To most of the world...
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To most of the world, Mary Silzel is just another grandmother cruising the merchandise on eBay. But to the members of the Fraternity Pin Collection Society, she is the enemy -- a one-woman army intent on keeping her sorority's pins out of the hands of collectors.
According to an article written by Katharine Rosman for The New York Times, Mrs. Silzel has formed an organization called Keepers of the Key that has spent $17,000 in the last two years to rescue nearly 100 Kappa Kappa Gamma pins from the hands of nonmember collectors. "There is no profit involved, no prestige, no recognition," says Mrs. Silzel. "Simply the reward of helping a Kappa sister retrieve a lost piece of her heart."
Mrs. Silzel and her Keepers of the Key do what they do out of love for their sorority, and love should not be just words; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
According to an article written by Katharine Rosman for The New York Times, Mrs. Silzel has formed an organization called Keepers of the Key that has spent $17,000 in the last two years to rescue nearly 100 Kappa Kappa Gamma pins from the hands of nonmember collectors. "There is no profit involved, no prestige, no recognition," says Mrs. Silzel. "Simply the reward of helping a Kappa sister retrieve a lost piece of her heart."
Mrs. Silzel and her Keepers of the Key do what they do out of love for their sorority, and love should not be just words; it must be true love, which shows itself in action.
