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Our first pins were stick pins. Not long after they switched to clasps. There was no standard die at first; the letters varied in treatment (on black enamel, burnished), as did the size of the pin and the shape of the feathers. The first jeweled pin featured a sapphire and two turquoises.
It was standardized in 1911.
Members can still choose from 3 or 15 pearls, or none, silver or gold, or replace any pearl(s) with a diamond. For a while they made them with 21 pearls, and I have one of those in white gold.
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Alpha Xi Delta
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