Color Conflict

[KSUViolet06]

I'm confused. Are you a Pike colony already OR are you TRYING TO BECOME a Pike colony?

[shinerbock]

Just don't worry about it. There are more important things than colors to show your identity. But then, I'm from the camp who thinks it is isn't necc. to let everyone you see know what fraternity you're in. I mean what are you gonna use colors for? Ritual, fraternity flag, stuff like that is fine. But you don't need everything to be in your colors.

[JMFratsHard]

We're not CHANGING colors. I'd never do that for that fact that SigEp at my school did that and they are the most hated fraternity on campus SigEps most hated chapter nationally. We were discussing adding a third color, which from my understanding is common when the nationals only has one or two color.

We are not PIKE at all. We already have a PIKE chapter. I was saying that Phi Tau and PIKE colors are similar.

[adpiucf]

Originally Posted by JMFratsHard

We're not CHANGING colors... We were discussing adding a third color, which from my understanding is common when the nationals only has one or two color.

Don't go from your "understanding." Check with your nationals before you go promoting a third color. Adding a color to your official colors is changing the colors-- it is changing the established branding and marketing.

It is fine to have shirts, etc., that are different colors that have nothing to do with your official colors, but you can't go adding any arbitrary third colors to official fraternity marks or symbols that require the official colors.

You can distinguish your differences in other ways.

[SoCalGirl]

Why is anyone freaking out? NIC/NPC chapters have letters/shirts/etc in different colors all the time.

Do the PIKEs on your campus have a chapter shirt that they all have already? Like red on gold letters on a black shirt? If they do, then yall can do the opposite, like gold on black letters on a red shirt. Heck, do them in your school colors if you wish.

[JMFratsHard]

Originally Posted by adpiucf

Don't go from your "understanding." Check with your nationals before you go promoting a third color. Adding a color to your official colors is changing the colors-- it is changing the established branding and marketing.

It is fine to have shirts, etc., that are different colors that have nothing to do with your official colors, but you can't go adding any arbitrary third colors to official fraternity marks or symbols that require the official colors.

You can distinguish your differences in other ways.

The third color is going to be just for the shirt, nothing else

[tunatartare]

Dude, honestly, if the only thing distinguishing your fraternity is your colors, then I'd say you've got bigger problems than what color shirts to get.

[JMFratsHard]

Originally Posted by KLPDaisy

Dude, honestly, if the only thing distinguishing your fraternity is your colors, then I'd say you've got bigger problems than what color shirts to get.

I did not suggest that the colors would be our only distinguishing factor. I was merely saying I'd like to adopt a 3rd color because PIKE essentially has the same colors as us.

When It comes to prospective members if they see PhiKT and PKA in the same colors they aren't going to know which is which. People have a hard enough time remembering which one is PIKE and which is Pi Kapp. We're not trying to add more to the confusion. I'm simply trying to establish a different visual identity.

GDIs can easily remember a GLOs colors than they can the letters. I can tell you how many times I've had girls ask me, "what's that blue and yellow sorority", or "who are the purple and gold ones?"

[Denise_DPhiE]

When NPC groups came to my campus where there were all locals, Alpha Epsilon phi had to do this. The local was green and white and for some reason, the locals were ALL about their colors (they never ordered another color or plaid or anything!)

So, AEPhi added peach and it was white, green and peach which was beautiful.

For a men's group, maybe do a pattern that is symbolic to you or a team and all the brothers get that pattern for the jersey they wear on Big Greek Days or whatever.

Denise

[Scully]

Originally Posted by Denise_DPhiE

When NPC groups came to my campus where there were all locals, Alpha Epsilon phi had to do this. The local was green and white and for some reason, the locals were ALL about their colors (they never ordered another color or plaid or anything!)

So, AEPhi added peach and it was white, green and peach which was beautiful.

For a men's group, maybe do a pattern that is symbolic to you or a team and all the brothers get that pattern for the jersey they wear on Big Greek Days or whatever.

Denise

And I remember learning that during my new member period! Green for growth, white for fellowship and peach as our local color - to distinguish us from Alpha Theta Beta, the oldest fraternal organization on campus. They were founded just one year after the University was established and are still active today.