SYMBOLS AND INSIGNIA

The symbols and insignia of Sigma Kappa are outward signs of the special feeling we have foreach other that comes from within ourselves. Initiates of Sigma Kappa are obligated to uphold her high standards and ideals, remembering that Sigma Kappas all over the country are bound by the same tenets.

JEWEL

The Pearl was adopted as the national jewel of Sigma Kappa at the 1915 Convention.

COLORS

Louise Helen Coburn's early reminiscences give us her memory of white as the color favored in the early days of Sigma Kappa. She said that lavender and maroon, as our colors, occur in the minutes of June, 1891. They were being used and apparently had been approved earlier. A note in the minutes of 1904 speaks of a committee appointed to "write downthe true significance" of our colors, which is revealed in the ceremony of Initiation.

FLOWER

Violets were loved by all Sigma Kappas fromt he beginning. The delicate flowers grew wild along the banks of the Messalonskee River where the founders sat and dreamed of Sigma Kappa. In June 1892, the violet was adopted as our National flower. The flower was thought to belong to the days of promises as is Sigma Kappa.

SYMBOLS

The dove was accepted as an official symbol of Sigma Kappa at the 1984 Convention and the heart was adopted at the 1998 Convention. Both symbols signify the love felt by members across the country.

INSIGNIA

The Pledge Pin is a Greek letter S shaped like a serpent, intertwined through a K. in 1920, this design was officially adopted as Sigma Kappa's pledge pin.

The earliest badge was of the design now used as our pledge pin. On March 7, 1894 the triangle badge was chosen with "unjeweled maroon enamel, if possible." Jeweled badges were approved at the 1915 Convention when the pearl was adopted as our National jewel. If the badge is unjeweled, it has a scroll edge.

The alumna pin was adopted in 1978. It is a small triangle pin of maroon enamel with the letters "SK" etched in gold. It is worn as a lapel pin by alumnae  who have gone through the Order of the Triangle Ceremony.

Fifty Year Member Pin - A gold Circle etched with SK is given to fifty-year members. It is worn encircling the triangle badge.

The Pearl Court Award Pin is a small gold staggered SK with a tiny pearl resting at the bottom right edge of the S. The pin is presented by alumnae chapters to one of their alumna members when they honor her with the Pearl Court Award for service to Sorority and Community