Club Competition
Onsite Competition
Club Trading Pin is a fun and innovative way to represent your club’s achievement, character, and leadership. Likewise, the Club Trading Pin can uniquely share more about your club and its service. This competition is open to all clubs. However, a club may submit ONLY one entry.
Be creative and submit your one-of-a-kind Club Trading Pin for judging at the state convention.
Elementary Betas are eligible to compete in Elementary competitions only.
Junior Betas are eligible to compete in Junior competitions only.
Senior Betas are eligible to compete in Senior competitions only.
A club/school may not submit the same entry for competition in different divisions (EL, JR, SR).
Photo books, posters, albums, displays, etc. detailing the creation of the entry are prohibited.
Competition Guidelines
- The Club Trading Pin must adhere to the convention theme - Wired for Success and must include the convention year 2025-2026 somewhere in the design. Different variations of the year can be used in the design - i.e. 2025-26 or 25-26.
- Club Trading Pins may promote your club, but MUST not have reference to or promote any candidate for office.
- Must be commercially reproduced; pin may have dangles, light up elements, moving parts, etc.
- At the designated time, clubs will submit ONE pin for judging. No additional displays or pins should be submitted.
- The trading pin must be attached to a completed Club Trading Pin Form.
- Beginning this year, only pins that place at the State Convention will qualify to compete at National Convention. Please note that if a pin does not place at a State Convention, it can still be traded at National Convention.
Guidelines for National Beta Logo Usage on Trading Pins
- Approved Logo Variations Only
The National Beta logo used on any pin must be one of the official logo variations available on the Sponsor Site. Logos may not be stretched, recolored, altered, or have elements added or removed. - Mandatory Entry in Competition
Any pin design that includes the National Beta logo must be entered into the Club Trading Pin Competition. However, a logo does not have to be used to compete in Club Trading Pin. - No Sales
Trading pins, featuring the National Beta logo, may not be sold. - Restrictions on Additional Logos
Pins, or any club-produced items, that incorporate the National Beta logo cannot include copyrighted logos from other businesses, companies, or organizations. - Mascot Usage Prohibited
The official National Beta mascot, the Boston Terrier J.W. graphic, is reserved exclusively for National Office use. It may not appear on any pin designs created outside of National Beta. Other Boston Terrier artwork or illustrations may be used, as long as they are not identical to the official J.W. graphic. - National Beta Word Mark Prohibited
The official word mark is reserved exclusively for National Office use. It may not appear on any pin designs created outside of National Beta.
Educational Connections
- Visual Arts Elements and Standards
- Creativity and Innovation
- Use of Artistic Media
How to Enter
- Visit www.betaclub.org/registration and follow directions.
- Register students and then select competitions to enter.
Club Trading Pin Form
View all competition forms and download here.
Preferred Vendor
We have partnered with TJM Promos, Inc, and TradingPinsDirect.com as our preferred trading pin vendor! Trading Pins Direct offers discounted pricing on orders when you order .
National Eligibility
All Plaques Awarded at State Convention
Judging Criteria
| Club Trading Pin | 16-20 | 11-15 | 6-10 | 1-5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INTERPRETATION AND ILLUSTRATION OF THEME/INCLUSION OF Year | Excellent interpretation and illustration of the theme and incorporation of the year. | Good interpretation and illustration of the theme and/or incorporation of the year. | Average interpretation and illustration of the theme and/or incorporation of the year. | Minimal interpretation and illustration of the theme and/or incorporation of the year. |
| ARTISTIC DESIGN | The pin creates an excellent visual display of artistic design and effort put into its creation. | The pin creates a good visual display of artistic design and effort put into its creation. | The pin creates an average visual display of artistic design and effort put into its creation. | The pin creates a minimal visual display of artistic design and effort put into its creation. |
ORIGINALITY OF CONCEPT | The pin reflects an excellent degree of originality of concept design; extremely memorable and eye-catching | The pin reflects a good degree of originality of concept design; somewhat memorable | The pin reflects an average degree of originality of concept design; nice overall | The pin reflects a minimal degree of originality of concept design. |
CREATIVITY IN COLOR AND CONTRAST | The pin exhibits an excellent degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements. | The pin exhibits a good degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements | The pin exhibits an average degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements. | The pin exhibits a minimal degree of creativity with the use of colors, textures, shapes, graphics, spacing and enhancements. |
| COMPLEXITY OF DESIGN | The pin reflects excellent complexity in the design; judges can see that time was spent in the design, | The pin reflects good complexity in the design; judges can see that time was spent in the design | The pin reflects average complexity in the design; judges see some time spent in design | The pin reflects minimal complexity in the design; little to no time spent in the design |
| Deductions | This will be taken one time by the coordinator. | Did not follow competition guidelines-10 |