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| Pledge Button: Before the development of the pledge button, pledges wore ribbons of pink and blue. Beginning in 1894, experimental pink and blue versions of the pledge button were used, followed by the adoption in 1899 of the present design. All versions of the pledge button were designed by George Moseley Chandler, Michigan 1898. |
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| Badges: The standard badge of the Fraternity is to be worn over the heart and in a manner befitting the honor and diginity to which the badge is entitled. the use of the badge as a ring, as a decoration or in any other element on printed matter or T-shirts or in any other printer manner (other than as the official badge of the Fraternity) is specifically prohibited. |
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| Coat of Arms: A coat of arms is a stylized emblem, governed by certain rules. It consists of a shield, crest and banner bearing a motto. In 1897, the current coat of arms containing the dragon and ____kai____, designed by George M. Chandler, then an undergraduate, replaced the original Arms, which was designed by John I. Covington in 1869. |
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| The Flag: The first flag was designed in 1890 by John I. Covington, Miami 1870. Its white rectangular border was in honor of the 1889 alliance with the Mystic Seven. It was redesigned in 1902 by George M. Chandler. |
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| The Rose: Betas who gathered to celebrate the Fraternity's Semi-Centennial in 1889 were guests of the Western Female Seminary at a reception. Here, roses of the "June" or "Queen of the Prairie" variety, growing on the bush adjacent to the veranda of Peabody Hall, were presented to several Betas including Founders Knox and Marshall, at the suggestion of Leila McKee, Western's principal. Later that summer, the 1889 Convention selected the rose as our official flower. The Convention found its beauty symbolic of our principles and its hardiness suggestive of the universality of our moral aims. |
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Information taken directly from the Beta Theta Pi General Fraternity website.
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