The Biops association ribbon is purple along the edges and white in the middle. It is worn at Biops’ annual ball and when representing the association at the annual balls of other student organisations. The Biops association ribbon can be purchased from board members at Kerhis for €4 each.
Women fold a 40 cm piece of ribbon into a two-layer rosette (folding instructions below). The rosette is worn on the left side of the chest and must not touch bare skin.
For men, an 80 cm piece of ribbon is cut and attached to the dress shirt/white-tie shirt with safety pins so that the ribbon runs diagonally from the right shoulder down towards the left side (over the tie and, when wearing white tie, underneath the waistcoat).
Badges of merit are attached to the ribbon. They are awarded in recognition of a member’s selfless work for the benefit of the association. Members of the association may nominate candidates for a badge of merit by submitting their nominations and reasons to the board. The board decides on the recipients at a board meeting based on these nominations. Badges of merit are presented at the following annual ball. The chairperson of the association is also awarded a badge of merit each year.
Luuppi ry’s video tutorial on folding the ribbon
Folding instructions
- Fold the ribbon over itself to form a 7 cm wide section.
- Fold the ribbon again so that it is folded into three layers.
- Fold the top layer of the ribbon from left to right so that 1 cm of ribbon remains visible underneath the top loop.
- Fold the other side in the same way.
- Fold the remaining end of the ribbon that runs behind the loop so that 1 cm of the fold is also visible behind the loop.
- Return the rosette to the position shown in Figure 4 and wrap the remaining end of the ribbon around the back of the rosette.
- Bring the remaining end of the ribbon across the front of the rosette and around to the back again.
- Turn the rosette over so that the reverse side is facing you. At this point, you can either cut off the excess ribbon or fold it in half behind the rosette. Sew the rosette together with a few stitches on the reverse side.
- Attach a safety pin to the back of the rosette, and you’re done 🙂
