Sigma Chi Badge $3,050.01

[GammaZeta]

Like I said Brandon, I would love to have a beer with you sometime. I'll bring my brick with me, you can do with it whatever you wish. I have no ill will towards you. You're young and still learning. Tom and many other members of GC and I talk on the phone regularly. Hopefully someday you can change your attitude and join me.

[Tom Earp]

Enough of this child like behavior between the two of you!

Each has an oppinion and that is fine, but the name calling and threats will not be tolerated!

OH, LENOXX, Nice to see you posting! Good have you back!

gammazeta, email me, cannot find your phone #!

For those other persons who would like to post something that makes sense it is welcome.

If not, it will be deleted!

Get it!

[Trey_P-I_47]

Yes Tom,

Please dispose of this little shit storm that I started.....Geez.......I never meant for it to get this far and 'violent'. I was just relaying an interesting fact to the Brothers that do collect Badges......its kinda rare to see something like this go for so much $$$$$$$, but then again the Brothers who do collect were probably aware of this before I was......so next time I'll just sit quietly by the wayside.

In ZAX

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by PiLambda1

I second.

Delete my account along with it...If every time I post I'm going to be
met with stiff opposition, what's the point?

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Brother Brandon, I think the offer was there for you from GammaZeta, a cold beer does sound kind of good!


For two Posters, Brandon and Bill, no, I will not delete this thread.

Each member has the right to post their ideas.

If there are attacks against Members, I will either edit them or delete them.

If others wish to post something important from other GLOs, that is fine.

But if they post on this thread, and have nothing to add, or are disparaging, they will be reported and deleted from it.

This is an open web site and should be adjuged as such!

There are Members from our National along with others who monitor it.

I have made my request and will stand by it.

I do not feel that we need to be invaded by out siders to cause problems!

Remember, while some of do not get along on certain ideas, we are still Brothers.

Free wheeling ideas are what We have done for even though less than 100 Years of LXA, We have outstanding awards, Brothers, and accomplishments.

Brandon, you think you have had some arguments with GZ, you never sat in on some of ours! LOL!

[GammaZeta]

Tom's right.

Censorship is what almost bankrupted and killed Lambda Chi Alpha just a few years ago.

If we don't speak up, the incompetence that is present throughout LXA will just continue.

We all have a part in this. We are all shareholders in this company. If I held stock in a company that was being run into the ground, I'd speak up.

Tom, I'm glad we agree.

[Tom Earp]

GammaZeta, we are on a roll, that is one in a row!

Very perceptive post on your part.

Oh, found your #.

Will try to call Sun. when I get back from The Pitt. for Founders Day if your free!

[SigmaChi005]

I've held this badge!!! I met him at our chapter's chartering. He is a noteworhty Sig and I am thankful he purchased this pin. I think they might be doing a story on this SIGnificant pin in our magazine. I'll pass on the article, I think it will clear up this discussion.

[Tom Earp]

Originally Posted by SigmaChi005

I've held this badge!!! I met him at our chapter's chartering. He is a noteworhty Sig and I am thankful he purchased this pin. I think they might be doing a story on this SIGnificant pin in our magazine. I'll pass on the article, I think it will clear up this discussion.

Thanks for the post!

As I mentioned, to a Brother, I am sure if one of this significance of LXA would come up it would go to big bucks for us!

[GammaZeta]

There is a difference between an old pin, and an old pin that has some historical significance.

I'd REALLY like to know exactly HOW a pin holds historical significance, or if it's just old. Did it belong to the founder?

I'm going to be very disappointed if the reason it's going for over $3,000 isn't good.

[CPickering]

yes i too am curious as to why this pin went for so much.

[Tom Earp]

AGE would be the answer.

Can you even imagine whar a LXA Delta Phi Badge would go for?

[sageofages]

Originally Posted by GammaZeta

But what history does a pin have? It's just a piece of metal.

How does having a small pin help understand "where you are going"?

A pin is NOT a piece of history. It is not relevant to our founding. Original letters related to our founding is history. Finding out where someone is buried is history.

So, again I ask the question:

Now, which would benefit the greater good of the fraternity?

A. Buying an old pin for $3,000 with no historical value, other than being old.

B. Donating that $3,000 to a scholarship fund, or using it to help a struggling chapter out with recruitment.

Anyone?

I couldn't agree with you more. Recently (in the last 6 months or so) a "historically" significant badge for the Philomathean Society was up for auction. A donor (through our foundation) bid over $5000 for it. They were prepared to go much much higher to get it into our archives. The original sister/owner was from the second ever pledge class and at that time each badge was hand made and slightly different. The sad thing was it was the foundation bidding against a sister who could afford it, to raise the price so high.

[GammaZeta]

Tom, here we go again.

I DO NOT believe age makes something historical. Valueable in a monetary since, absolutely. Valueable in a historical since to LXA, no way.

If I wait a 100 years and sell my LXA certificate, will it be worth $10,000? Why should it or shouldn't it be worth $10,000?

I didn't do anything significant to influence LXA....yet. The certificate is one of a few surviving.

But what makes it valueable in a historical since. What information would it provide? What would we learn from it that we don't already know?

Being OLD doesn't cut it for me. Hell, I think I may kidnap Earp and put him on Ebay! Earp's REALLY old, imagine how much I would get for him!!!

Now, no one has explained to me yet exactly how an old LXA pin would be historically significant, other than being OLD.

Now, if it was W. Cole's pin or a pin that portrayed a CoA that no one has ever seen before, then you can make an argument.

Other than that, give the $3,000 to a LXA scholarship.

[Trey_P-I_47]

I think Tom would differ with you about him being old.......I think 'Mature' would be his word of preference.....although I am certain Tom would fetch quite a bit of $$$$$$ on ebay today

[Tom Earp]

In Reference to the two above posters:

Thank You Trey and Screw you GZ! Rare and age does make a difference especially to a collector or a fellow Brother/Sister of each GLO!

Edited at request!