Initiation Gift

[adpiucf]

It's so nice of you to want to do this-- by all means, yes! Depending on your budget, get her a piece of jewelry -- the sorority has a catalog on their web site. Likely her sorority will give her a drop with the letters to wear with a necklace, but rings, bracelets, etc., would be something she could wear regularly and treasure.

Or... if you are not already paying for her dues, you could tell her you are paying all of spring dues, instead of a piece of jewelry. The amount of money will possibly be around the same amount.

[summer_gphib]

Another idea is a chapter guard that matches her badge. You can get them made with all gem stones, for example if she has emeralds on her badge, get her an emerald chapter guard. Not all chapters and sororities do guards, but they were REALLY popular at our school. I think you can get a really nice one for around $90.

Congratulations to your daughter!!

[flower3]

Thanks for all the suggestions. My daughter pledged Pi Beta Phi. I have gone to the National Website and they have a link to their catalog that had some really good ideas. I am think a silver bracelet with a charm. I might do a guard later when I see her pin and if it something she would actually like to have.

[honeychile]

Congratulations to your daughter as she becomes a full-fledged Pi Phi! I definitely concur with the idea of jewelry - she can't wear her pin when she's not "dressed up", but a necklace or bracelet would be lovely!

[barbino]

It is so nice of you to want to honor your daughter's initiation into Pi Beta Phi with a gift. It reminds me that mothers and daughters always have a special bond. As a Pi Phi, let me make a suggestion. On the national website, there is a section for jewelry. Assuming that she will be getting a pin, either a plain badge supplied by national or a special order one with jewels, a sorority woman does not always find it convenient to wear her pin as a pin.
Some women have them made into rings. But on Pi Phi's website, there are circular pin holders that convert the arrow pin into a necklace. This is great for those times when you don't want to wear your pin, but would like to wear the pin itself in a different way. I've wanted one since I first saw it, although the occasions when I would wear it at all are severly limited (I'm a 30+ year alumn). Just a suggestion. Your Pi Phi daughter has a special mom!