The Crescent Fall 2021

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By Madeleine Kriech (Colorado-Boulder)

When looking through his late mother’s jewelry box, Jim Tilley found something he hadn’t seen before: two small pins connected by a chain. Upon closer inspection, Jim realized he had come across his parents’ badges. There was one for Gamma Phi Beta and one for Kappa Alpha. Although not sure, Jim believes the two badges were chained together during a ceremony of some sort. Whatever the case, the badges have remained attached beyond the passing of his parents — the perfect symbol for love that persists.

Whatever the case, the badges have remained attached beyond the passing of his parents — the perfect symbol for love that persists.

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