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When I joined my chapter we were still a colony. Delta Zeta, Iota Colony. We were allowed to wear letters, colors, but called ourselves a colony not a chapter. We all however, were not allowed to wear the badge or crest until initiated (we were not initiated until our colony was installed as a chapter). Until then we still all wore the new member pin, even those who were not new members because we had not all been initiated yet. Initation is afforded only to members of installed chapters. When our colony became installed, all of us who had joined when we were still a colony were initiated and learned the ritual and were given badges and the rights to wear the crest. Now that we are a full-fledged chapter we initiate as regular chapters do ie, new members wear the new member pin until initiaion when they are given the badge of Delta Zeta. Our new members are allowed to wear letters, it gets our presence out, and would suck IMHO to not be able to wear them, however, I understand the reasoning behind not letting new members wear letters that they do not know what they stand for.
For locals who have not yet affiliated with a chapter or been colonised yet, I am unsure of what the ruling is. Probably depends on the National which you plan to affliate with.
L.
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