Pledge pins?

[Kevlar281]

My pledge class is required to wear them at all times (excluding the 4 S’s). But they may only be visible if we are wearing appropriate attire (collared shirt). So basically if I am wearing some t-shirt it either has to be on my possession or pinned to my undershirt. We are also not allowed to visibly wear them if drinking.

[Hootie]

On Bid Day the New Members have a ceremony where they recieve a Cardinal and Straw ribbon that they can wear until the actual Pledge Ceremony a few weeks later when they get their Pledge Pin. They are only required to wear their pin to meeting. Like any Initiated Member the Pledges are asked not to wear their pin in jeans, shorts, or non-meeting attire.
I took my ribbon pin and attatched it to my backpack after I recieved my Pledge Pin...it stayed there for 3 YEARS, until one day it just fell off!

Pledge Pins are only worn for about 5 months and are returned once a pledge is initiated!

Hootie

[The1calledTKE]

I only wore my pledge pin when I was dressed nice just like my brothers pin. Now I use the pledge pin as a tie tack.

[PhiMuNursie]

This whole thread is really interesting to me. On my campus, pledges (new members), wear their pins allllll the time. With jeans, flops, tshirts, everyday of the week. I guess each new member is so proud of their new chapter they want to wear their pin and also out of respect to the sisters/brothers of their chapter. I never thought if it warranting "dressy" attire, though it does make sense. I guess our thoughts are here are our new members and we're so proud of them. But here on my campus all greek pledges wear pins daily, no ifs, ands, or buts.

Tara

i have a Phi Mu castle...

[shadokat]

We wear our pledge pins and ribbons every day until we "get in". All of the national fraternities and sororities have their new members wear their pins every day. The local sororities do ribbons, which they wear every day. The local fraternities, well it's a crap shoot as to what they do. Some carry a brick with the letters on it in their bags, others wear homemade t-shirts...depends

My friend is a in the local that does the brick, and every other day or so, he'd drop his backpack on the floor and break the brick. Which meant a new brick. Finally, the brothers got tired of him breaking the brick, so they got this like 50 lb. piece of wood that was part of a bench in their basement (soaked for 30 years in beer and all that!). He had to carry it in a trash bag because it was too big to fit in his backpack. So, he walks into class the next day with his trash bag and drops it on the floor, and I swear it sounded like he dropped a cannon ball! The professor sayss, "what's that in your bag Charles"? And he says "it's my laundry!" Classic

[Peaches-n-Cream]

LOL! Laundry!
The motto of my pledge class was, "The foundation of sisterhood begins with a single brick." Your post just reminded me.

[gamma_girl52]

We (meaning my chapter) also were required to wear our pledge pins everyday, out of sight to others, until we get our actual membership pin. On special days like Founders' Day, we will also wear pins with maroon and white ribbon.

In Service...

[MenaceKiller]

My fraternity's rule is to wear the pledge pin at all times with the exception of the FIVE S's:

Sleep
Shower
Sports
Sex
and Substance Abuse, which includes alcohol and illegal drugs.

Pin is OFF on those 5, no if, and, or but's about it. Points were deducted and the rules applied to brothers as well if they were wearing their membership pins. Fines were strongly enforced!

[Beryana]

For my local (Delta Kappa Phi) we had sashes with the letters on them that we had to wear during pledging hours (set by the school - 6am-8am Monday thru Friday and 6pm-Midnight Sunday thru Thursday). I think I still might have mine somewhere.

Sarah

[antidrama]

we followed the suggested rules in our manual for membership badges as far as the pledge pins. we had our pledges wear them every tuesday with their shirts + ties. and to all events that required them to wear nice attire. we were extremely strict on what one could wear while wearing pins (ie: only dress attire).

[SparkliiQTMTSU]

I know that I only wear my pledge pin to meetings and maybe on special ocasions. but other than that i dont wear it any other time being that in order to wear pledge pins as with badges you must be in badge attire which Im usually not lol


Nichole