[sugar and spice]

I don't think anybody is criticizing each other's organizations, so I don't think there's a need for anybody to get defensive here. I think most NPC organizations have similar policies to AOPi's, so it's not a matter of "attacking" one specific organization. (I can't speak for Tri Delta since I don't know our policies -- it's a nonissue for me because I don't wear any other jewelry with our badge.) It's a legitimate issue, though: what if you have two sororities that you love equally much, and you don't want to "play favorites" by picking only one pin?

I think the thing is that these policies were formed when it was very rare for someone to belong to more than one fraternity or sorority, especially a second social-type group like some chapters of SAI are. And just because our policies were right for the times back then doesn't mean they're still the best for the times now. Just because something is traditional doesn't mean it's flawless, and I think it may be time to at least go over the policies and see if there's a better policy that might work for today.

But until that happens (and it probably won't), of course, the easiest thing is just to not wear the two pins at the same time.