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Title: Greek letter men of Philadelphia
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: Maxwell, Will J
Subjects: Greek letter societies CHR 1899 PRO Smith, E.F., Mrs. (donor) (Smith copy)
Publisher: New York : Umbdenstock
Contributing Library: University of Pennsylvania Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Lyrasis Members and Sloan Foundation

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the fraternity song book have been issued, in1874. 1876, 1882, 1886 and 1895, the last containing eighty-seven songs, manyof which have been set to original music. Eight or ten pieces of sheet musicinscribed to Phi Delta Theta have been published. Two editions of the fra-ternity manual, which contains a succinct history of Phi Delta Theta, havebeen issued in 1886 and 1897. The fraternity magazine, called The Scrollof Phi Delta Theta, was first issued in 1875. It is a bi-monthly, liberallyillustrated, the numbers averaging over 125 pages each. The Palladium,a bi-monthly bulletin devoted to the private affairs of the fraternity, wasestablished in 1894. The badge, consisting of a shield, with a scroll bearing the Greek letters Phi Delta Theta in the lower Dart of the shield, and a radiated eye in theupper part, was adopted in 1849. In 1865 an addition to it was made, con-sisting of a sword attached to th^i shield by a chain. Argent and azure were selected as fraternity colors in I87h 360
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McCluney RadcliffeJ. Renwick Hogg John CaldweJ Hinkson The fraternity flag was adopted in 1891. It consists of three perpendicularbars of equal width, the outer bars of blue and the inner bar of white material ;each of the outer bars charged with three white five-pointed stars, and themiddle bar charged with the Greek letters Phi Delta Theta in blue ; thestars and letters being arranged vertically. The fraternity flower, adopted in 1891, is the white carnation. In 1891 Pallas was chosen as the tutelary deity of the fraternity. The open motto, adopted in 1880, is, liberally interpreted : We enjoy lifeby the help and society of others. The cheer, adopted in 1891. is Rah ! Rah! Rah! Phi-Kei-A! Phi DeltaTheta! Rah! Rah! Rah ! The National Fraternity Conventions have been held as follows: 1851,Cincinnati, Ohio; 1856, Cincinnati, Ohio; 1857, Danville, Ky.; 1858, Bloom-ington. Ind.; 1868, Indianapolis,-Ind.; 1869. Chicago, 111.; 1870, Oxford, Ohio;1871, Indianapolis, Ind.; 1872, Danville, Ky

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