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From "Delta Zeta and You":
From our founding to the present, the Badge has changed very little from the original one designed by the Founders. The original Badge (found in the sorority archives) has no pearls, and the Badge of a Beta Chapter charter member (circa 1908) shows a variation in the design of the column and the size and location of the pearls.
The general ideas to be incorporated in the Badge were suggestions of our Founders, but the practical assembling of their ideas into a suitable design was the work of a member of Phi Delta Theta Fraternity associated with the Newman Jewelry Company.
Aside from the early addition of the pearls as jeweling, the only other changes in the present Badge are small refinements that would take place when jewelers are changed. One official jeweler suggested moving the pearls to the top of the column and this change was approved.
Our Badge remains as selected by our Founders. The official jeweling is a diamond in the flame and four pearls at the base of the lamp. The lamp bears the Greek letters DZ in black enamel. You may choose to have the diamond either in a Tiffany or flush setting.
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Last edited by KillarneyRose; 04-14-2004 at 07:49 PM.
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