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Originally Posted by Kevin
It doesn't bother me that much. I mean sure, it's a symbol and symbols mean a lot, but that's it.
Come to think about it, while it may be a symbol to us, if you haven't lived it, it's just a pretty piece of metal, maybe with some rocks in it... big deal.
Unless I'm a collector of my organization's own badges, if I have a couple of hundred bucks, or $600+ burning a hole in my pocket and needing to go to something fraternity related, then that money is going to be either donated to the active chapter to help with rush costs, or it'll be donated to the alumni chapter to help with long-term goals, or it'll be donated to the HQ Educational Foundation which will provide a nice writeoff.
Before dropping that kind of coin on a symbol, think whether you'd rather pay that much money for a badge, or if you'd rather make a pretty significant contribution to your organization/chapter's future.
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I mean yeah, it's not exactly the end of the world or anything. But it does suck when you know you earned the right to wear the badge and someone else is buying it because it's shiny. I don't see myself ever having the money to buy them, just wish I could, that's all. I think I'm gonna have to donate some good ole free time of mine instead of the moolah.
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