"Keepers of the Key"

[MSKKG]

About 3 years ago, the EK chapter President lost the President's badge at an initiation at a local church. (Thank goodness EK will be in a house for initations from now on!) The chapter women looked all over but couldn't find it.

Kappanole, one of our Keepers of the Key, was contacted by a woman in Columbia who had found the badge. The woman had found it in the parking lot, kept it for about a year (she had forgotten about it), and then contacted HQ. They put her in touch with Kappanole.

Kappanole contacted PKTKKG, and PKTKKG called the lady. As soon as the lady mentioned where she found the badge, PKTKKG knew exactly the badge she was talking about! Although it wasn't auctioned on eBay, this is an amazing story of a badge recovery.

[SAMConsul]

Fraternity and sorority badges are works of true art as well as an image that lets us be recognized in the crowd. Badges are points of pride, and a golden chip of our history as a person, as an organization. When I was in college I joined my fraternity and my most memorable day was when I received our distinctive badge. It is mine, for the rest of my days, I wear it proudly, and every GLO member sould always wear theirs with extreme pride. With the advent of E-Bay I was annoyed at the ease of aquiring GLO badges. Not that the pin collectors are going to wear them, none do, but they sort of hold them hostage. I emplore pin collectors not to give up their hobby, because you do save alot of our pins from the scrap gold pile, I have seen that happen, but to offer excess pins to be purchased from you by national officers or worthy members. I collect my fraternity badges, and I am compliling a history of them so at some point I can donate them back to the national fraternity to put on display.

Keep your badges safe, wear them proudly!
I applaude the work of the Keepers of the Key...you inspire.

Fraternally,

Joe
Sigma Alpha Mu