When "Getting Pinned" Meant You Were Getting Married

[honeychile]

Wow! I was pinned, but that meant "engaged to be engaged" - certainly not married!!

[ThetaPrincess24]

My dad pinned my mom (an independent) and she had it made into a ring. My dad gave her his pin because he could not afford an engagement ring at the time. My mom wore the pin ring with her wedding ring until the divorce.

[Low C Sharp]

Well, the author went to the University of Colorado, and at a time when Jewish men almost exclusively pledged Jewish fraternities. Does someone have a Baird's from 1949-53 and could see what Jewish houses were at CU at that time? If there was only one, that's probably the answer.

[kchaptergphib]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Well, the author went to the University of Colorado, and at a time when Jewish men almost exclusively pledged Jewish fraternities. Does someone have a Baird's from 1949-53 and could see what Jewish houses were at CU at that time? If there was only one, that's probably the answer.

Well, looking at my Baird's, perhaps we can assume Zeta Beta Tau?

It says ZBT has been on campus since 1919, Sigma Alpha Mu was there, but not until 1953-1960, and Alpha Epsilon Pi didn't charter until 1977. Any other historically Jewish fraternities I should be looking for (that's assuming he was in a historically Jewish fraternity, of course)?

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by kchaptergphib

Well, looking at my Baird's, perhaps we can assume Zeta Beta Tau?

It says ZBT has been on campus since 1919, Sigma Alpha Mu was there, but not until 1953-1960, and Alpha Epsilon Pi didn't charter until 1977. Any other historically Jewish fraternities I should be looking for (that's assuming he was in a historically Jewish fraternity, of course)?

There are like three or four more that were later absorbed by others. I don't know which are at CU, though.

[pearlbubbles]

Originally Posted by Low C Sharp

Well, the author went to the University of Colorado, and at a time when Jewish men almost exclusively pledged Jewish fraternities. Does someone have a Baird's from 1949-53 and could see what Jewish houses were at CU at that time? If there was only one, that's probably the answer.

I know someone else looked this up earlier up-thread, but I do know that ZBT has been at CU the longest as far as historically Jewish fraternities go, so I would feel pretty confident in suggesting that one.

Sammy chartered (and closed) much more recently and AEPi charted much closer to the eighties.

[AOEforme]

Originally Posted by honeychile

Wow! I was pinned, but that meant "engaged to be engaged" - certainly not married!!

That's how it was when I got pinned, too (only four years ago). To us, the lavaliere meant "serious boyfriend/girlfriend", while the pin was "soon to be engaged".

My closest sorority sister and I both got pinned the same day and we got engaged within six months of each other.

Our sorority has a ritual that goes with the pinning and we got to do it together which was wonderful.

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That article is amazing though. I do wish he had said which organization.