I got my badge yesterday!!!!

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by Heather17

That is VERY exciting!! Yeah you! Especiall since you've waited as long as you have, I am sure it is very beautiful!

I am not sure about ASA, but some groups will let you 'upgrade' your badge. That may be something you'd consider doing to celebrate your 10th, 20th, or50th ASA-aversary.

One of our advisors upgraded when she visited HQ. She paid the difference between the plain & the jeweled, and I believe she got to keep her plain one, or she could donate it.

[KSUViolet06]

Congratulations! Welcome to the Farmville 4! I'm sure you'll be a great asset to Alpha Sigma Alpha

[LouisaMay]

Thanks, everyone!
I would like to upgrade in the future. For now, I'm pleased as punch Now I just need to get initiated. No, the date hasn't been set yet.

[tinydancer]

Yippee!! I remember how excited I was when I got my badge. It was some time after I was initiated, though. I wore my sponsor's badge in the meantime.

[lake]

It IS exciting when you get your badge. I was so happy when I got mine.

It's kind of interesting that ASA lets you order a badge prior to initiation. I wore the badge of one of my Tri Delta sponsors (the woman who guided me through the initiation ceremony) until I received mine.

Congratulations!

[jhujenn]

It also probably depends on the organization. ri-Delta puts the chapter and member number on the back of your badge, which before fall recruitment you wouldn't know what your member number would be.

[Tom Earp]

Well L M how plain is it?

I thought the plain Badge was with just pearls which is very nice!


PM Me, I would be interested to find out if I am right!

[Scandia]

That is wonderful. Congratulations.

I cannot wait till I hear more news from the ones I am pursuing.

[Jill1228]

YAY! I didn't get my badge until about 3 months after initiation. I know you have gotta be stoked

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by ariesrising

I think it depends how long you have between invitation into membership and the actual initiation. You fill out your paperwork and it could take 6-8 weeks to get everything...but if you're not being initiated for 3+ months, you'd have everything beforehand.

In a way it's kind of nice to have everything ready ahead of time.

That's not necessarily true. I waited a long, long, long time to be initiated after the paperwork was in and approved-- and I didn't get my badge for about four to six months AFTER being initiated. Burr, Patterson and Auld had a hold on my badge because in ZTA, no badges are released until they have your initiation number. Each GLO is different.

ZTA also doesn't have "sponsors"-- so I was badgeless until my number was finally sent to the jewelry company. But.. it was so worth waiting for!

So happy for you, LouisaMay! Don't worry about not getting a fancy badge.. it's not the badge, but what it stands for! It will become even more beautiful once you're initiated and learn what everything means in ASA!

Congrats!

[Jimmy Choo]

I just think it is awesome to hear more of your story. You worked long and hard and I know this badge has got to mean the world to you! Congratulations!!!