a very sweet collegiate offered to buy me the other 3 dangles you get from the 1874 society if you're a 4-year member. I declined because she was told that if she bought them for me, she would be ineligible to buy them again for herself. :( Still, I do love them and maybe one day I'll be able to get the other 3.

My chapter doesn't do dangles because we don't do guards because 99.9% have the standard gold gloss or sterling silver badge. The VPNME just asks the NMs if they want a silver or gold badge, I think so as not to overwhelm them with expenses. I am the only one in my chapter (at least since 2001) to have a jeweled badge (and I have a chapter guard too). Yep, I might sound really materialistic, but even before I was Greek, I was set on getting a pretty jeweled badge for whichever GLO I joined.

I saw one sister at convention 2 years ago who must have had like 10 dangles on her badge. IMO, too many dangles detract from the beauty of the badge and the guard. I don't have any, but I think I might get some just to collect. I could make a SK charm bracelet with them!

Edit:

Wow sorry I asked. Forget I bothered posting.

I think she means "just" the basic badge. They're not really encouraging members to spend extra on the guard and other "upgrades"

Of course, anyone can get a guard, but other than showing your chapter affiliation, its most important function is to prevent the loss of your badge. So, while no one wants to lose their badge, most would agree that a guard is more important for jeweled badges just because they are more expensive.

When you buy the basic badge for $30, some people might think it is silly to buy a guard for almost as much (Plain guards from Herff Jones are $18-31 depending on SS or GG and if your chapter has one or two letters).

Do you mean a guard? I've never seen a dangle with chapter letters.

*headdesk*

I'm fighting a losing battle with the flu right now so I screwed up. You're right. I meant a guard not a dangle. :o

:( feel better lady

Thanks. I'm sucking back OJ and meds like crazy.