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Pledge – a probationary member of a fraternity or sorority, sometimes also called "associate member." [112] Pledge pin – a pin worn by pledges for the duration of the pledging period. It is usually given to a pledge following a ceremony when they are first offered membership in the organization and can be worn until their initiation.
The fraternity's colors are royal purple and white. [5] Its symbol is the Fasces. Its flower is the white carnation. [5] The Alpha Phi Delta motto is "Faciamus!" The Alpha Phi Delta badge is a shield with a black background bisected by a gold key. Across the shield and key is a white scroll and the letters ΑΦΔ. [5]
An older version of the badge featured the same symbols on a star with six points, along with an anchor and clasped hands. [11] This version was discontinued at the 1878 national convention. [11] Historically, the fraternity also had a monogrammed badge for alumni. [11] The fraternity's flower is the purple iris. [12]
Beta Theta Pi (ΒΘΠ), commonly known as Beta, is a North American social fraternity that was founded in 1839 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.One of North America's oldest fraternities, as of August 2023 it consists of 150 active chapters and colonies in the United States and Canada. [1]
A fraternity (from Latin frater 'brother' and -ity; whence, "brotherhood") or fraternal organization is an organization, society, club or fraternal order traditionally of men but also women associated together for various religious or secular aims.
Fraternal Order of Eagles (F.O.E.) is a fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898, in Seattle, Washington, by a group of six theater-owners including John Cort (the first president), brothers John W. and Tim J. Considine, Harry (H.L.) Leavitt (who later joined the Loyal Order of Moose), Mose Goldsmith and Arthur Williams. [1]
Cooper was the fraternity president, Cowling was on the pledge board, and Serrano, like Larsen, was a pledge. The four students each pleaded not guilty to charges. wolterke – stock.adobe.com
Alpha Tau Omega (ΑΤΩ), commonly known as ATO, is an American social fraternity founded at the Virginia Military Institute in 1865 by Otis Allan Glazebrook. The fraternity has around 250 active and inactive chapters and colonies in the United States and has initiated more than 229,000 members. [1]