Sorority Flower question
 

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Any wine carnation does it for us! And as for the Kappa Kappa Gamma iris, guess what? I bred their official iris 25 years ago! There's a picture of me with it in a Key from back then (MSKKG has seen it!)...the standards (upper petals) are light blue and the falls (lower petals) are royal blue.

You didn't ask about Phi Sigma Sigma's flower because we are specific that it is the American Beauty Rose (which is hard to find at florist). However this website has a great picture of what it looks like http://www.uncommongarden.com/r/americanbeauty.html if I could figure out how to put images in the thread I would have done that.

Here's information about our rose from this website (for those with old roses as your flower you may want to look there for information on it). I even bought an American Beauty Rose Bush from this site and it has already bloomed quite a few times. It's even more beautiful then I ever thought

American Beauty Rose (a.k.a. Mme. Ferdinand Jamin): A leading grower of indoor roses from the beginning of the twentieth century said that American Beauty was grown by the hundreds of thousands. "Some places," he wrote, "are given over entirely to this one variety. It brings the highest price of any cut rose, and is eagerly sought on account of its fragrance, its long stiff stem, its grandly beautiful foliage, as well as the loveliness of the bloom..." Right from its launch in 1886 the price per stem was at least two dollars, which meant that it was a rose for the rich.
Color: Quote from a 1912 catalog: An "unusual shade of carmine-crimson, with a brilliant underglow, has over it a soft violet tinge, as if a film of bluish smoke hovered over the red velvety petals


Carolyn

just a pink/rose colored carnation!

ADPi flower
 

The only color violet I have ever seen used is a purple violet. I know this is the only color of violet that my chapter used.

Hope this helps!:)

On the subject of Violets
 

ZTA's flower is the White Violet

The violets we use are the purple ones. But our colors are lavender and maroon... not having anything to do with our flower. :)

Adpi's flower is the woodland violet, which is a very specific violet that is almost impossible to actually find. In turn we generally use the african violet which is a violet colored violet. You can find pictures of it at the African Violet Society website.

Alpha Chi Omega's flower is the red carnation....i don't think there is a specification

For Tri Delta:
ANY color pansy...I would LOVE to say more, but alas I can't.
But any kind of pansy is fine.

Maybe I should let an AOPi at this, but isn't the offical flower the naturally thornless (Jacqueminot) rose? I remember someone telling me that the rose is thornless...

I think you listed Phi Mu's flower as the Enchantress Carnation, which it *was* -- but we switched to, I think, just any pink carnation these days. The Enchantress was far too difficult to find. If anyone has her copy of the history book, I read it there...

Our flower is the beautiful Jacqueminot rose but alas it is not thornless. I planted one a few years ago and it does truly have LOTS of little thorns!. It is a deep red rose with a gold center. It is also said to be the grandfather of all the modern tea roses.

Sarah

Our official flower is the Killarney Rose, a hybrid rose that is very difficult to find these days but was popular around the time of our founding. We usually just substitute any pale pink rose for it now.

PS Carnation, that is such an awesome story about you breeding the KKG iris! It sounds beautiful.

SDT's rose is the yellow tea rose. I plan to plant some soon. :-)

I lucked out when I joined TBS, our national flower is the American Beauty Long Stemmed Red Rose... aka the same flower as Phi Sig (although for Phi Sig its just 'American Beauty Rose')

Our local flower for TBS does not exist in nature, only in the head of Chris Miller (if I am correct) it is a White Lilly, with Purple Trim. Yea I dont know either... ;)

Delta Gamma's official flower is: Creamed Colored Rose!!!!!!!

ADPi's official flower is the woodland violet, which is purple. The violet was selected by our founders as their official flower, as they grew in abundance around Wesleyan Female College in Macon, GA, and were a popular flower of the time.

As woodland violets are not available for commerical sale, ADPi's often give one another African violets. Violets are usually given in friendship, and a common ADPi congratulatory term is "Violets to you!"

Hope this information helps! Jen, I am amazed at the information you have amassed on GLO's! You are quite the archivist. How did your hobby begin? It's amazing!

Beta Sigma Phi uses the yellow rose

I am a SUCKER for roses of all colors

Which is another reason I wanted to join, the yellow rose is my fav... my dad brought me back one when I was little... a silk one from Texas that played 'The Yellow Rose of Texas'....

Wow, a celebrity in our midst!!!!!!

Alpha Gamma Delta has red and buff (very light/pale yellow) with aparagus fern as our official flowers. Since buff may be hard to find, almost any yellow will do.

To be more specific, Delta Gamma's offical flower is the DELTA GAMMA ROSE, which is cream colored!

In 1976, a Texas rose grower proposed that a newly-developed, lighter cream-colored rose be registered with the American Rose Society as the “Delta Gamma.” Trial plants sent to regional Delta Gamma rose lovers thrived and sparked great enthusiasm for blanketing members’ gardens across the country with the new rose. The Delta Gamma rose was presented in person at the 1978 Convention in Dearborn.

Ditto what AngelPhiSig & Jill1228 said:D

Carnation, that was you? NO WAY! I show that issue of the Key to all our new members, both because of the flower and because that issue has an article about the installation of our chapter. Wow, I had no idea that was you! You rock my world!

Ariesrising, Kappa's official flower is the Fleur-de-lys, but because you can't just go to the florist and order a dozen, we use blue or purple irises. I like to think of the Fleur as the ideals for which all Kappas strive, and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Iris as the closest approximation that our imperfect selves can attain here on earth.

Dude, Carnation, I am still stunned. I think that flower is one of the most beautiful I've ever seen. Do any of them still exist? I've done a few searches, but I can't find any mention of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Iris outside of that issue of teh Key.

KKC, that's such a beautiful thought! :)

As far as I know, and narcissus or aster works...but spesifically, nacissus is our fall flower and aster is our spring flower, which is why we have two!

Oh nooooo! I like to think that none of the issues exist anymore!

Y'all's then-national president, Jean Wells, showed up out of the blue down in the gardens at the college. I immediately knew who she had to be...she had on this huge key. SHE looked so great and I was wearing this tiny "Kentucky" shirt and jeans and she wanted to take pictures! Boooo!

The next fall, I sent all the rhizomes of that iris and "Kappa Minerva" to the Kappa Headquarters with growing instructions. I didn't keep any here because the clay soil/poor drainage promotes soft rot disease. Someone told me that they planted them in front of the HQ Building--I hope they kept them up!

Wow, that metaphor with our flowers would be great to use for new member education! Killarney Rose is right; it is beautiful.

I wanna see the picture! Could someone with a copy maybe scan it and post it?

For ASA's flowers, the narcissus and aster, I have only seen yellow narcissuses and white asters used.

Phi Gamma Pi's flower is the ivory rose.

The Nineteenth Century French rose, General Jacqueminot, a deep red rose, was chosen as the flower of Alpha Omicron Pi because its color is the symbol of the central and essential virtue of the Fraternity. Its choice had no connection with any legend, poem or story. This strong red rose, with its overtones of courage and vigor, was selected for its richness of color and fragrance, combines with softness and modesty of bearing. The Jacqueminot Rose is not available at most florists, so any deep red rose which is available may be used.

Delta Sigma Theta's flower is the African Violet

D Phi E's flower is the lovely purple iris. :)

Like DolphinChica said, the Tri Delta flower is simply the pansy -- no colors specified. I've seen some Greek websites listing it as the "blue and gold pansy" but that isn't the case.

Kappa Delta's flower is the white rose @----->-------

why does ASA have a flower they use in the spring and a flower they use in the fall?

Because they are not year round flowers like roses or carnations.

Gamma Sig's flower is also the white rose.

Hmm...I never really knew that... I guess I never really thought about that... guess even Alums can learn something new! Hehe