Alumni - When Do You Wear Your Badge

[SilverTurtle]

Going through the 'badge trends' thread has inspired me to find more opportunities to wear my own badge.


Obviously I wear it at fraternity events. I know the NPC groups have a Badge Day every year.

What other times/places/events do you wear your badge? We don't have actual requirements for dress, although it's sort of customary that it's only worn with business casual or nicer clothing.

[carnation]

Hey, how are you? It's been awhile!!!!

[AOII Angel]

Do you work in an office setting where you dress up? I wear my badge about once a week to work. Sometimes I wear it more frequently than that since I have 11 badges that are all different. The key is to wear it with pride and not worry that someone will look at you funny for having your pin on.

[agzg]

I do wear my badge to work from time to time. I need to get one with pearls so that people stop asking me why I'm wearing a Christmas Tree pin in July.

[honeychile]

The only time I wear my pin to work is when I'm visiting a nursing home without the Miraculous Therapy Dog. He tends to paw at my guard and has already broken it once.

But I do wear my pin to church at this time of year. Lots of students heading to college, and it's my way of promoting Greek. I've seen other alumnae wear theirs to church now, too.

[SilverTurtle]

Originally Posted by carnation

Hey, how are you? It's been awhile!!!!

Hey! It really has been awhile. I do pop in now & then and read through some stuff, though.

RE: Work - I work in a professional environment, but it's also customer -facing. Which could be okay, but doesn't seem quite appropriate. Maybe my next all-day meeting day I'll remember though.

[Psi U MC Vito]

I wear my badge when ever I'm in business attire, which honestly isn't often.

[AnchorAlumna]

Originally Posted by honeychile

But I do wear my pin to church at this time of year. Lots of students heading to college, and it's my way of promoting Greek. I've seen other alumnae wear theirs to church now, too.

That's a great idea!

I have a badge without a guard (it's detachable; I had a local jeweler put a clasp on it) on a jacket - like a suit jacket. I wear it every chance I get...which is mostly to church.

[ThetaPrincess24]

I havent thought of the church idea before, but I think I might just start!! Thank you for sharing that!


I wear mine to all alumnae and chapter recruitment functions, Founder's Day, International Badge Day, the PhiredUP.com recruitment workshop, Greek Advisors' Conference, my husband's high school reunion...I may wear it to mine. Two girls I graduated with are Theta's from my own chapter. There was a third as well, but she deactivated her membership.

[Kevin]

I wear my alumni pin on my lapel and my badge on my shirt to any Sigma Nu event I'm attending--which is quite often.

[Sister Havana]

I wear mine on Founder's Day and certain other APO events (for example, our Annual Meeting/Breakfast and my chapter's 80th Anniversary banquet). I'll wear it to Jaycee banquets too. (It's a good way to find out how many other Brothers are Jaycees. )

[myopicsunflower]

I wear my badge to work on Badge Day (learned that a colleague is a Sigma Kappa that way).

I would have worn my badge to work on Founders Day last year, but we had Track Day at my school, so I wore a Red Dress Gala shirt. One of the students' moms saw it and told me she is also an Alpha Phi!

[KSUViolet06]

I wear mine mostly to Sigma events.

Sadly, my clasp broke during Convention/Volunteer Summit, so I won't be wearing it again until I send it to HJ for repairs :/

[honeychile]

Originally Posted by AnchorAlumna

That's a great idea!

I have a badge without a guard (it's detachable; I had a local jeweler put a clasp on it) on a jacket - like a suit jacket. I wear it every chance I get...which is mostly to church.

Originally Posted by ThetaPrincess24

I havent thought of the church idea before, but I think I might just start!! Thank you for sharing that!


I wear mine to all alumnae and chapter recruitment functions, Founder's Day, International Badge Day, the PhiredUP.com recruitment workshop, Greek Advisors' Conference, my husband's high school reunion...I may wear it to mine. Two girls I graduated with are Theta's from my own chapter. There was a third as well, but she deactivated her membership.

Well, since I'm always suggesting that PNMs look for recs at their houses of worship, I thought it best to become a bit more open to be asked! I'm glad that y'all liked the idea!

[SthrnZeta]

I work at a university, so I really should wear mine more often - there's not a chapter of ZTA here but at least it would promote going Greek since there are some NPC orgs here.

Usually I just wear it on Badge Day and any Zeta functions - it was awesome wearing it every day of Convention but that guard can get annoying to place just right, lol. I think AOII Angel said it best - wear it with pride and don't worry about people wondering why you're wearing some sorority pin. All three of my student assistants are Greek so I wouldn't feel too weird about it here anyway and I do dress up every day for work except during Homecoming anyway.