Another Badge Thread: Are You Allowed to Wear Yours as Something Other than a Badge

[BetaIotaDZ]

Killarny Rose, I think you know I have already sent letters to the past council and then to the past ritual chair who agreed to pursue approaching council about wearing the badge as a pendant. But shortly thereafter she retired from the position. I will send you my petition if you would like.

There is a picture from Miami of Ohio which shows our early members wearing the badge on the left, right and center of their white blouses.
o Early sorority women wore badges in their hair because hairpins were contemporary placement of adornment
o At the turn of the century, many sorority women wore their badges on the collar because a clasp at a high neck was contemporary placement of adornment
In the 1920s and early 1930s DZ alumnae could by a badge with four diamonds on the ionic column (where the pearls are).

Glad your started this thread. I love the badge pendants other Panhellenic women wear. Would so enjoy wearing my member badge as a pendant.

[KillarneyRose]

Originally Posted by BetaIotaDZ

Killarny Rose, I think you know I have already sent letters to the past council and then to the past ritual chair who agreed to pursue approaching council about wearing the badge as a pendant. But shortly thereafter she retired from the position. I will send you my petition if you would like.

There is a picture from Miami of Ohio which shows our early members wearing the badge on the left, right and center of their white blouses.
o Early sorority women wore badges in their hair because hairpins were contemporary placement of adornment
o At the turn of the century, many sorority women wore their badges on the collar because a clasp at a high neck was contemporary placement of adornment
In the 1920s and early 1930s DZ alumnae could by a badge with four diamonds on the ionic column (where the pearls are).

Glad your started this thread. I love the badge pendants other Panhellenic women wear. Would so enjoy wearing my member badge as a pendant.

BetaIotaDZ, I'm sending you a PM....would love to talk more about this!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by Kevin

No. There is a very specific way to wear our badge. It gets pinned to your shirt (which must be oxford style and include a tie) where the thumb falls when you take the Pledge of Allegiance. It is not even to be worn as a lapel pin. We have lapel pins which are designed to be lapel pins.

Originally Posted by pshsx1

Ditto. The badge is to only be worn over the heart in proper badge wearing attire which, at the minimum, is business casual with no denim. That's still pushing it, though.

Originally Posted by Gusteau

Delta Chi Law only states that the badge must be worn "over the heart" and who can wear it (initiated members and their wives, fiancees, mothers, sisters, and house mothers).

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Since "over the heart" is not specific members can wear the badge on their shirt or coat lapel. Both are correct; which one you do is usually a matter of chapter tradition. I personally think it looks really freaking stupid on a coat lapel.

Similar with us. The badge "is not intended for overt display, and is to be worn nearest the heart on dress shirts, vests or pullover sweaters. [It] is not worn on coat lapels, collars, ties, the watch pocket of vests, coat sweaters, or T-shirts." (Bylaws, Article XVII, Sec. 3)

I remember decades ago we couldn't quite figure out what a "sweater coat" is. I'm still not sure.

And I'm just now realizing that there is no mention of the necessity of a tie, though I think the general understanding is that it isn't worn without one.

[Titchou]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Similar with us. The badge "is not intended for overt display, and is to be worn nearest the heart on dress shirts, vests or pullover sweaters. [It] is not worn on coat lapels, collars, ties, the watch pocket of vests, coat sweaters, or T-shirts." (Bylaws, Article XVII, Sec. 3)

I remember decades ago we couldn't quite figure out what a "sweater coat" is. I'm still not sure.

You need to ask a woman - she can tell you! They are very popular with women today....