Pledge Pins On T-Shirts

[unarose]

This isn't IFC, but the Phi Mu Alphas I know all wore their PM pins with whatever they were wearing—whether it was a t-shirt, polo, or button-down shirt.

Our Tau Beta Sigma chapter does something similar.

In my own case, I only ever wore my MIT pin with a t-shirt one time—we had colony t-shirts and did a picture day after our pinning with the t-shirts and the pins. Other than that one occasion, my MIT pin was worn with concert attire or "pin dress" only.

Now, as for IFC, I don't believe it is prevalent where I'm from for the men to wear their pledge pins at all times, and the same goes for our Panhellenic ladies. The main occasions I remember seeing any sort of pledge/new member pins, the people wearing them were dressed up.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by excelblue

What are your chapter's policies on this? Do people wear pledge pins with t-shirts? Is it discouraged / prohibited?

Originally Posted by unarose

This isn't IFC, but the Phi Mu Alphas I know all wore their PM pins with whatever they were wearing—whether it was a t-shirt, polo, or button-down shirt.

Yep. We have a national policy on this: "The probationary member pin shall be worn at all reasonable times (i.e. probationary members shall not be required to wear the pin during sleep, at times when it could cause injury, etc.). It shall be worn on the clothing over the heart and shall be plainly visible."

This is in contrast to the rule for our membership pin [badge]: " The membership pin is not intended for overt display, but rather is to be worn 'nearest the heart.' Tradition dictates that the pin is worn on dress shirts, vests, or pullover sweaters. The pin should not be worn on coat lapels, collars, ties, the watch pockets of vests, coat sweaters, or T-shirts."