Color Conflict

PhoenixAzul · #1 09-06-2006, 11:37 PM

hmm...well, your symbols are different, so perhaps not emphasize the colours as much and go for symbols/national symbols. And harvard red and old gold are pretty unique. Check what the Pike guys are up to, if theyre more cardinal red, go for a deep deep harvard. If theyre using a yellow gold, go for a brown gold. I know this sounds trivial, but people are smarter than you think. Plus, you get "Phi Tau", most people know Pike more than Pi Kappa Phi.

Good luck to your colony :-). My brother and grandfather are both proud brothers.

eta: Consider a silver perhaps if you go for 3 colors? As in true silver, not grey. In the girl scout tradition, we always said, "make new friends, but keep the old, one is silver and the other is gold."

SoCalGirl · #2 09-06-2006, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by PhoenixAzul

I know this sounds trivial, but people are smarter than you think. Plus, you get "Phi Tau", most people know Pike more than Pi Kappa Phi.

Pi Kappa Phi is not PIKE...unless that's your point, that people don't know Pi Kappa Alpha from Pi Kappa Phi.

We had both on my campus when I pledged. A small part of me was glad when Pi Kap closed because I didn't have to keep the two straight anymore.

JMFratsHard · #3 09-07-2006, 12:13 AM

Yeah that is her point PIKE and Pi Kapp on this campus are always getting confused amongst GDIs and prospective members

tallgreekalum · #4 09-07-2006, 01:02 AM

You may have more official colors. I know for us, while green and white are the main ones, we also use gold and black.

33girl · #5 09-07-2006, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by tallgreekalum

You may have more official colors. I know for us, while green and white are the main ones, we also use gold and black.

Yes. ASA's primary colors are red & white, but our secondary colors are green and gold. We throw the gold in when we're at a school with another red or red & white sorority (AOII, Chi O).

AlphaFrog · #6 09-07-2006, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Yes. ASA's primary colors are red & white, but our secondary colors are green and gold. We throw the gold in when we're at a school with another red or red & white sorority (AOII, Chi O).

We used Green a lot because we didn't have AGD, so we had "stoplight" letters. We did have ChiO though, so we stayed away from just using Crimson & Gold.

PhoenixAzul · #7 09-07-2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SoCalGirl

Pi Kappa Phi is not PIKE...unless that's your point, that people don't know Pi Kappa Alpha from Pi Kappa Phi.

We had both on my campus when I pledged. A small part of me was glad when Pi Kap closed because I didn't have to keep the two straight anymore.

Nope, sorry, just a reading comprehension problem on my part. Doh!

adpiucf · #8 09-07-2006, 04:38 PM

You shouldn't be choosing any new fraternity colors. Those colors are part of the fraternity's national brand idenity. Talk to your national consultant about how to better promote yourself. You might create an interesting logo for your colony that sets you apart, for example.

KSUViolet06 · #9 09-07-2006, 04:45 PM

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

shinerbock · #10 09-07-2006, 05:11 PM

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 · #11 09-07-2006, 11:48 PM

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.