S.O. wearing badge

[EM1843]

I too take my letters very seriously.

It is my understanding that a girlfriend may wear a friendship pin, but not a badge. I never permitted my wife, then girlfriend, to wear my badge and that was a point of contention for while.

I also waited a year to lavalier her. Her entire sorority knew how serious I am about the fraternity, and she hid the lavalier during the entire summer until bid day at her sorority for her candlelighting. No one thought I would give her my letters, but when she blew out the candle everyone screamed and was really excited for her, more so than when she had her engagement candlelighting, because they all knew we would get married, but they never thought I would give her my letters. To me lavaliering a girl is a statement that she means as much to you as the fraternity.

I don't know about the availabilty of smaller badges, but if anyone does, I would order one for my wife.

GRITS, glad to see you post.

[RACooper]

I go with what it says - Mother, Sister, Fiancée or Wife (and I'd guess partner now).

The only one of the above that has worn mine was my sister - she thought it'd look good next to her Gamma Phi badge and presidents "dangle" thing... or as she called it her "bling"...

She has worn it on a few of her road trips down south, and to her conference - was only challenged on it by an AM... who promptly lost his pin somehow and didn't get it back until he offered many liquid 'apologies'

[LXA grits]

Good thoughts guys...any more ideas, stories, etc from posters?
Any leads on where to get a smaller version of the badge, or stories of seeing one?

Good to be here still, Matt. I may not post often, but when I do, it's usually long enough to make up for months with no GC. Haha. Plus, thinking on the subject, I've decided this topic will by my "fun fact" for next week's chapter meeting. We've been over the whistle, lesser known famous LCA's, origin of LCA colors, a bunch of ZAX techinical sessions, Ep-Om Zeta local history, ThKN's Rx vs AMC, and International Fraternity Identity. I think next chapter meeting I'll present proper badge/letters use to the guys.

Yours in Z A X ,

Chris Hall

[john1082]

I always thought of women and the Fraternity identity in the context of badges, not letters. But the above exchange just shed some light on a recent discovery that I made - the tombstone of a woman that had the Greek letters LXA inscribed thereon.

More to be revealed later.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by john1082

I always thought of women and the Fraternity identity in the context of badges, not letters. But the above exchange just shed some light on a recent discovery that I made - the tombstone of a woman that had the Greek letters LXA inscribed thereon.

More to be revealed later.

WOW Brother john!!! A new reveliation?



As many said so well, adorning a Female with Our Badge or Letters is a very serious thing for sure.

It or they are or should not be given lightly!

We have strived, worked, and sweated to wear Our Badge and Letters as many before us have.

[iMAX386]

I know that Herff Jones sells the miniature versions of our badge that you asked about in the original post. They were selling them during this summers General Assembly. They're not that much smaller though and I easily mistook them for the actual full-size badge while I was there.

[HONKY660]

Originally Posted by iMAX386

I know that Herff Jones sells the miniature versions of our badge that you asked about in the original post. They were selling them during this summers General Assembly. They're not that much smaller though and I easily mistook them for the actual full-size badge while I was there.

I've seen them on the jewlery order form things they give when they send the paedagogus's and constitutions for AM's. Just a bit noticeably smaller than the regular badge. I too "dropped" my girlfriend of 4 years, same as lavaliering. I asked the entire chapter for permision too, never have I gotten so much shit for something in my life. Very serious thing for my chapter. She too had her candlelight ceremony, made her other sorority sister mad because she hadn't been dropped and she was engaged to our president. My mom has a letter shirt that says mother over the letters. I don't really mind if girls wears letters or jackets, but I think giving a lavalier or badge would be pretty serious. Hard to think about giving another male a badge or lavalier though.