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11-03-2012, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by als463
I guess it depends on what you mean by bling. Phi Mu allows for pearls and other jewels--at least at my alma mater we all pretty much had something "bling-worthy" for our badges. I still wear my badge to this day from initiation and it is surrounded by pearls. I love it and I'm glad I went with the pearls because it wasn't "too expensive" and it was just blingy enough for me. You can't go wrong with pearls--in my eyes.
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Hm, either this has changed since I was a collegian, or I misunderstood it at the time.
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11-03-2012, 03:53 PM
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Hm, either this has changed since I was a collegian, or I misunderstood it at the time.
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Or could it have been a chapter or regional thing?
We have two options -- gold plate or 10 carot gold. Jewels are the same in either (6 garnets, 12 pearls) there is no choice there. While I love seeing the blinged-out badges of other groups, I have to admit that I like that we all wear the same badge.
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11-04-2012, 04:44 PM
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Or could it have been a chapter or regional thing?
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I wouldn't be surprised. I work with a lot of chapters that are not my own, and they often SWEAR something is a rule either in their chapter bylaws or Delta Chi Law when it is in neither.
DBB - not to say this wasn't a rule when you were a collegian, it may have been, just that a lot of members I work with believe traditions are rules.
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11-04-2012, 05:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Gusteau
I wouldn't be surprised. I work with a lot of chapters that are not my own, and they often SWEAR something is a rule either in their chapter bylaws or Delta Chi Law when it is in neither.
DBB - not to say this wasn't a rule when you were a collegian, it may have been, just that a lot of members I work with believe traditions are rules.
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Okay, I'm thinking it may have been this: You had to pay the badge fee as part of your initiation fee, and then you got a plain badge. So it may be that you could go get yourself a nicer badge, but you couldn't decline the plain one.
In any case, I kinda wish it were a rule :-)
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11-05-2012, 09:35 AM
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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Okay, I'm thinking it may have been this: You had to pay the badge fee as part of your initiation fee, and then you got a plain badge. So it may be that you could go get yourself a nicer badge, but you couldn't decline the plain one.
In any case, I kinda wish it were a rule :-)
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For us, you pay the badge fee as part of the initiation fee, but if you want a different (blinged out) badge, you have to pay the difference in cost (i.e. you don't end up with two).
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11-04-2012, 09:20 PM
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Hm, either this has changed since I was a collegian, or I misunderstood it at the time.
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I initiated in 2004. I didn't even realize that the plain badge was part of the initiation cost. I can say that most of my pledge class got jewels and I remember getting just pearls because I just couldn't make up my mind. Now, if I could have gotten one with opals--I'd be in Heaven. That's why I continuously check out "that site" to see if I can find something with opals in my price range.
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11-10-2012, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by als463
I initiated in 2004. I didn't even realize that the plain badge was part of the initiation cost. I can say that most of my pledge class got jewels and I remember getting just pearls because I just couldn't make up my mind. Now, if I could have gotten one with opals--I'd be in Heaven. That's why I continuously check out "that site" to see if I can find something with opals in my price range.
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I feel you on the opals. I was just looking at two of those sites and on one I saw several with opals. I think I would die for the opal/pearl or the opal/emerald options. Trying to stop myself from trying to get it right now.
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11-11-2012, 09:56 AM
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I feel you on the opals. I was just looking at two of those sites and on one I saw several with opals. I think I would die for the opal/pearl or the opal/emerald options. Trying to stop myself from trying to get it right now.
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I'm trying to get my fiance to "ahem--take the hint" and consider getting me the one with opals and sapphires on that site. Wish me luck, sister. 
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