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<strong>Subject:</strong><br />full kappa alpha theta secrets<br /><br /> Poster Message:
The colors of our Fraternity are black and gold, the black for secrecy, the gold for true worth. Our flower is the black and gold pansy, the pansy representing thought for others. Our call is (call given from other end of room by head marshal or someone designated by her to give it). At this point, for better visibility, ritualist and song leader may temporarily hold electric candles at each side of banner. President, steps toward side of banner, turns so as to see the coat of arms banner, and continues: Our coat of arms symbolizes the fundamental ideals of Kappa Alpha Theta. The shield has three divisions, one for each word of our charge. The upper division bears a chain of links, symbol of love; the second is the fess of ermine, symbol of nobility; and the last division contains a scroll, symbol of learning. On this scroll are the initials of the charge, Mu Phi Gamma, standing for ua¢qhma (pronounced máh-thay-mah), figóthx. (pronounced fee-lów-tahs), geuuaixthx (pronounced geneye-óh-tahs), that is to say, Learning, Love, Nobility. The eagle is known as the king of birds and also as an emblem of the United States of America , so the crest, an eagle’s head, denotes that the fraternity system originated in the United States , and symbolizes our aim to stand for the best in womanhood. The eagle holds in his beak our kite of aspiration. The crest rests upon a band of the Fraternity colors, black for secrecy and gold for true worth. The coat of arms originally was placed upon an ermine mantling, implying nobility. For us it indicates a nobility of cultured womanhood. Turning back to the initiation table, the president picks up the badge and continues: The principal emblem of our Fraternity is in the form of a kite. Upon a chevron of white on a background of black are the letters, Kappa Alpha Theta. Above these are two stars, and below, in Greek, the date of the founding of the Fraternity, 1870. The kite shape represents aspiration; the gold, worth; the black, secrecy; and the white, purity. The letters, Kappa Alpha Theta, stand for the motto of our Fraternity, ‘cartxría’ (pronounced kar-te-ráy-ah), ‘ade¢opotox’ (pronounced, ah-dáys-poh-tohs), ‘qa¢rsox’ (pronounced, thár-sohs), meaning, perseverance, independence, faith. The twin stars represent light and truth. Members sing Light and Truth. President: The aim of our Fraternity is threefold, intellectually, the highest scholarship; socially, the widest influence for good; and the Moral Code is love. Ritualist lifts the Bible, and reads I Corinthians 13, substituting love for charity throughout the chapter. (At the end of the reading, she returns the Bible to the initiation table.) President, lifting the end of the chain to which new links will be added: This chain is a true emblem of our Fraternity. The joining of its silver links symbolizes the linking of our hearts in the bonds of sisterhood. On name of chapter’s chain, each member has her own link engraved with her name, a tangible sign of her membership in Kappa Alpha Theta. In opening her chain tonight opens it, so your links may be added, … name of chapter Chapter manifests her belief in your integrity, and her faith that you will not betray the trust thus bestowed upon you, the trust of keeping sacred the Fraternity’s ideals of noble womanhood. By placing her link on this chain, each woman pledges her allegiance to the ideals of Kappa Alpha Theta. The time has come for you to seal this compact by adding your link