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I believe in my Fraternity. I believe in the friendships formed in the springtime of my youth. I believe in its high ideals which lift me up beyond myself. I believe in its earnest drive for good scholarship, moral character, and genuine culture. I believe in it as a shrine of international sisterhood wherein I may find love and loyalty, sympathy and understanding inspiration and opportunity. I believe in it as a creator of good citizenship, helping me to do my work well, to live in harmony with others, and to serve my country and to trust in God. I believe in my Fraternity. I believe in Alpha Phi. |
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| - Annette Holt Hitchcock, Pi 1912 | |||
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| Our Colors | ||
| Alpha Phi’s original
colors were blue and gold. In 1879, noting that a fraternity had
colors too similar to hers, Alpha Phi adopted the more distinctive
colors of silver and bordeaux. |
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| Our Flowers | ||
| The flowers of Alpha Phi are the fragrant lily-of-the-valley and the blue and gold forget-me-not. The ivy leaf is also a symbol, the new member badge taking its form. | ||
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| Our Crest | ||
| The Fraternity Crest is the Alpha
Phi coat-of-arms, adopted by Convention delegates in 1922. The shield
is bordeaux with a scroll and ivy leaf above it. Inscribed on the
scroll is the public motto, Union hand in hand. A bar of silver crosses
the shield from left to right; the upper half of the shield contains
a Roman lamp in silver and the lower half, Ursa Major. The meaning of the symbols depicted on the crest is a significant part of the ritual witnessed at initiation. The use of the Fraternity crest is reserved for jewelry, sportswear and other Fraternity equipment befitting the dignity and honor of Alpha Phi’s heritage. |
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| Our Badge | ||
| The official badge of Alpha Phi
is an unjeweled monogram of gold showing the symbol of Alpha superimposed
upon the symbol of Phi. Inscribed in black on the symbol Phi are the
letters a, o, e. The meaning of these letters is reserved for the
initiation ceremony. You may also wear a jeweled version of the badge
set with white stones. The badge may be worn as a pin, upon a bracelet
or mounted as a ring. Alpha Phi was the first women’s organization to use Greek letters as an emblem. Originally there was no standard badge. Until 1906 when the current badge was adopted, each member went to the jeweler of her choice to have her pin designed. Most chose similar designs using the “lazy Phi,” a Phi symbol turned on its side. |
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| Our Mascot | ||
| The mascot of Alpha Phi, the “Phi Bear,” is named after Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and was adopted in 1974. | ||
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