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The Crest |
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The crest is a lozenge on
which is the Brownlee family crest. An eagle is displayed in the middle,
on top of which has the seal of Monmouth College. The blazing sun with the Latin word "LUX" in the center, is
on the eagle's chest. In the eagle's right talon is the monogram IC, and the
left talon holds the arrow of Pi Beta Phi. The lozenge signifies that the arms
are that of a women's organization; the eagle, holding the IC in one talon and
the Pi Beta Phi
arrow in the other signifies identity between I.C. Sorosis and Pi Beta Phi. The
coat-of-arms was adopted as the official fraternity crest at the Convention of
1912. |
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The Flower |
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At the 1890 convention
the wine carnation was adopted as the official flower of P Beta Phi. |
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The Badge |
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The badge of I.C. Sorosis was chosen by
the founders in 1867, and consisted of a golden arrow with the letters IC on its
wings. When the name of the Fraternity was changed to Pi Beta Phi, the Greek
letters PBF
replaced
the IC on the wings. |
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The Pledge Pin |
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The pledge pin is an
arrowhead of Roman gold mounted with the Greek letter B (Beta) in burnished
gold. |
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The Angel |
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The angel is the unofficial symbol of Pi Beta Phi. Fraternity
history indicates that songs about Pi Phi angels became popular in
the late 1930s and early 1940s, and that skits depicting Pi Phi's as
angels were often used in rush. Angel collections are also
very popular among many Pi Phi's. |
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The Colors |
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The colors of the Fraternity, wine and silver blue, were adopted at
the convention in 1882. |
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