This a sad part about the Business end of a Fraternity!
We as an International with so many Chapters cannot keep caught with the day to day housekeeping!
This many times puts a burden on the Local Chapter which normally strapped for money have to give money that they are not responsible for!
In this day of Modern Technology it still is done by hand by an over worked individaul to get this placed in the records and files!
Hell, We have been trying to get New Associate Pins for 4 months!
They have been contacted by The Active Chapter and 3 Alums who are willing to pay for them so that we could have them to pin New Assoc.
We have a thing that I do not agree with, in that the Associates when ready to be Activated, go to an old cemetary out of town and have a burying ritual of the pins showing that they are becoming New Brothers!
I am going to try to put a stop to this as if it was me, I would want that pin showing that I earned it with honor!
I do not know of a member of the Local, BX, that I started that does not have either his Active Badge or Pledge Button!
I and International have the only two sets available!
Mine went to the House one time and they ran into trouble. I took them back for safe Keeping and I will keep them untill the day I die. They will then be redonated once again along with my Badge of LXA!
One of thse days, I will have a Associate Pin of LXA to add my collection as never had one and is important to me!
Beleive it or not, I was never an Officer of my Zeta or a member of the Ritual Team. I am sad for that fact as is something that I missed but did things that no one will ever have the experience to do at that end of the Fraternity!
Remember, as each New Associate comes into the fold, we grow!
