Template:Infobox fraternity

{{{name}}}
{{{name}}}
	{{{letters}}}
	[[File:{{{crest}}}\|frameless]]
Founded	{{{founded}}}; {{{birthplace}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Emphasis	{{{emphasis}}}
Scope	{{{scope}}}
Mission statement	{{{mission}}}
Vision statement	{{{vision}}}
Object	{{{object}}}
Motto	{{{motto}}}
Mottos	{{{mottos}}}
Virtues	{{{virtues}}}
Pillars	{{{pillars}}}
Slogan	{{{slogan}}}
Maxim	{{{maxim}}}
Tagline	{{{tagline}}}
Member badge	{{{member badge}}}
{{{pledge name}}} pin	{{{pledge pin}}}
Colony badge	{{{colony badge}}}
Colony {{{pledge name}}} pin	{{{colony pledge pin}}}
Colors	{{{colors}}}
Symbol	{{{symbol}}}
Flag	{{{flag}}}
Flower	{{{flower}}}
Tree	{{{tree}}}
Jewel	{{{jewel}}}
Mascot	{{{mascot}}}
Patron Greek divinity	{{{patron greek divinity}}}
Patron Roman divinity	{{{patron roman divinity}}}
Patron saint	{{{patron saint}}}
Publication	{{{publication}}}
Philanthropy	{{{philanthropy}}}
Chartered	{{{charterdate}}} at {{{chartercity}}}
Chapters	{{{chapters}}}
Colonies	{{{colonies}}}
Members	{{{members}}} collegiate; {{{lifetime}}} lifetime
{{{free_label}}}	{{{free}}}
Headquarters	{{{location}}};
Website	{{{homepage}}}
	{{{footnotes}}}

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Purpose

{{Infobox fraternity}} – An infobox for sorority and fraternity articles.

Usage

Copy a blank version to use. Below is the expanded description of syntax usage. Please take note of the type and emphasis syntax below.

{{Infobox fraternity
| letters       =
| name          =
| crest         = (use only "image name" with no other code)
| image_size    = (optional, defaults to 220px if unused)
| alt           = (optional)
| caption       = 
| founded       = (use {{start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}} for active groups)
| birthplace    = (use [[ and ]] around the school)
| type          =
| emphasis      =
| scope         =
| mission       =
| vision        =
| motto         =
| virtues       =
| pillars       =
| slogan        =
| maxim         =
| tagline       =
| member badge  =
| pledge pin    =
| pledge name   = Optional parameter that changes the word "Pledge" in "pledge pin" and "colony pledge pin". Without this, those parameters default to "Pledge".
| colony badge  =
| colony pledge pin =
| colors        = (use [[ and ]] around the colors)
| symbol        = (use [[ and ]] around the symbol)
| flag          =
| flower        = (use [[ and ]] around the flower)
| tree          =
| jewel         =
| mascot        =
| patron greek divinity =
| patron roman divinity =
| patron saint =
| publication   =
| philanthropy  =
| charterdate   =
| chartercity   =
| chapters      = Number of chapters
| colonies      = Number of colonies
| members       =
| lifetime      =
| object        =
| nickname      =
| free          =
| address       =
| city          =
| state         =
| country       =
| website       = ( or homepage =)
| footnotes     =
}}

Description of fields

Syntax

Field names with asterisks (*) are required fields. Note that the examples below are presented in wikicode and do not necessarily reflect actual statistics.

Description

letters *: The letters of the fraternity or sorority if applicable. Use Greek letters when possible. (Example, ΑΒΓ)
name *: The official name in English, omitting Fraternity, Inc. or Sorority, Inc.
crest: The image of the organization's crest. Use only the file name with no other code. Image width defaults to 220px if unspecified (Module:InfoboxImage/doc#Parameters displayed in image syntax) but may be specified in px with the field "image_size=" and alt text may be specified with the "alt=" field (see: WP:Alt).
founded *: The date the organization was founded. Note for active groups, use {{start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}}
birthplace: (use [[ and ]] around the school)
type *: For groups represented in the most recent version of Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (as of this writing 1993), the Type represents the section of the Manual where the group is listed, with the following clarifications.

Groups in the Social Fraternities section and Social Sorority section shall both be listed as Social.
Subsections of sections in Baird's such as the Service and Osteopathy subsections of Recognition groups may be used. For groups not listed, the guidelines contained in Baird's (as of the 1993 version on page I-9) and existence of similar groups shall be used to determine Type.

emphasis: This field, for Professional Fraternity and Honor Societies shall represent the specific field of study, if it exists, which the group limits its members to. For other types of groups, this field shall be optional and open in meaning.
scope: The scope of the organization.
mission: The mission of the organization.
vision: The vision of the organization.
motto: The motto of the organization.
slogan: The slogan of the organization.
maxim: The maxim of the organization.
tagline: The tagline of the organization
colors: The official color(s) of the organization using [[ and ]] around each colors.
symbol: The official symbol(s) of the organization using [[ and ]] around each symbol.
flower: The official flower(s) of the organization using [[ and ]] around each flower.
jewel: The official jewel(s) of the organization.
publication: The official publication of the organization.
philanthropy: The national philanthropies of the organization.
charterdate: The official charter date.
chartercity: The official charter date.
chapters: The number of chapters.
members: The total number of members (active and lifetime).
lifetime: The number of lifetime members.
factoid: An interesting or unique fact/characteristic about the organization.
object: The fraternity's object, if one exists.
nickname: fraternity nickname
free_label: The free label header goes here.
free: The information for the free label.
address: The street address of the national headquarters of the organization.
city: The city where the national headquarters are located.
state: The state in which the national headquarters are located.
country: The country in which the national headquarters are located.
homepage: The URL of the official homepage.
footnotes: Footnotes.
virtues: The virtues of the organization.
pillars: The pillars of the organization.
patron greek divinity: Patron Greek god or goddess of the organization
patron roman divinity: Patron Roman god or goddess of the organization
patron saint: Patron saint of the organization

Microformat

The HTML mark-up produced by this template includes an hCard microformat that makes an organization's details readily parsable by computer programs. This aids tasks such as the cataloguing of articles and maintenance of databases. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please visit the Microformat WikiProject.

Subtemplates

Use {{Start date and age}} for the date on which an organisation was "established", "founded", "opened" or otherwise started, unless that date is before 1583 CE.
Use {{URL}} for an organisation's URL.

Please do not remove instances of these subtemplates.

Classes used

The HTML classes this microformat uses include:

adr
agent
category
country-name
extended-address
fn
geo
label
latitude
locality
longitude
nickname
note
org
region
street-address
url
vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes
nor collapse nested elements which use them.

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