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NAME: ALPHA GAMMA DELTA
GREEK LETTERS: AGDFOUNDED AT: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY SYRACUSE, NY
FOUNDING DATE: May 30, 1904
COLORS: RED, BUFF, GREEN
FLOWER: RED & BUFF ROSES
MASCOT: SKIUROUS THE SQUIRREL
PHILANTHROPY: DIABETES AWARENESS, AGD FOUNDATION

Our nickname is: Alpha Gam. Our jewel is the pearl.

NAME: Theta Delta Chi
GREEK LETTERS: QDC
FOUNDED AT: Union College, NY
FOUNDING DATE: October 31, 1847
COLORS: Black, Navy blue, White
FLOWER: Red Carnation
MASCOT: errr ... Thumper (the Bambi, but Disney chewed our butt off)
NICKNAME: Theta Delts, Thumpers (only at Iowa State, though)
JEWEL: Ruby

NAME: Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (Full formal name is Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America)
FOUNDED AT: New England Conservatory of Music (Boston)
FOUNDING DATE: October 6, 1898
NICKNAME: Brothers are usually called Sinfonians, and usually call the Fraternity either Phi Mu Alpha or Sinfonia. (In the old days, it was sometimes "the Sinfonia.") I have also heard people (usually non-Sinfonians) say "PMA."
COLORS: Red, Black, and Gold.
FLOWER: Chrysanthemum (no color in particular)
SYMBOLS: Equilateral triangle, lyre
JEWEL: No official jewel, but the badge is set with 12 pearls and 6 garnets.
MASCOT: None. (But some might suggest that a black cat would be an appropriate mascot, since our early writings, songs and artwork -- and even the name of our first national newsletter -- contain enigmatic references to the "Mystic Cat." ;) )

Just adding some stuff to PnguinTrax's stuff, so I'll repost hers here:
Another symbol is the Big Dipper, however, it's not used too widely.
Our jewel is the pearl and (maybe) the ruby.
Other interesting note, our colors used to be blue and yellow, but we changed them because they were the same as another fraternity.

You know, I went to do this, and now I had a total brain fart. All this cold weather has frozen my brain. ;)

On the subject of Gamma Phi Beta's colors, the chapter at my school uses green. Do a lot of other chapters do that?

Alpha Xi Delta
Nickname: AZD
Founded at Lombard College in Galesburg, IL
Founding Date: April 17, 1893
Colors: Double Blue(light and dark blue) and Gold
Flower: Pink Rose
Mascot: Teddy Bear
Philanthropy: Choose Children. Choose Children is not a set organization, but more like an idea. We help kids and this way we can help them in our community on a one on one basis.

Interesting Tidbit: We were the first sorority on campus at the University of Kenutcky. We were founded in 1908 at UK as the Xi Chapter. Which is where I am a member. :)

Liz
Public Relations V.P.
Xi Chapter
Alpha Xi Delta
University of Kentucky

astroAPhi.... a lot of chapters have local colors that they use. Our chapter uses light and dark purple, some use pink and white, navy and pink, green and gold....I've heard a whole bunch of different local colors. The international formal colors are brown and mode, otherwise known as dark and light brown though.

Alpha Sigma Alpha nickname: Alpha Sig.

the ruby is another one of our jewels

Palm Green and Gold are 2 of our other colors

and our other philanthropy is the S. June Smith Center.

Just a few minor additions :)

Thanks for that list Barbara!

DphiE's Colors are also Royal Purple & Pure Gold...and our motto is also "Esse Quam Videri" (To Be Rather Than Seem To Be). *interesting...*

Theta Chi
Greek LettersQC
Nickname: OX. We have a pretty short name so a nickname is not needed. Also T-Chi. You know.
Mascot: The Rattle Snake or unoffically a bull, ox or minataur.
Colors: Military Red and White.
Flower: Red Carnation
Founded: April 10, 1856

Delta Gamma's flower is actually just the cream rose.

Beta Phi Alpha

Nickname-Betas, Bees

Mascot-not really official but bees are common

Colors-Royal Blue and Gold

Founded-April 25th 1994

Re: The Basic symbols of all GLO's
 

Alpha Phi Omega

Nickname: APO or APhiO (both are used), sometimes APQ at HBCU

Colors: Royal Blue and Old Gold (but Navy Blue and Yellow sometimes substitute)

Mascot: none Nationaly. Some sections/regions and chapters might have one

Symbols: Forget Me Not is our Flower
Sturdy Oak is our Tree
Golden Eagle is our Bird
(these 3 are our "living symbols")

Jewel: Diamond

These are all noted in our Pledge Manual, available on-line at our site www.apo.org

KKG
Founded: October 13th, 1870, Monmouth College
Colours: Sky & Sea Blue
Jewel: Sapphire
Flower: Fleur-de-lis/blue iris
Mascot: Owl
Symbols: Owl, Key, Fleur-de-lis
Philanthropy: General philanthropy of rehabilitation, local philanthropies, KKG Foundation

Edited to add:
How could I forget our patroness, Minerva?

OOPS, KZ, yep Boston, U for LXA Founding School!:eek: My DA!!!!:o

Beta Sigma Phi

Founded: April 30, 1931 in Abilene, KS (not at a school though since we are community based)
Colours: Black and Gold

Jewel: None set by International, but we tend to use pearls, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, and emeralds depending on the degree held

Flower: Yellow rose

Mascot: None set by international, although we have a stuffed teddy bear named Kix that makes his way around the country visiting different conventions

Symbols: Torch and Strawberry

Philanthropy: Breast cancer research is our biggest goal but we have tons of other things that we do in our communities