Fraternity Pins to/around moon?

[Leslie Anne]

There are no pins on the moon.

You won't find Inter/National organizations discussing their pins and their trips to the moon because it never happened. You will, on the other hand, find rumors about pins going to the moon on individual chapter websites. It's all myth.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Leslie Anne

There are no pins on the moon.

You won't find Inter/National organizations discussing their pins and their trips to the moon because it never happened. You will, on the other hand, find rumors about pins going to the moon on individual chapter websites. It's all myth.

Never say never. I think it's pretty well established that Neil Armstrong did take his Phi Delt badge to the moon (see article by a member of Phi Delt's General Council at what appears to be an official Phi Delt blog here), but it's also well established that he didn't leave it there.

Also found this article on the subject:

"The Moon, The Badge, The Urban Legend": The Truth Behind Neil Armstrong's Badge

I found this paragraph particularly interesting (in terms of what Armstrong carried with him):

Armstrong was a very sentimental person. He carried various momentos with him on his mission including the World Scout Badge in memory of his boyhood days in the Scouts and a piece of tartan in honor of his family's Scottish heritage, but there is no proof he left anything personal behind.

[honeychile]

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Wasn't one astronaut grounded for taking a lot of things into space, and giving them to people who wanted them?
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[CougADPi]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Never say never. I think it's pretty well established that Neil Armstrong did take his Phi Delt badge to the moon (see article by a member of Phi Delt's General Council at what appears to be an official Phi Delt blog here), but it's also well established that he didn't leave it there.

He was also carrying his Kappa Kappa Psi badge, which is now at HQ in Oklahoma. (Husb is very proud of this fact.)