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Someone like this TKE alum doesn't bother me. He's greek, he understands the significance and probably does treat the badges with respect.
The people who bother me are the ones that clearly know nothing about what the badges mean to members, put up ebay listings that are erroneous (I can't believe how few people correctly list the actual greek letters of an organization), or try to create some link to hazing.
All that said, I agree with ejbiff. I don't understand why anyone would want to collect the badges in the first place. They hold no meaning for anyone outside an organization. It's not like people who collect shot glasses from places they've been or something, there is no emotional meaning to these badges. I think that's something that bothers these pin collecters b/c they don't understand why we get so upset. They just see this as a hobby, something harmless, while we've got national organizations spending hundreds of thousands of dollars seeking pins out.
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