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Originally Posted by Twunkle
I didn't word my post correctly, my grandmother was a den mother for my father's cub scout troop for many years. I realize boy scout troops do not have den mothers. My father was a scout master for many years while I was a child. The pin is definitely my grandmothers though, and not my father's Life Scout pin.
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As noted, its cub scout PACK, not troop.
The pin is most likely the Life Scout Mother's pin, which is a different size from the Life Scout pin. (I forget which is larger).
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I haven't witnessed any sons/daughters wearing their parent's Alpha Phi Omega pins, I merely brought up the subject while we were discussing etiquette of scout pins. I know in Sigma Chi (my boyfriend's fraternity) daughters, mothers, wives and sweethearts may wear Sigma Chi insignia. I was just curious if APO had any rules about that.
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Keep in mind that Sigma Chi is an all male fraternity. If one sees a female wearing their insignia, one is going to assume that the person is a daughter/mother/wife/sweetheart of a member.
As we are now co-ed, we can't assume that. If we see someone wearing our insignia, we are going to assume they are a Brother, and be a little bothered if it turns out to not be the case...
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Being a member of APO, is it appropriate to wear the Sweetheart pin? It wasn't given to me by my significant other, just a brother I am really good friends with. There really isn't a lot of information about this pin.
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As noted, the only 'protocol' of the pin is that its given to someone who is a sweetheart of a Brother. In the old days it would have been a girlfriend, maybe a wife.
Now that we are co-ed, I have seen Brothers give it to other Brothers they are dating (male or female). I know of a non-Brother husband who wears it was it was given to him by his wife.
So few would be shocked if they saw a Brother wearing the Sweetheart pin. More likely they will probably ask what the pin is, because not many know what it is.