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Originally Posted by Gusteau
This is one of those times I wish I could wax sentimental about their Ritual significance, but I will only say that it is truly beautiful.
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Understood, and agreed!
One thing I've noticed while looking through this thread is how many orgs have CoAs that use their official colors--but Phi Mu doesn't. Our colors are rose and white, but our Coat of Arms is or (gold), gules (red), and sable (black)--yes, all secret. We also have two official versions of our Coat-of-Arms. The main one is the top one pictured here, with the scroll on the bottom in red; the alternate is in the middle, with the scroll in white. The rest of it, though, is essentially the same. Of course, there's also the black & white version at the bottom. I wonder if any other orgs have CoAs in colors other than their official colors--I'm sure some group does, but I don't know who.
To break it down: A shield of gules with three stars of gold atop the Fraternity badge. Two lions support the shield, standing on a scroll with the words "Les Soeurs Fideles" ("The Faithful Sisters" in French). The crest is a gold lamp of knowledge with a red flame, sitting atop a gold and red torse, or wreath of colors. The badge is a black, barbed quatrefoil with two gold bonds; the top with the letters Phi and Mu, and the bottom with three black stars; and a hand holding a heart in the center. Our Coat-of-Arms was designed in 1904 by Annie Laurie Mallory (Parker), Alpha, assisted by Louise Monning (Elliott), Alpha.
Something weird I've found on e**y: a framed copy of our Coat-of-Arms in a somewhat gruesome style. The lions look especially weird, the torse is missing, there are stones surrounding the badge (and they're even missing one stone on the top left hump), and the shield's unique shape has been slightly changed... but worst of all, whoever drew this thing added some funky finger pointing from the bottom of the shield up to the badge. I know some other orgs have similar Coats-of-Arms listed on e**y, but has anyone noticed mysterious hands or other weird things appearing in their designs?
Phi Mu's Seal is below: the lamp of knowledge sits atop a stack of three books and is surrounded by a scroll with our open motto, "Les Soeurs Fideles." The Seal is found on every member's Initiation Certificate, as well as on other official Fraternity correspondence, charters, etc.
We also have an official Fraternity flag, but I haven't seen it in years. We also have a banner that's used during official national events (i.e. Convention). Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of the flag or banner.
Also, at Convention every two years, we have a Parade of Banners... below is a picture of this year's representatives from Gamma Tau Chapter (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; the chapter won this biennium's Carnation Cup, the highest award given to a chapter at Convention. Random: My mom is on the far right in the hot pink suit--she used to be their adviser; now she's a national... well, not officer, but title-holder, shall we say). The chapters are all represented, whether still in existence or not.
