Service pins instead of active pins?

[Senusret I]

Thanks for that update as well. I seem to remember one of the great barroom debates of this forum was about who our official jeweler was and when we would get another one.

[emb021]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

Thanks for that update as well. I seem to remember one of the great barroom debates of this forum was about who our official jeweler was and when we would get another one.

We've always had an official jeweler.

The strange thing is that while for decades it was LG Balfour, in the last decade we've had about 4-5 different ones, due to the buyout/consolidation of the greek jewelry business. Herff/Jones is our jeweler because they bought out our previous one, BurrPatersonAuld. And since they've pretty much bought all the others, they're the only game in town. When I joined it was 'Preferred Greek'. There were one or two between them and BPA.

At the APO Store at Nationals, I got into a little conversation on this topic with the HJ rep and Jordan (of the APO Collection, who always runs the APO Store at Nationals).

Tau Mu Chapter at USF uses the Service Pin as our "active" insignia. I don't know if any of our members has a badge off the top of my head, but the only two pins I am familiar with are our pledge pin and service pins, signified by the "P" or "S" in the center, respectively.

Regional Conference 2007 at USF Tampa! Woo!

[Brita]

I have the silver badge! It looks like they don't offer it anymore???

[emb021]

Originally Posted by Brita

I have the silver badge! It looks like they don't offer it anymore???

Our jewlery has always been gold (or gold kase). When HerffJones took over, they were offering our badge in silver along with gold/gold kase. I guess someone noticed and made them stop, as our badge/key should be gold.

[Brita]

Originally Posted by emb021

Our jewlery has always been gold (or gold kase). When HerffJones took over, they were offering our badge in silver along with gold/gold kase. I guess someone noticed and made them stop, as our badge/key should be gold.

Haha great! So in a few years I will have a collectors item . Oh well! Yeah I know that our colors are gold and blue, but I think the the silver badge is still much nicer!

[Senusret I]

Originally Posted by Brita

Haha great! So in a few years I will have a collectors item . Oh well! Yeah I know that our colors are gold and blue, but I think the the silver badge is still much nicer!

Is there any way you could take a picture of it and post it?