Are we the only ones?!

[AXO Alum]

Okay - this is just the most BIZARRE thing I have ever heard. Panhellenic exec board at the school where I advise has just made it ILLEGAL to show/display/discuss/etc. any new member/pledge pins. They are saying that to SHOW a PNM a pledge pin, that that is a PROMISE to them for a bid. HELLO?! I don't mean how some groups actually pin it on a PNM for them to "see" it -- I mean to show it in any way, shape, or form!

So - that is just ludicrous, in my opinion...BUT - here is the biggie - Alpha Chi Omega's OFFICIAL full insignia is our Lyre badge with the chapter guard & dangles, and the NEW MEMBER pin worn diagonally between the two. That is our official "rule" on wearing our jewelry (if you don't have a guard, you wear the new member pin diagonally through the back of the Lyre badge).

So I am just really STEAMING about this -- how can the panhell exec board at a school supercede what our national headquarters considers appropriate in regards to our jewelry?

Is AXO the ONLY chapter that keeps and wears the new member pin with their badge?

It just really ticks us off! I mean how can anyone from another group tell me that I cannot wear what I rightfully earned the privilege to wear?!