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THE PRESIDENT'S INAUGURAL (Continued)
is not a new one, but was in use very generally a quarter of a century ago . The guard pin, however. was found to be a great nuisance because it was al~ays~gettin~ caught in the clothing or scratching the'hands. At the tLme 1t was 1n vogue, it was customary for all women to wear ornate jewelry, and the guard pin was supposed ·to serve as a protection in case the fastening became loosened. When the safety catch was in- ' vent ed, there was no longer the need for the gua.rd pin. Since that time., moreover, ~raternity badges ha~e become much simpler. It was not an · ID;l".lSual th1ng for th! old-ti~e. fratern:i.t;v badge, large and heavily sett Wl th j ewe+.s~ to cost 1n the v1.c1.n ~ t;v o:f $.50. Nowa.d!lys the ave rage -price is under $10. It used to be the l}'U.~tm.a i;o wea:r baig!3s in conspicuous places, on coat ~ollars_, in the ha:i.r often~ but today good taste demands the sm~ll b~dge 1.nconspicuously wo: :·.a on the bodice only, a little above the wa1st l1ne on the left. ThR on"J.y sorority jewel:t<y permiss~ble on an outer wrap is the recogn:tt:lo11 p:l.n. In sugge·s ting a Graduate E.to.'blem ~ "the Cent:y·aJ. Off:1.ce was thihking B?lely of some geometr:J.cal figu:r.e ·that might br- used to symbolize con: t1nued loyalty on· the part of tho ex· .s,;hola. memht:t:r, an ~m'blem that could be worked into the thought dom:i.nat1.:.ng ·r.he ctr.adua~~e Degree, for it was the purpose of the "Central Office to ur.:tte Olitj :.:;u~Jh, just as soon as certain ideas had been crystallized and. the soro:d.ty had "taken on an assured character. The regular symbol of frit:.ndship is the circle,but the Central Office thought· that perhaps the ~quare o.&. the Cube might serve the ASA purpose better. This is a matt0r that will have to wait for some time now, as it is.\ffa r greater :i.mpo:r.tance that the organization should be perfected in all its parts. Tb.(~ pa:t"iod of waiting wj.ll give time for thought. and will also f'u~n:i. sb ilpportuni ty to the me~ber ship generally to send in ideas and suggef!t:i or:~s to the Central Off1ce upon this point. While touching upon the subject of the badge,it is well perhaps to emphasize the fact that badges may not be pu:r.(.~hased except thro the Nat11nal Secretary. The s · ·eweler has recej · ed~is inst uctions ~ on that point from the Central Qf:fj oe, 1n a0cox-darwe with Convention rul ~ng, and will not therefore fill any orders th~t do uot ~ome thro the proper channel. To some members this may seem a .rather autocratic way of doing things, but all the best fraternities an.d sorori ti~~ now have an offic5-al jeweler and where possible, a co -r:~. · t · pin .. It is necessary as a PY:otection to th~ sorority to have every pin num'ber ed and in that way _ Iecorded. Tliere are cases on record where girls have purchased soror:t t y Pins of an unscrupulous jeweler, using them a~ an introduction to_prom: inent chapters. Such girls have been IDlown to take up reside~ce 1n a ~hapter house.thro which they got to know college_people. T~e17 purpo~e :i.:a. such cases is sometimes an immoral one while :t.n others l t lS for the fun they get out of it,or the free board for a mo~th, or th~ things that they cab steal before disappearin.g. Men use tne fratern1.ty badge to 'touch' the wealth~ - members for a larger or a smaller sum. Tho~e ~h.o live by their wits, or who have a morbid desire to get 'on the lns ~ d~'~ an organi~ation,or who may be simply try~ng to. work up a newspape~ ar- _ ticle on the excesses of fraternity people, w· .Ll frequently stop. at _ nothing to gain their €nds.so 1.t has become nenessary f n r Re llen1.c orrl :cs