Badge rules?

Sorry RedRoseSAI, I guess we posted at the same time!

[ksig600]

Name your GLO
Kappa Sigma

Describe your badge and new member pin
Badge

Thats our plain official badge. Badges can be ordered in SS, 14K Gold, 10K Gold, and Goldgloss. Badges can also be ordered in variations of our stones (rubies, emeralds, and pearls)

NM pin


Where can you wear your badge?
I guess it differs from chapter to chapter, but my chapter has really strict badge protocol.
The badge is always worn over the heart, with the chapter guard and extraneous jewelry slightly lower. On layers of clothing, the badge should be displayed on the outermost layer over the heart. We can wear our badges on the lapels of suits, but not on outerwear, and only with badge wear (shirt & tie/slacks, suit, or formal sweater/slacks)

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
No, only when they are wearing a collared/polo shirt or letters

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
We can attach a chapter/crest guard and dangles

Can you use a badge buddy?
No

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
There are some really old badge rings, but our official ring has the imprint of the badge on it.

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)
Very few (as most fraternities)...We have a sweetheart badge (a mini version of our badge with seed pearls), and a president's badge with gavel guard

[SoTrue1920]

[QUOTE]

Name your GLO
Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated

Describe your badge and new member pin




Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)

Instructions for wearing the badge is privileged information only for members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
Classified, sorry.

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
See the above photo

Can you use a badge buddy?
I've never heard of this...

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
I don't think so...

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)
We have badges for members of our girl's auxilliary, our women's auxilliary (for friends of Zeta Phi Beta who have not matriculated at a college or university) and a special badge for the Grand Basileus (International President).

[Opie25]

Name your GLO

Phi Delta Theta

Describe your badge and new member pin

The Phi Delta Theta badge was first made in 1849. It consisted of a flat gold shield with a scroll in the lower part bearing the Greek letters Phi Delta Theta, and an eye in the upper portion. Beginning in 1866, a sword attached to the shield was commonly worn, but the attachment was not officially a part of the badge until it was formally adopted by the Convention of 1871. The badge, except as to size and ornamentation, has not been changed since then. The badge is made of gold or platinum, and consists of a shield, with a scroll bearing the letters of Phi Delta Theta over the fesse and nonbril points, an eye over the honor point, and a sword attached by a chain from the sinister chief point to the hilt. The badge may be jeweled, and the scroll may be enameled in white and the eye in black. The sword shall always be worn with the shield, and both may be made in one piece. Every member shall wear the badge at all times appropriate. The proper place for it is over the heart rather than on the coat lapel. The code provides that only initiated members of the Fraternity, their mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, or fiancées should wear the badge.


New Member pin
The first Phikeia button was adopted in 1894 and was the first pledge button to be used by any fraternity. The present badge pin was designed in 1900. It is a square with rounded corners with a white diagonal bar across it bearing the Greek word phikeia. Above and below the bars are two blue fields with three gold stars in each field.

Where can you wear your badge(does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)?

The proper place for it is over the heart rather than on the coat lapel. All other membership pins should be under and to the left of the badge.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
No. But they may if they so wish.

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
Yes, chapter guards could be used, but it is not a common practice.

Can you use a badge buddy?
I have no idea what that is...but I would guess no.

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
nope...but in the past mothers, daughters, fiances, qives may have worn it as some type of ornamental jewerlry. I have seen pictures of it as a stick pin, necklace, and even ring.

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)

Our General Council President is invested in the President's badge which is just AMAZING. It consists of a large gold version of our coat-of-arms with the fraternity badge with pearls imposed on top....it is a beautiful thing...if I can find pics (I have some at home...but not here at work) I will post them if I get a chance.

We have a ring featuring the coat of arms that members can buy. We also have a ring that features the shield portion of our badge that you can also purchase, as well as rings with the greek letters on them.

[Optimist Prime]

Name your GLO
Theta Chi

Describe your badge and new member pin
Badge: Two crossed swords forming the Greek letter Chi superimposed over a rattlesnake, curled on itself to form the Greek letter Theta. A ruby is set for the eye of the serpent.
New member/pledge pin/button:
An oval in red surounded by a white band, with a white X over the top of it, thereby forming the letters Theta and Chi

Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)
Over the heart, so that the the left sword points down, bisecting the angle of the shoulder.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
No

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
Yes, but I wouldn't as an undergraduate. Maybe I will collect gaurds and dangles when I graduate.

Can you use a badge buddy?
Probably not. But when a brother dies we wear a 2"x2" square of black fabric underneath.

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
No, but we can engrave the design on some things. Just not the actul badge.

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)
Sweet heart pins, recognition pins, Presidents key and Grand Chapter guard.

[AOIIBrandi]

Name your GLO

Alpha Omicron Pi

Describe your badge and new member pin

Badge:
All will have the ruby, but may not have pearls.

New Member pin


Where can you wear your badge(does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)?

The proper place for it is over the heart ,but can be worn on the lapel of a suit jacket. All other membership pins should be under and to the left of the badge.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
No. But they may if they so wish.

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)

Absolutely not.

Can you use a badge buddy?
I now know what it is...but I would guess no.

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?

After you go alum you may purchase a pendant or ring from IHQ that the badge attaches to.

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)

President's ring, award pins, award badges (rubies covering the A), mother's pins...Lots of official jewelry.

[sigep653]

Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity

Our Balanced Man New Member badge is a circle with a stylized drawing of the "balanced man", with our letters at the top, "The Balanced Man" at the bottom, and the phrase "Spirit Healthy, Body Healthy" in greek surrounding the outer rim. New members are required to wear their Balanced Man Pin at all times.

Our Epsilon pin (or active pin) is in the shape of a golden heart, with a black shield mounted on the heart, our greek letters at the top of the shield in gold, and a gold skull and crossbones at the bottom. Pearls surround the rim of the heart. It is to be worn at all times when dressed up for fraternity functions (i.e. Chapter meeting, etc.) We are allowed to wear chapter and officer guards with them, as well. Variations of the pin can be worn, as the pins sent out by our nationals now do not have pearls on them. One pin is surrounded by rubies and pearls, and is done in the original style of the founders (the epsilon is below the skull and crossbones). This is the Grand President's pin, and he is the only member allowed to wear such a pin.

[SigK_Bama]

Name your GLO
Sigma Kappa

Describe your badge and new member pin

There are different jewels that can be used:
Pearls can be used at each point
All pearls
Alternating Pearls and rubies
Ruby point
And the National Executive Council badges are triangles with two rows of pearls and diamonds, I believe. They rock

NM pin
The pledge pin is a Greek letter Sigma shaped like a serpent intertwined through a K. In 1920 this design was officially adopted as our pledge pin.


Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)
The pin is worn over the heart above all other pins. We used to have to wear it on the innermost shirt closest to the heart, but I think it's ok to wear it on a suit jacket or something.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
Not at all times, but they can wear it to meetings or whenver we do a chapter function where we would be properly dressed

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
We can attach a chain with dangles for each position that we hold

Can you use a badge buddy?
A badge guard, as we called it, can either be the letters for our chapter's distinction or a coat of arms

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
Yes, but only when you are an alumnae

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)
We have alumnae pins (small, maroon triangle with no scroll), mother's pins, 50 year pins, and violet pins

[stagebear]

Name your GLO: Alpha Phi

Describe your badge and new member pin:
Member Badge - gold alpha superimposed on a phi
New Member pin - silver ivy leaf with our letters on

Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)
always worn over the heart
badge is always higher than any other (ie. i have my badge, my guard, and my phc pin so my guard is slightly lower and to the left of my badge and my phc pin is close to center under those so that it makes a triangle)

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
like all chapter members (active and nm's), wear pins to chapter and other events.
can wear them other times also. i always wear mine when i house manage.

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
we can only attach our chapter guard

Can you use a badge buddy?
i dont know international's stance on this, but ive never heard of or seen them

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)
we have a president's pin that is a jeweled, lazy phi (a phi on its side) - absolutely beautiful - thats passed down from pres to pres.
50-year pin. for our specific chapter, we also use dangles to for awards (ie scholarship pearls).

[KappaTarzan]

Name your GLO
Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority

Describe your badge and new member pin
Badge: A small black oval with a gold Kappa shining through the black
NM pin: Also an oval, half black, half gold

Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)
over your heart

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
yes

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
yes, chapter guards.

Can you use a badge buddy?
no

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
no

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)
award pins, thats about it...

[MysticCat]

Name your GLO

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity

Describe your badge


The stones -- twelve pearls and six garnets placed as shown -- are standard. For years, the Fraternity has offered a badge with a scroll border and no stones, but consideration is now being given to discontinue that option, since the stones form part of the official design.

and probationary member pin


(It's just the triangle, shown here on a black background.)

Where can you wear your badge?

“Nearest the heart.” By tradition, it can be worn on dress shirts, vests, or pullover sweaters, but not on coat lapels, collars, ties, the watch pockets of vests, coat sweaters, or T-shirts.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?

That varies with chapters, I think. Back in the day, my chapter did.

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)

We can (and typically do) use chapter guards. I know that officer dangles are available from our official jeweler (Burr Patterson & Auld), but I've never actually seen a brother wear one.

Can you use a badge buddy?

No. A black ribbon can be worn behind the badge as a sign of mourning, and some chapters have their probationary members wear a small ribbon of red, black or gold behind their probationary member pin at certain times -- this is connected with Fraternity education programs.

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?

We don't have a regulation on this, but it would certainly be unusual and frowned upon. We have rings available.

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)

Once upon a time we had sweetheart badges, but I don't know if they are still available. We have no distinctive officer badges or pins.

[nauadpi]

<b>Name your GLO</b> Alpha Delta Pi

<b>Describe your badge and new member pin<b> Our pin is a diamond gold badge with a black enamel center which pictures the clasped hands, the two stars, and the Greek letters Alpha Delta Pi. Our new member pin is a lion with the letters Beta Upsilon Alpha. I cannot find pics right now, but if another adpi can they should post them.

<b>Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they have to be below your badge, etc)</b> We wear our badge over our heart, and only when we are in pin attire (nice interview type clothing). If we are wearing multiple layers we wear it on the inner most one closest to our hearts. Also, other pins must be below the ADPi pin.

<b>Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?</b> No, the new member pin, like the adpi pin must be worn only with pin attire. So generally new members only wear it to meetings and usually once a week atleast my chapter tries to all dress up and wear our pins.

<b>Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)</b> Yes, there are chapter guards and also TCC guards, which you can attach dangles to.

<b>Can you use a badge buddy?</b> I have never seen an adpi use one.

<b>Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?</b> Yes, once you become an alumna, you can buy settings to put your pin in. I also know one person who made it into a charm for their charm braclet after college.

<b>What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc) </b>

There is the presidents ring, mothers pin, crest recognition pin, alumnae recognition pin, 25 year and 50 year pin/pendent, and the adpi recognition pin.

[QUOTEOnce upon a time we had sweetheart badges, but I don't know if they are still available. We have no distinctive officer badges or pins. [/QUOTE]

Yes, they are One of my dearest friends is a Phi Mu Alpha Sweetheart, and she has a badge!

[LindsayJean]

Name your GLO
Kappa Delta Sorority

Describe your badge and new member pin
Sorry, I can't figure out how to post a picture, so I'll just have to describe it!

First Degree pin: a white Norman shield, divided into three sections by a green triangel that bears three gold stars.
Second Degree pin: open equilateral triangle of gold superimposed upon a dagger with straight lines connecting the center of thebase with the center of each side.
Official badge: diamond-shaped black enamel bearing the dagger symbol and the letters Kappa and Delta and AOT, surrounded by yellow or white gold.

Where can you wear your badge? (does it have to be over the heart, is a suit jacket ok or does it have to be on the blouse/shirt, if you're wearing other pins (like an Order of Omega pin) do they
have to be below your badge, etc)
Must be worn over the heart, and above any other pins. If you're wearing multiple layers of clothing it must be on the outermost layer.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
No, but they're usually so excited to have them that they want to wear them all the time!

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
Yes, chapter guards and dangles are acceptable.

Can you use a badge buddy?
I have no idea.

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
Yes, if you are an alumna.

What other official jewelry does your GLO have? (president's ring, award pins, mother's/father's pins, sweetheart pins, etc)
We have special pins for Nautilus Circle (25 years of membership), White Rose Circle (50 years), Emerald Circle (60 years), and Diamond Circle (75 years).

[FuzzieAlum]

Name your GLO
Alpha Xi Delta

Describe your badge and new member pin
The member pin is a quill with the Greek letters on the feather. (I've heard people say it looks like a toothbrush.) You can get it in silver or gold and with a row or pearls or diamonds on the rib of the quill. Our new member pin is probably the least mystically symbolic of anyone's - it's the letters on a black-enameled "football" shape! The only "meaning" is in the letters - the shape is decorative.

Where can you wear your badge?
"Your Quill is worn on dresses, blouses or sweaters. It may be worn on the lapel of a suit, but is not worn with sportswear such as shorts or jeans." Other pins must be worn below it.

Do you require new members to wear their pins at all times?
No. They have the same rules as members do for attire.

Can you attach anything to your badge? (chapter guard, etc)
"Wear the guard either below the Quill or to the left of the feathers of the Quill. Dangles representing involvement in the chapter or national organization may be added to guard chains. Nothing is worn above the Quill or new member pin. For example, if you accept a man's fraternity pin, place it beneath the Quill."

Can you use a badge buddy?
Never heard of them before, so I doubt it.

Can you make your badge into a pendant or ring?
Yes. Our official jeweler sells them. Well, it doesn't make a good ring because of its shape, but pendants, yes.

What other official jewelry does your GLO have?
Mother's and father's pins, colony pin (like the NM pin with a chain link around it and no enamel), the president's medallion (national president), recognition Quill (tiny unlettered version of badge worn on outer coats), honor key (used to be a ring with a sphinx on it but they changed it to a crest charm), 25-year charm; and Order of the Rose/Pearl/Diamond (years of membership; you can get a Pearl pendant too). You can buy rings, etc. with the crest on them, but I don't think they're "official."

See pictures here:
http://www.alphaxidelta.org/insignia.asp
http://www.alphaxidelta.org/merchandise.asp?Section=3
All quotes are from the national webpage.