our symbols

"Together let us seek the heights"

coat of arms

The coat of arms includes a square shield, a crest, and a scroll. The shield is scarlet, cut by a bar of olive green. The first section of the shield displays an open book in gold; at the base is a sheaf of wheat, also in gold. The bar has three white stars. The crest, a lyre bird, is in its natural color. The scroll at the bottom bears the Greek translation of our open motto, “Together let us seek the heights.”

badge

A Greek lyre of gold, with three twisted strings spanned diagonally by a raised and slightly rounded scroll of black enamel that bears the Greek letters of Alpha Chi Omega in gold.

new member pin

The stick pin, which can be worn with the lyre badge, is diamond-shaped with the top half enameled in scarlet and the bottom in olive green. It features a lyre across its face.

colors

Scarlet red and olive green were chosen to commemorate the Fraternity’s autumn founding in Greencastle, Indiana.

flower

The red carnation, exemplifying the Fraternity’s colors.

symphony

To see beauty even in the common things of life
to shed the light of love and friendship round me
to keep my life in tune with the world that I shall make no discords in the harmony of life
to strike on the lyre of the universe only the notes of happiness, of joy, of peace
to appreciate every little service rendered
to see and appreciate all that is noble in another
be her badge what it may
and to let my lyre send forth the chords of love, unselfishness, sincerity.
This is to be my symphony.

By Celia McClure