Badge rules?

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Originally posted by aephi alum

Name your GLO

Describe your badge and new member pin

Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)

Can you use a badge buddy?

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc) [/B]

1. Alpha Phi Omega, National Service Fraternity

2. By 'new member', I assume you mean pledge.

Our Pledge Pin is a circle with the letter P, with 3 arms with our greek letters on them. Blue and gold.

Our Service Pin is the basic pin of our Fraternity. Similiar to the pledge pin, but the center has the letter "S" in a circle.

Our fraternity badge is more elaborate (and costly), so not everyone gets one. Its available in 'gold kase' and real gold, with and without pearls.

3. There is no rules about where the pin is worn. Near the heart is where most people wear it. On t-shirts some wear it on the collar, some lower down. On polos most wear on the collar, some lower down. Same with dress shirts and the like.

4. Within reason, most chapters require pledges to wear the pledge pin. All part of getting them in the habit of wearing their member's pin.

5. Chapter guards and dangles may be worn with the badge. No way to do so with the service pin. Some chapters also wear something behind the service pin.

6. Never seen anyone wear a 'badge buddy'. No prohibition against them.

7. No need. We have separate rings with our coat of arms, as well as pendants. Even see some wear the key as a pendant.

8. We also have a sweetheart pin, Life Member pin, Torchbearer pin, National Board Member pin, National President's badge (badge done in platinum with diamonds). Some chapters will have a badge for their president which may have diamonds instead of pearls. We have Distinguished Service Keys, but no award pins.

Hope this helps