Wearing Paraphernalia On the Job

[KAPital PHINUst]

My office is business casual, though I wore my letters to work for the first time last week via a professional training seminar the Ohio Society of CPAs have every year that we attend. I wore my golf shirt with the letters and "Columbus, OH Alumni Chapter" below it. Most of the professionals are dressed down anyway, so I blended right in for the most part. I didn't meet any Nupes or Greeks at the seminar, though I usually do other years, but at the Convention Center there was also a pastors conference going on, and an older fellow Nupe saw me and we greeted each other and chatted for a minute, so in essence it did pay off to have my letters.

I might have to wear nalia more often (via lapel pins and whatnot), there's an Alpha I work with on various projects and I can't have him one-up me on representing our respective orgs, knowhatImean?

[Velocity_14]

I have only a few times. I wore a shirt on Memorial Day since I had to work and the other two times were because I was going straight to some events right after work and both times were on a Sat. Other than that may carry a tote every once and a while but a lot of people at work often have on their line jackets and shirts. I guess it depends on where you work but as someone mentioned before just follow the dress code at work first.

[GRITS]

While I haven't directly worn any nalia to work...i do carry an AKA tote quite often...and I think I wore a pin on founders day...but i know they know i'm involved, because I talk about our projects all the time!!

[Professor]

I have Andy and Ann Alpha and AKA figurines atop of a book shelf. The Alpha figurine sits on an Alpha history book and two Alpha directories. Beside it is a coffee cup with the Alpha shield which is next to a wooden hand of the Alpha sign. In the center is a gold vase with some old baby's breath that came from flowers Constance sent me a few Valentine's ago. Next to that is a picture of a GC member with her unpainted finger nail held high -lol. On a wall is my life membership certificate along with plaques from the Pan Hell and several other organizations. On my desk are two paper weights - one is crystal and the other stone. Now to the question, I wear the letters when I'm working half days or when I'm leaving from my job to go out of town. I also have an umbrella in my office and keep one in each of my other two vehicles. To that end, I don’t mind representing at work!!!

[delph998]

On casual Friday I will rock my alumnae chapter polo like it's nothing.

[TotallyWicked]

I wear shirts once in a great while....try not to make it too obvious, we're mentors..so dress code is pretty leniant. Two of my former co-workers are AKA's and they'd walk into work wearing their colors/letters or other AKA Symbols like every other day! Needless to say all the kids knew what org they belonged to

[lovelyivy84]

There are no casual days in this consultant gig. I wear a suit or the equivalent of one every day. I do have a beautiful silver lapel pin, but I'm afraid that it would be seen as unprofessional of me to wear it.

[AKA2D '91]

Originally Posted by Professor

I have Andy and Ann Alpha and AKA figurines atop of a book shelf. The Alpha figurine sits on an Alpha history book and two Alpha directories. Beside it is a coffee cup with the Alpha shield which is next to a wooden hand of the Alpha sign. In the center is a gold vase with some old baby's breath that came from flowers Constance sent me a few Valentine's ago. Next to that is a picture of a GC member with her unpainted finger nail held high -lol. On a wall is my life membership certificate along with plaques from the Pan Hell and several other organizations. On my desk are two paper weights - one is crystal and the other stone. Now to the question, I wear the letters when I'm working half days or when I'm leaving from my job to go out of town. I also have an umbrella in my office and keep one in each of my other two vehicles. To that end, I don’t mind representing at work!!!

And what do you have at home?