The pledged member pin is a monogram of AST in gold to be worn in the same manner as the badge, over the heart. It is returned to the chapter at initiation when the badge is presented in its place. New Member Pins: Each pledged member receives a pledged member pin to wear during her pledge period. It is never worn by anyone who is not an initiated member of the Sorority. The badge is symbolic of vows taken on initiation day and should be displayed with thisĬlearly in mind. The badge of an initiated advisor has rubies at four points National Council members have emeralds and the National President has diamonds. The Badge: The Badge of Alpha Sigma Tau is a six-pointed shield of black enamel and gold displaying the Sorority letters in the center. Only initiated members may wear this crest. This insignia is used on stationary, jewelry, favors, jackets, and similar items. The words 'Alpha Sigma Tau' in Greek appear on a band below the shield. Above the shield is a candle with its spreading rays. Money Back Guarantee ensures YOU receive the item. I have done research at the Student Life Archives and have written several histories of University of Illinois fraternity chapters for the Society for the Preservation of Greek Housing.The Coat of Arms/Crest: Ruth Magers Glosser designed the current Coat of Arms while a member of the Alpha Chapter in the college year 1922-1923.The Coat of Arms is a shield divided into four parts with the following symbols: in the upper right, a book in the upper left a crown in the lower right, an anchor and in the lower left, six stars. Shop the Largest Selection, Click to See Search eBay faster with PicClick. The dates are significant ones and the thesis is available on the top menu. It is the policy of the Sorority that the Badge is either. Each member of Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority makes a lifetime lease of the Badge from the Sorority during the Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority Initiation Ritual Ceremony.

My Master’s thesis details the history of the fraternity system at Southern Illinois University Carbondale from 1948-1960. Official Sorority Badges and new member pins must be ordered through Alpha Sigma Tau National Headquarters. I wrote a dissertation on “Coeducation and the History of Women’s Fraternities 1867-1902.″ It chronicles the growth of the system and the birth of the National Panhellenic Conference. In this blog I will share the history of GLOs and other topics. I didn’t realize that I would end up feeling at home at one of the chapters. My roommate suggested I sign up for rush (as it was then called, today it’s known as recruitment) and go through the house tour round and then drop out of rush. When I made my way to Syracuse University, I saw the houses with the Greek letters that edged Walnut Park, and wished I could tour them. I am sure I would have agreed with them, too. I was the last person anyone would have suspected of joining a sorority in college. Welcome! Chances are good you found this blog by searching for something about fraternities or sororities. Gene Cernan, an initiate of the Phi Gamma Delta at Purdue University, had his badge with him on a 1966 space walk and then again as a member of the Apollo 10 mission. Kappa Sigma Edgar Mitchell, an initiate of the Carnegie Mellon University chapter wore his badge to the moon during Apollo 14. The Kappa Sigma badge resides at Kappa Sigma’s Museum in Charlottesville, Virginia. However, contrary to rumor, he never pinned it on the American flag on the moon, nor did he pin his wife’s Alpha Chi Omega badge to the American flag. Upon his return to Earth, he presented the badge to Phi Delta Theta and it is on display at the fraternity’s headquarters in Oxford. He was the first man to walk on the moon. TRUE. The first fraternity badge which made its way to the moon was the one belonging to Neil Armstrong, an initiate of the Phi Delta Theta chapter at Purdue University. Armstrong was a fraternity man having been initiated into the Phi Delta Theta chapter at Purdue University.ĬLAIM: “At least one fraternity badge has been to the moon.” Aldrin was elected to Tau Beta Pi, an engineering honor society. Collins and Aldrin went to West Point where there are no social fraternities. Armstrong, Michael Collins, and Edwin Eugene “Buzz” Aldrin, Jr. There were three men aboard Apollo 11, Neil A. Alpha Sigma Tau Sorority Crest Pin Box Hand Engraved AST ad vertisement by DesertCactusGreek Ad vertisement from shop DesertCactusGreek DesertCactusGreek From shop DesertCactusGreek.

It’s an apt day to once again bust some myths still flying around social media land.ĬLAIM: “Every Apollo 11 astronaut was a fraternity man.”įALSE. It’s the anniversary of man walking on the moon.

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