[JonoBN41]

Yes, badges have been made in three sizes, the miniature being the smallest and only about 3/8" in diameter - slightly larger than a pencil eraser - and more often than not with 9 pearls (or gems) in the Lambda instead of 11. They are often though of as "sweetheart pins", although I have seen quite a few engraved with a brother's zeta number. So tiny! It's amazing they can make one so small.

Don't, however, think only about eBay as a place to buy badges.

Our website, lambdachi.org, will take you to the website of Masters of Design/Legacy / Burr, Patterson and Auld / Herff Jones - whew! The badges currently depicted look to be of better quality than those which had been made by Masters of Design. Best of all, the prices have not gone up.

If you think the price of gasoline has been rising, you should see gold. A year ago it was $414 an ounce. At the beginning of this year it was $540 and today it hit $680.

And yet a brand new LCA badge with jewels is still reasonably priced. Yesterday I ordered one on line with all amethysts in the Lambda for $119. Considering the price of gold - and the inevitable future price increases - it's a bargain! And believe me, the price WILL go up.

Get 'em while they're hot.

In ZAX,
Jono