Are these pledge pins?

[navane]

The pin with the torch and "PH" is possibly a Patrons of Husbandry (Grange) member pin. Here's how I came up with that:

I did some key word searches to suss out other examples of the pin found online (very few are available!). One pin I found showed the back of the pin reading "Fuller Worcester Mass". Assuming that was the manufacturer, I Googled "fuller worcester pin" in hopes of gleaning more information.

Bingo. The results of that search were almost all related to Patrons of Husbandry and Grange. Fuller is a regalia company and one search result showed the company as the official provider of member pins for PH/Grange. PH/Grange is a professional association of farmers.

[navane]

The diamond-shaped pin is a member pin for Psi Iota Xi, a high school/community sorority that was founded in Indiana in 1897. I determined this by searching for other examples of that same crest. (I knew it wasn't an Alpha Chi Omega pin because that is not the AXO crest.)

I searched for "crest lyre pin" and located the above example - same crest, different mounting. In this picture, I could now see that Psi Iota Xi is in the scroll at the bottom. Searching Psi Iota Xi quickly turned up the sorority online, still in existence.

Reference: https://www.psiiotaxi.org/

[naraht]

Originally Posted by navane

The diamond-shaped pin is a member pin for Psi Iota Xi, a high school/community sorority that was founded in Indiana in 1897. I determined this by searching for other examples of that same crest. (I knew it wasn't an Alpha Chi Omega pin because that is not the AXO crest.)

I searched for "crest lyre pin" and located the above example - same crest, different mounting. In this picture, I could now see that Psi Iota Xi is in the scroll at the bottom. Searching Psi Iota Xi quickly turned up the sorority online, still in existence.

Reference: https://www.psiiotaxi.org/

Now that we know what we are looking for, I can see Psi Iota Xi in the original pin bottom...

[Cheerio]

Is it possible the Phi Beta Epsilon letters could be read as Beta Phi Epsilon?

[navane]

Originally Posted by Cheerio

Is it possible the Phi Beta Epsilon letters could be read as Beta Phi Epsilon?

Yes. I was working on that angle too with no luck.

Originally Posted by RoLiki

The link was to my Microsoft OneDrive

How about this: https://imgur.com/a/mB2XrfK

Do you have pictures of the backs of the pins? That could help shake loose some clues.

[DGTess]

Originally Posted by navane

The pin with the torch and "PH" is possibly a Patrons of Husbandry (Grange) member pin. Here's how I came up with that:

I did some key word searches to suss out other examples of the pin found online (very few are available!). One pin I found showed the back of the pin reading "Fuller Worcester Mass". Assuming that was the manufacturer, I Googled "fuller worcester pin" in hopes of gleaning more information.

Bingo. The results of that search were almost all related to Patrons of Husbandry and Grange. Fuller is a regalia company and one search result showed the company as the official provider of member pins for PH/Grange. PH/Grange is a professional association of farmers.

Good sleuthing.

I was a Grange member in my younger days, and while I can't say I recall that *exact* pin, I did recognize it as a PH pin.