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Alpha Phi Alpha On October 23, 1906, George Kelley proposed that the organization be known by the Greek letters Alpha Phi Alpha, and Robert Ogle proposed the colors black and old gold. The divisive issue of whether the terms club or fraternity should be used was still debated.
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Theta Chi Theta Chi Fraternity (θχ) is an international college fraternity. It was founded on April 10, 1856 at Norwich University in Norwich, Vermont, and is a member of the North-American Interfraternity Conference.Theta Chi has initiated more than 180,000 members and currently has over 8,000 undergraduate members across North America.he Fraternity's colors are military red and white. Its flower is the red carnation. The national alumni publication is The Rattle, named for the rattlesnake that appears on the Fraternity's coat of arms and badge. It has become a Theta Chi tradition to celebrate Founders Day on April 10, usually as an alumni gathering.
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Oldest fraternities and sororities at UGA Chi Phi was founded on Dec. 24, 1824 and is the oldest social fraternity in the country. The Eta Chapter was founded at the University of Georgia in 1867. Some of the Chi Phi alumni from UGA have included Governors of the State of Georgia, presidents of the University and captains of the football team.
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Gold And Blue At the time of its founding in 1842, Notre Dame's original school colors were yellow and blue; yellow symbolized the light and blue the truth. However, sometime after the Dome and Statue of Mary atop the Main Building was gilded, gold and blue became the official colors of the University.
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- Alpha Kappa Alpha. Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority, Incorporated, founded in January 15, 1908 at Howard University, is America's first Greek-letter organization established and incorporated by Black college women. The organization remains a predominately African-American sorority.
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Symbols The anchor is the most widely recognized symbol of Delta Gamma Fraternity. The original badge of our Founders was the letter H.. This symbolized hope, which was our Founders' watchword. Only initiated members wear the official badge of the Fraternity. In 1877, the H badge changed to an anchor, which is the traditional symbol for hope. Women who are pledged to join, but who are not yet initiated, wear the new member pin.
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The History Of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated The vision of four truly amazing men was realized on November 17, 1911 on the campus of Howard University. These four men, one a college professor, Dr. Ernest Everett Just, Frank Coleman (student), Oscar J. Cooper (student), Edgar A. Love (student) would found one of the largest historically black Greek letter organizations in the world.
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Greek Life at UT Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country.lpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American Men, was founded at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York by seven college men who recognized the need for a strong bond of brotherhood among African descendants in this country.
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- 4.3 Official Colors I. The official colors of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. are black and old gold. II. The official paint code numbers for Alpha are as follows: gold (metallic) pms8960, old gold pms132, and black PMS BLACK 6 2X. 4.4 Official Flower I. The official flower of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is the yellow rose.
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Digital Color Palettes The BSA corporate palette is inspired by the iconic Boy Scout uniform. It includes an American Flag red and blue, paired with a uniform beige and warm button grey. White is an important component of the color palette, serving as a fifth “color.”
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Delta Sigma Theta Theta Kappa was the first Black Greek Fraternity to be founded on LSU’s campus and founders of LSU’s National Pan Hellenic Council. The chapter had the first African American graduate from the School of Veterinary Medicine and the first Ph.D. graduate from the College of Engineering.heta Kappa was the first Black Greek Fraternity to be founded on LSU’s campus and founders of LSU’s National Pan Hellenic Council. The chapter had the first African American graduate from the School of Veterinary Medicine and the first Ph.D. graduate from the College of Engineering.
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Blue Phi! Famous Men You Didnât Know Are Sigmas Blue Phi! Famous Men You Didn’t Know Are Sigmas. Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity was founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C., on January 9, 1914 by three black male students. A. Langston Taylor, Leonard F. Morse, and Charles I. Brown were the founders who stood behind the Greek letters which represent brotherhood, scholarship, and service.
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History Following the founding of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity on the campus of Howard University in 1911, and the founding of chapters on various other campuses, there was a concern on the part of Brothers to continue the fellowship they developed as undergraduate members, and felt they, as an organization could make positive contributions to their ...
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- WELCOME. PHI DELTA THETA. The open motto was adopted in 1880 and means literally, “One man is no man,” or more freely interpreted, “We enjoy life by the help and society of others.” The open motto can be found on the bottom of the coat-of-arms. Rush. We have a ton of rush events planned for the spring and summer of 2015.
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Mission, Aims & Objective Mission, Aims & Objective Mission Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities. Aims Manly Deeds, Scholarship and Love for All Mankind. Motto First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All. Objective The objective of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. is to: Stimulate the ambition of its members; To prepare them for the greatest usefulness in the causes of humanity, dignity and freedom of the individual;
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Former president Bill Clinton joins black fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma Former president Bill Clinton joins black fraternity, Phi Beta Sigma. Former President Bill Clinton. NEW ORLEANS - A historically black fraternity has voted to induct former President Bill Clinton as an honorary member. Phi Beta Sigma President Paul Griffin said Clinton is the first U.S. President to be inducted into a historically black fraternity. Stevie Wonder, Al Roker, the Rev. Al Sharpton and jazz musician Ramsey Lewis are also honorary members of Phi Beta Sigma.
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Phi Beta Kappa The first Greek letter organization was Phi Beta Kappa, which was founded on December 5, 1776 at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, VA, the second oldest institution of higher learning in America (Harvard is the oldest).
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History of Fraternities Chapters Multiply. In 1831, Sigma Phi Society became the first fraternity to establish a second chapter, which it placed at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y. In 1832, the Alpha Delta Phi Fraternity was founded at the same college.
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- Organization Facts. 1  Alpha Chi Omega was founded as a women's fraternal organization on October 15, 1885, at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Professor James Hamilton Howe, Dean of the Music School, invited seven young women from the school to attend a meeting for the purpose of forming a society.
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Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics logo since the early 1960s features a leprechaun spinning a basketball, named Lucky. It was originally designed by Zang Auerbach, the brother of Celtics head coach Red Auerbach. For a long time, the logo's only colors were black, white and green.
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History In 1920, members of the fraternity founded the two graduate chapters in other communities, and in 1921, the late Brother Linwood G. Koger, a local attorney, who was initiated as an Omega Man into Alpha Chapter at Howard University in 1912, saw a need for a graduate chapter fin the Baltimore community.
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- Fraternities began at Union College (from which I am an alumni) and have always been associated with greek letters. The first fraternity was Kappa Alpha. Wikipedia Union College and there's some good information about the first triad of fraternities at Union and how it became known as the mother of fraternities..
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Symbols The anchor is the most widely recognized symbol of Delta Gamma Fraternity. The original badge of our Founders was the letter H.. This symbolized hope, which was our Founders' watchword. Only initiated members wear the official badge of the Fraternity. In 1877, the H badge changed to an anchor, which is the traditional symbol for hope. Women who are pledged to join, but who are not yet initiated, wear the new member pin. The white shield has the Greek letters Pi Alpha inscribed on it.
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- Everybody has heard of fraternities that require pledges to recite the Greek alphabet while a match burns down to their fingers. Lambda Chi Alpha chapters don't do stupid stuff like that. This unit is is fun-to-know, for Lambda Chi Alpha brothers or anybody else. The word alphabet itself comes from the first two letters of the Greek alphabet. The original Greek letter society, Phi Beta Kappa, took its initials from the motto Philosophy is the Helmsman of Life. Since then, campus secret societies have adopted letters which have similar cryptic meanings.
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- Colors | Nickname | Mascot | Songs | Cheerleading & Dance Teams. University of Virginia School Info | Athletic Department Directory | Athletic Director Bio. University Colors. Orange and blue were adopted as the University of Virginia's official athletic colors at a mass student meeting in 1888. UVa athletic teams had previously worn silver gray and cardinal red, but those colors did not stand out on muddy football fields, prompting a student movement to change them. One of the students attending the mass meeting was Allen Potts, a star athlete who played on Virginia's first football team in 1888.
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The truth about âany color so long as it is blackâ Henry Ford (1863-1947) documented that he made the “any color so long as it is black” comment during a meeting in 1909 (Henry Ford in collaboration with Samuel Crowther in My Life and Work. 1922. Page 72). An simplified analysis suggest that he sa...