colors

murphy_sj · #1 02-17-2008, 08:17 PM

hey

Does anybody know what/if anything our colors represent?

Thanks

Albert109 · #2 02-18-2008, 09:50 PM

Though it is true that they do mimic Mardi Gras, they have nothing to do with it. Apparently, Cole pulled them out of thin air.

However, my manual says (pg 15):
Purple: endurance, passion, humility, pentinence, dignity, royalty
Green: nature, hope, life, harmony, youth, strength
Gold: knowledge, virtue, splendor, enlightment, the goodness of God

It has more to say; PM me if you wanna.

ZAX,
Adam Bohn
High Phi

Ottor 246 · #3 02-19-2008, 07:23 AM

Also, they are the colors of our original fraternity flower, the...

Anyone? Anyone?

EM1843 · #4 02-19-2008, 08:54 AM

The purple violet

Ottor 246 · #5 02-19-2008, 08:58 AM

Technically the "African Violet," but close enough.

JonoBN41 · #6 02-19-2008, 11:46 AM

Our colors can be traced back to the first four badges purchased in Boston in the late fall of 1911. Grapes and olives were represented in purple and green enamel, and the badge itself was made of gold.

Cole's ritual described the significance of the items themselves (the grapes and olives), while the meanings of just the colors were attributed later, probably by Mason.

DSTCHAOS · #7 02-19-2008, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Ottor 246

Technically the "African Violet," but close enough.

The African Violet is special to us, too.

boz130 · #8 02-19-2008, 02:39 PM

To borrow from the web site of an Episcopal Church in upstate NY...

Purple, or Blue, is used during the seasons of Advent and Lent. Purple is a penitential color which is sometimes used for burials.

White, or Gold, is used at Christmas, Easter, Ascension tide, Transfiguration and at weddings and baptisms. The colors symbolize joy. These colors are often used now at burials to symbolize the joy of the resurrection.

Green is used during the seasons of Epiphany and Pentecost. It is the universal color and symbolizes creation, nature and hope.

I believe Brother Cole was an Episcopalian (Mason as well?), so this could be where the colors came from.

This all hit me as I was sitting in a youth ministry conference 20+ years ago, when I noticed the church year & the accompanying colors. I'd never made the connection until that point...one of those "Whooooooooooa" moments, ya know?

In ZAX,
BF

Tom Earp · #9 02-19-2008, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

The African Violet is special to us, too.

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GammaZeta · #10 02-20-2008, 06:38 PM

"Though it is true that they do mimic Mardi Gras, they have nothing to do with it."

Are you sure? I don't think it is a coincidence that where our colors are, a woman is pulling up their shirt!

I LOVE TITTIES!!!

Albert109 · #11 02-21-2008, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by boz130

To borrow from the web site of an Episcopal Church in upstate NY...

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I believe Brother Cole was an Episcopalian (Mason as well?), so this could be where the colors came from.

Yes, I specifically remember reading that somewhere. I've looked throughout the Phi Manual, Ritual What and Why, and Historical Perspective for a specific line which I can't seem to find.

It essentially said that there are subtle differences between the AM Ceremony (based on TKN) and our Initiation Ritual (based on religious backgrounds) to the point that the ending of the oath should be read as "...in accordance with the Episcopalian teachings of this ritual..." because of our Episcopalian underpinnings.

Adam

MysticCat · #12 02-22-2008, 09:26 AM

On the subject of Lambda Chi's colors, my Beau Ties Ltd. catalog came yesterday, and the back covered showed the Bourbon Street tie:

(That is a purple stripe.)

I immediately thought of the Lambda Chis at GC and this thread.

BTW, it also comes in a four-in-hand tie if you don't wear bowties.

Albert109 · #13 02-25-2008, 09:56 AM

I don't think I made it evident, but as far as my last post, does anyone know where this quote is mentioned? Be it Historical Perspective, Ritual What and Why or the Phi Manual, I can't seemt fo find it anywhere.

LXAAlum · #14 02-27-2008, 04:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boz130

To borrow from the web site of an Episcopal Church in upstate NY...

Purple, or Blue, is used during the seasons of Advent and Lent. Purple is a penitential color which is sometimes used for burials.

White, or Gold, is used at Christmas, Easter, Ascension tide, Transfiguration and at weddings and baptisms. The colors symbolize joy. These colors are often used now at burials to symbolize the joy of the resurrection.

Green is used during the seasons of Epiphany and Pentecost. It is the universal color and symbolizes creation, nature and hope.

I believe Brother Cole was an Episcopalian (Mason as well?), so this could be where the colors came from.

This all hit me as I was sitting in a youth ministry conference 20+ years ago, when I noticed the church year & the accompanying colors. I'd never made the connection until that point...one of those "Whooooooooooa" moments, ya know?

In ZAX,
BF

I remember attending a friends wedding at an episcopalian church years ago - and there were a few ("wait a minute!") moments of their traditions/rituals even in a wedding situation that gave me flashbacks.

Mason was an Episcopalian, a Mason, and a Moose - and I've seen rituals from Masonic and Moose perspectives, and (in the past, for the Moose) even more "huh!" instances (current Moose Ritual is LAME, and being phased out completely - i.e. you don't have to go through the ceremony anymore - it's an option - grrrrrrrr!!!)