5 or 6 "S's" for "don't have to wear your pledge pin when...

[emb021]

Originally Posted by agzg

Our new members don't need to wear their pledge pin any time that collegians wouldn't wear their badge.

Meaning they only wear it in situations where badge attire is appropriate.

Yes.

And the 5 "S"'s help them understand when its appropriate/inappropriate.

Simple as that.

It helps avoid the unreasonable expectation of always wearing a pledge pin.

[agzg]

Originally Posted by emb021

Yes.

And the 5 "S"'s help them understand when its appropriate/inappropriate.

Simple as that.

It helps avoid the unreasonable expectation of always wearing a pledge pin.

No. They are required to wear badge attire (or pin attire, in their case) only when the collegiate members were required to wear badge attire. Meetings, ritual, and one day a week where badge attire was suggested for all members.

They are not required to wear badge attire all day/every day. So the "5 S's" don't apply at all.

[emb021]

Originally Posted by agzg

No. They are required to wear badge attire (or pin attire, in their case) only when the collegiate members were required to wear badge attire. Meetings, ritual, and one day a week where badge attire was suggested for all members.

They are not required to wear badge attire all day/every day. So the "5 S's" don't apply at all.

Bit of a difference here.

WE expect (its more an expectation then a requirement) our active members to wear their service pin all day/every day. Meetings, rituals, and one day a week would be less then what we expect, really. For us, that's be the bare minimum. We really would like our members to wear them all day/every day. We'd certainly also expect them to be worn while doing service. Hence, we expect pledges to do the same, so they get into the habit (which is the main purpose of having them wear them, really). Note that our service pin is much smaller then our larger, more formal badge.

BUT, to avoid the issue of unreasonable expectations, the 4/5 "S's" were thought up to give when its unreasonable to expect them to wear pins.

[naraht]

I think one of the primary reasons that for APO, that we expect them to be worn all of the time is that they are *much* cheaper than the pins for the social fraternities and sororities. The pledge pin received at pledging and the brother pin received at initiation are both brass (or something close) and currently cost $7.00, the last time I checked. I run into people on eBay who believe that since it is a fraternity pin, it has to be 10K gold or gold filled or something. We do have more expensive versions of the pin, but my guess is that less than 10% of the brothers actually buy them.

Randy