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Originally posted by wptw
Can anyone post the actual text from one these lifelong lease agreements? I've heard many paraphrased synopses, but I have never seen the actual wording. My guess is that these documents are just signed affirmations of GLO policy, and not a legal and binding lease agreement. If anyone has the actual text to prove otherwise, please do.
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Originally posted by SAEactive
From the 2001 Fraternity Laws of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (National Laws)
TITLE XIII. General Rules.
Section 66. Insignia of Membership.
Subsection A. Membership Badge
1. A membership badge shall be loaned by the Fraternity to each initiate and, upon payment of such sum as may be fixed by the Supreme Council, to any member in good standing. In either case, the membership badge shall remain the property of the Fraternity and shall be worn only by members in good standing. For due cause communicated in writing to a member, the membership badge may be recalled by the Fraternity.
2. The use of the membership badge or its design upon any article of jewelry is forbidden, except by authorization of the Supreme Council.
Section 67. Official Jeweler(s). When the Fraternity has entered into contract with an official jeweler(s), it shall be unlawful for any member of the Fraternity to display or offer for sale in any Sigma Alpha Epsilon Chapter Collegiate house or elsewhere any badges, jewelry or other articles, bearing the crest, coat of arms or letters of the Fraternity, except as the representative of the official jeweler(s) with whom such contracts have been made.
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When a man is initiated into Sigma Alpha Epsilon, he promises to be governed by the Fraternity's National Laws, among other documents. My membership badge always has been and always shall be the property of the Fraternity. The initiation fee I paid was what was considered to be a reasonable sum for the privilege of wearing the badge for my lifetime. When I die, my badge must be either buried with me or sent back to National for archiving - under no circumstances is it to be sold. SAE is not the only GLO to have this kind of rule and I guarantee yours does too. All you have to do is ask your HQ to confirm it.