Another Badge Thread: Are You Allowed to Wear Yours as Something Other than a Badge

[KKGAlumDGMom]

It was only when my daughter joined DG last year did I realize that anyone used their badge as something other than a badge (they can wear it as a pendant). Where I went to school (and it's been awhile, haha) all Greek members generally wore the badges every day. This would be to class, dinner, library, parties, bars.
And if you were pinned, you wore both badges.

[Xidelt]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

You two are cracking me up! I'm picturing myself reading this mammogram.

It would be a very panhellenic mammogram! I could wear my alum dangle between the boobies.

[pshsx1]

[QUOTE=Kevin;2208187]It is not even to be worn as a lapel pin. We have lapel pins which are designed to be lapel pins.

Ditto. The badge is to only be worn over the heart in proper badge wearing attire which, at the minimum, is business casual with no denim. That's still pushing it, though.

Same with our lapel badges, though: the can't go anywhere but on the lapel of a jacket and definitely not over the heart.

[BetaIotaDZ]

Killarny Rose, I think you know I have already sent letters to the past council and then to the past ritual chair who agreed to pursue approaching council about wearing the badge as a pendant. But shortly thereafter she retired from the position. I will send you my petition if you would like.

There is a picture from Miami of Ohio which shows our early members wearing the badge on the left, right and center of their white blouses.
o Early sorority women wore badges in their hair because hairpins were contemporary placement of adornment
o At the turn of the century, many sorority women wore their badges on the collar because a clasp at a high neck was contemporary placement of adornment
In the 1920s and early 1930s DZ alumnae could by a badge with four diamonds on the ionic column (where the pearls are).

Glad your started this thread. I love the badge pendants other Panhellenic women wear. Would so enjoy wearing my member badge as a pendant.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Xidelt

Sometimes I think about making my badge into a nipple ring.

Originally Posted by KillarneyRose

You could put your Badge one one, and the guard on the other! Although I guess you'd have to have an extra long guard chain made...

Ohhhhh... my.

[aephi alum]

Anyway........

I've posted this before and I'll post it again. We are not allowed to convert our badges or NM pins into any other form of jewelry. That means I never wear my NM pin, because I've been a fully initiated member for *mumble* years. And I rarely wear my badge because I work from home and I only dress in appropriate badge attire when visiting a client or attending religious services.

It's a shame, really. I would like to make my NM pin into a pendant. I'd wear it that way ... instead, it is gathering dust in my jewelry box.

[Gusteau]

Delta Chi Law only states that the badge must be worn "over the heart" and who can wear it (initiated members and their wives, fiancees, mothers, sisters, and house mothers).

So no, it cannot be converted into any other type of jewelry or worn any other way. The wives of International Presidents are given a diamond and pearl badge that may be pinned over the heart, but is presented on a badge holder necklace. To me this is a clear violation of Delta Chi Law, but I'm not in charge so...

Since "over the heart" is not specific members can wear the badge on their shirt or coat lapel. Both are correct; which one you do is usually a matter of chapter tradition. I personally think it looks really freaking stupid on a coat lapel.

[AZ-AlphaXi]

Originally Posted by AzTheta

You guys need to connect with AZ-Alpha Xi. She has a quill ring AND she had a standard quill that yours truly gave her as a b-day gift made into a necklace. It's BEAUTIFUL. Hard to describe but what she had the jeweler do was remove the clasp and attach rings to either end of the quill. Then a very dainty chain attached to those rings; when she wears it, it's "correct" (the point is lower than the feathers). I love it.

Oh good grief, it looks like the HJGreek quill choker necklace. I hope I didn't get her in trouble. I'll take the heat.

Nope .. I'm not in trouble I had originally had an "official" quill necklace but it got stolen. and HJGreek had stopped selling them. So I was very glad to be able to recreate it. Glad to see that its been brought back.

There's also a badge holder, but I'm not a fan.
https://hjgreek.com/index.cfm?event=...oduct_ID=60657

[KillarneyRose]

Originally Posted by BetaIotaDZ

Killarny Rose, I think you know I have already sent letters to the past council and then to the past ritual chair who agreed to pursue approaching council about wearing the badge as a pendant. But shortly thereafter she retired from the position. I will send you my petition if you would like.

There is a picture from Miami of Ohio which shows our early members wearing the badge on the left, right and center of their white blouses.
o Early sorority women wore badges in their hair because hairpins were contemporary placement of adornment
o At the turn of the century, many sorority women wore their badges on the collar because a clasp at a high neck was contemporary placement of adornment
In the 1920s and early 1930s DZ alumnae could by a badge with four diamonds on the ionic column (where the pearls are).

Glad your started this thread. I love the badge pendants other Panhellenic women wear. Would so enjoy wearing my member badge as a pendant.

BetaIotaDZ, I'm sending you a PM....would love to talk more about this!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

No. There is a very specific way to wear our badge. It gets pinned to your shirt (which must be oxford style and include a tie) where the thumb falls when you take the Pledge of Allegiance. It is not even to be worn as a lapel pin. We have lapel pins which are designed to be lapel pins.

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Ditto. The badge is to only be worn over the heart in proper badge wearing attire which, at the minimum, is business casual with no denim. That's still pushing it, though.

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Delta Chi Law only states that the badge must be worn "over the heart" and who can wear it (initiated members and their wives, fiancees, mothers, sisters, and house mothers).

. . .

Since "over the heart" is not specific members can wear the badge on their shirt or coat lapel. Both are correct; which one you do is usually a matter of chapter tradition. I personally think it looks really freaking stupid on a coat lapel.

Similar with us. The badge "is not intended for overt display, and is to be worn nearest the heart on dress shirts, vests or pullover sweaters. [It] is not worn on coat lapels, collars, ties, the watch pocket of vests, coat sweaters, or T-shirts." (Bylaws, Article XVII, Sec. 3)

I remember decades ago we couldn't quite figure out what a "sweater coat" is. I'm still not sure.

And I'm just now realizing that there is no mention of the necessity of a tie, though I think the general understanding is that it isn't worn without one.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Similar with us. The badge "is not intended for overt display, and is to be worn nearest the heart on dress shirts, vests or pullover sweaters. [It] is not worn on coat lapels, collars, ties, the watch pocket of vests, coat sweaters, or T-shirts." (Bylaws, Article XVII, Sec. 3)

I remember decades ago we couldn't quite figure out what a "sweater coat" is. I'm still not sure.

You need to ask a woman - she can tell you! They are very popular with women today....

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Delta Chi Law only states that the badge must be worn "over the heart" and who can wear it (initiated members and their wives, fiancees, mothers, sisters, and house mothers).

So does that mean Delta Chi members cannot pin their girlfriends unless and until they get engaged?

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

So does that mean Delta Chi members cannot pin their girlfriends unless and until they get engaged?

That is correct, though I wouldn't be surprised if it's sometimes ignored to conform with the more conventional sequence.

[als463]

Phi Mu Alumnae can wear their badges as either necklaces or rings. HJ sells the ring holder. I bought one and had my "special edition" badge permanently placed on the ring. I wear it as often as I can and I get so many compliments.

[ASUADPi]

Originally Posted by IUHoosiergirl88

We're allowed to wear ours as a pendant or a ring--HJGreek sells conversion kits. The necklace one is supposed to be permanent, which is why I haven't gotten mine done yet

I thought the necklace one wasn't permanent? Guess I was wrong.

I wonder though if you get your badge converted if you still need to be a badge attire to wear it. For me that would almost defeat the purpose of converting it because I am rarely in badge attire.