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From the December, 1939 Torch and Trefoil (Vol XIV, No. 4).

New Pledge Button Now in Use

Last month a new pledge insignia for Alpha Phi Omega was appoved by the National Insignia Committee and was immediately put into production by our official jewelers, the L.G. Balfour Company. The new style button is of trefoil design in keeping with the style of pins and keys worn by active members; it bears the Greek symbols of Alpha Phi Omega and has a letter "P" in the center standing for Pledge. The new button is finished in Roman gold plate and blue enamel and is an attractive insignia which every pledge of our fraternity should be proud to wear on his coat lapel throughout his period of pledgeship. (A replica of the new button appears at the head of this column).

This dignified pledge recognition is now wihin the means of all chapters. The new pledge button costs only 25c each and may be ordered singly or in quanities from our jewelers. A complimentary sample has been sent to the Vice-President (pledge master) of every chapter with the request that he display it at a chapter meeting and announce the change in pledge insignia.

In view of the low cost of the new button, all chapters are urged to make immediate use of the new official pledge insignia and discard all unoficial emblems which have been in use in the past. This is a means toward greater national unity in Alpha Phi Omega and is a real step forward in the development of the fraternity. It will undoubtedly be a boon to the effectiveness of pledging efforts throughout the fraternity and all chpaters will want to use it to the best advantage in building their man-power to new heights during this school year.