That is because they are celebrating International Badge Day. Each March sorority women around the world celebrate sisterhood and sorority membership by wearing their membership badges proudly. The size, shape and decorations of the badge are symbolic to the members of that organization.
The badge often provides an outward symbol of the values and ideals that the organization was founded on holding a special place in the heart of its wearer. The holiday started as an experiment by a sorority woman. Ten Broeck. She explained her personal experience wearing her sorority pin to work her ability to share her sorority experience with others. In the article, Nora said there was a solution to educating others about the true fraternal experience.
Now each year on a single day sorority women, both alumnae and collegiate members, wear their badges to reflect on their sorority membership and celebrate the lifelong bonds of sisterhood. Sororities all over the world are participating in International Badge Day Monday in a celebration of sisterhood.
Established in by the National Panhellenic Conference , the day is generally recognized today during National Women's History Month. The creation of the event reaches back to spring when Nora M. University of Minnesota sororities are wearing pins around campus today to show their support, said Angela Ugorets, Panhellenic Council president.
She said that chapters wear pins, usually decorated in gold and silver with symbols unique to their sorority, on Monday nights druing meetings but today is an opportunity to show the entire campus. Many chapters have also been active with social media updates on Facebook and Twitter. Ugorets also said that a proposal has been made to have greek letter days on Fridays, further promoting greek chapter awareness. RSS Feed. Search this site Submit Search.
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