I think I found a correction!
I was looking on ebay, and there's a bade from Beta Lambda that's marked 1942. I came here to see what chapter was Beta Lambda, and saw that it's Penn State. However, I noticed that on this list, we have Beta Lambda listed as being founded in 1943. So, I went to the Penn State chapter website, and according to their chapter history section, they were founded on campus in 1942.
No big deal, just something I found.
And I guess that would make this badge a charter member's badge?
http://cgi.ebay.com/10K-Alpha-Xi-Del...item5d27662f87
ETA: I creeped on the PSU AXiD website and contacted someone from exec. I wanted to let them know about it...maybe if they had some extra cash they could bid on it and they can use it as the chapter president's badge? Long shot, I know, but why not!