Respect for your Badge - Page 2

KellyB369 · #16 09-08-2004, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by CASIGKAP
I've actually girls within my own house wear a dress & heels & assume that it's appropriate. Well, sundresses & tube dresses are not appropriate. They had to leave to change for meeting. Also, sleeveless is o.k. as long as it's appropriate BUT spaghetti straps are a no-no.

Capri's and crop pants are also considered inappropriate b/c that's not something you would wear to job interview. We basically started telling ladies that if it's not something you would wear to a job interview, then it's not something you can wear your badge with. One girl actually thought that if she dressed her crop pants with high heels it would be fine. I don't think so.

My chapter tried to enforce rules very similar to this but not everyone agreed so sometimes there were outfits that some of us (the older girls) didn't agree with. Basically though the badge is worn over the heart with nice clothing.

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Originally posted by honeychile
My favorite photo of a ChiO friend shows her wearing her pin with jeans (and a beer in her hand!), but she really does look cute in it.

OMG to honeychile's Chi O friend.

honeychile · #17 09-08-2004, 08:24 PM

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Originally posted by KellyB369
OMG to honeychile's Chi O friend.

I really debated on whether or not to talk about her - but she really, really looks cute in the photo - and the picture ended up in the yearbook! Of course, she'd look great in a potato sack, though...

SmartBlondeGPhB · #18 09-08-2004, 10:39 PM

She could be repeating what she was taught and she may not have been taught correctly.

When we surveyed our membership on what they remembered about what they had been taught about their badge, I was shocked at the number of people (even actives) who remembered nothing.

We serious lack in education when it comes to our badge......

If she's a Gamma Phi, direct her my way. I am MORE than happy to set her straight.

SmartBlondeGPhB · #19 09-08-2004, 10:43 PM

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Originally posted by honeychile

One International Officer once showed us the precise location: put your right thumb on the center of collarbone, and put your pinkie straight down - the pin goes between your middle & ring finger. We all did it, and my pin was smack on the center of you-know-where! I told her that I would feel more comfortable with it higher, and she agreed that "it would be more appropriate, dear."!

We do the similar location in about the same manner except we just spread the fingers out and the badge goes right where the pinky ends up (same location since I just did the other way).

honeychile · #20 09-08-2004, 10:57 PM

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Originally posted by SmartBlondeGPhB
We do the similar location in about the same manner except we just spread the fingers out and the badge goes right where the pinky ends up (same location since I just did the other way).

This method is even worse if you have dangles!

bekibug · #21 09-09-2004, 10:18 PM

The biggest no-no's we have are no khaki, no denim. We do a fashion show every year for our new members showing Quill attire. Just because it's not khaki or denim doesn't mean you can wear your Quill with it. We also don't wear anything above it.

We find wear to place it by putting the thumb of our right hand in the hollow between collarbones. The tip of the Quill goes between your middle and ring fingers and is slightly lower than the rest of the badge.

DolphinChicaDDD · #22 09-09-2004, 10:23 PM

We got showed the collarbone trick to...except it goes inbetween the ring and pinkie finger because ::clears throat for best Yankee impersanation of a Southern Drawl "Thats where the thrid delta is, darlin' "

kappaloo · #23 09-09-2004, 10:36 PM

Wow, Kappa's rules seem really relaxed compared to these! As far as I know, there are few national rules about wearing the badge. The major one being that it must be worn by initated members only. I know for certain that the Kappa badge need not be worn over the heart. While we have an official recognition pin, it's acceptable to wear your Kappa badge on your collar or lapel of a suit.

Tom Earp · #24 09-09-2004, 10:59 PM

LXA, slacks, no patch pockets, with colared shirts. Worn over the Heart. If a Guard is attatched, it goes below and to the left of the Badge.

Dangles if any are on the Chain between both. HaHA if you have been a biggie, it does look cumbersom but impressive.

If one is not proud enough to respect Their Badge then why wear it. That is not showing respect.

Respect is something earned by you as an individual for what you accomplished.

IvySpice · #25 09-11-2004, 01:15 PM

For groups that can't wear your badge with anything but job-interview wear, does that mean you don't wear your badges to pref? Or that your pref dresses are extremely conservative? I have always enjoyed the web page pictures with ladies looking gorgeous in black cocktail dresses with their beautiful pins.

Xylochick216 · #26 09-11-2004, 02:01 PM

My chapter's rules are some of the strictest on campus. No denim, no khaki, no short skirts, no tube tops or spaghetti straps, no flip-flops. Same for new member pin.

For pref, our black dresses must have 1" thick straps and come to our knees. It looks really classy and is still pin attire.

We also do a fashion show for new members showing them what is proper pin attire. It always ends up being really funny, and the new members can actually see that, while an outfit may look nice (like khakis and a sweater), it's not pin attire.

AlphaFrog · #27 09-11-2004, 05:01 PM

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Originally posted by Xylochick216
No denim, no khaki, no short skirts, no tube tops or spaghetti straps, no flip-flops. Same for new member pin.

No khaki??? Hey Shelia, can you see ASA banning khaki for pin attire...I think my chapter would have NEVER worn pins then.

TigerLilly · #28 09-11-2004, 05:32 PM

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Originally posted by bekibug
The biggest no-no's we have are no khaki, no denim. We do a fashion show every year for our new members showing Quill attire. Just because it's not khaki or denim doesn't mean you can wear your Quill with it. We also don't wear anything above it.

We find wear to place it by putting the thumb of our right hand in the hollow between collarbones. The tip of the Quill goes between your middle and ring fingers and is slightly lower than the rest of the badge.

We were allowed to wear our Quills with khakis. Denim was a no-no, but I think people got away with wearing denim skirts occasionally. Flip-flops weren't allowed, which always annoyed me.

For the chapter not allowed to wear their badges with sundresses, what do yall wear on bid day? I've seen several universities where the all the actives wore sundresses with their badges for bid day.

polarpi · #29 09-11-2004, 06:17 PM

In the chapter I'm advising, their bylaws state their appropriate pin attire clothing:

* No spaghetti strap shirts, jeans, or denim jackets
* You may wear boots as long as they are in good taste or are covered by your pants
* No flip flops or athletic type footwear
* Pin attire is what you would wear to a job interview: nice slacks, capri's, sweater sets, blouses, skirts below knee length. If your skirt is above the knee you must wear pantyhose.

I'm glad this topic came up, so I would be prepared with what to wear for chapter meeting on Monday (I'm the advisor scheduled to be there!)

PS I was also taught the pin goes between the ring and pinky fingers when the thumb is resting in the hollow of your collarbone (is that the right terminology?)

33girl · #30 09-11-2004, 06:25 PM

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Originally posted by AlphaFrog
No khaki??? Hey Shelia, can you see ASA banning khaki for pin attire...I think my chapter would have NEVER worn pins then.

My chapter didn't allow it - no khakis, no cords, nothing considered "sportswear." I wore mine with a corduroy mini and got quite the tongue-lashing. That meant we hardly ever wore pins, but we were in letters and our letter jackets all the time, so we definitely were showing we were proud to be sisters.