I have been cabinet officer, pledge ed, recruitment chair of my chapter, and know the fraternity history, by laws and ritual very well. With all this combined knowledge, here are some answers to previous posts:
The fraternity letters can only be put in the following places:
1. Chapter House Marker
2. Official Badge
3. Fraternity Ring
4. Certificate of Membership
5. Flag
6. Seal
7. Memorial to Members
However, it is also stated that the fraternity letters can be put in "the official publications of the fraternity." This means that any illustration, picture or piece of jewelry "officially published" or sanctioned by headquarters can bare the greek letters Phi Gamma Delta.
This explains why the official jewler has lavaliers and "Sweetheart pendants" with the greek letters. This also explains why steel engravings, pictures, glass panes, etc. (some of which can be found on ebay) also have the fraternity letters.
My chapter house has a 2 X 4 foot glass pane that has the Phi Gamma Delta letters (the glass pane is not bound to the house; rather, it is a seperate object that can be picked up, moved around, and be placed anywhere for decoration within the house). This was not something created by an individual (as it looks too good for the working of any college student). It is an old artificat created a long time ago (no actual date known), presumably with permission from headquarters.
-Owais Ahmed
Iota Chi '05
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