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Title |
Fraternity Pin, c. 1964-1968 |
Object Name |
Pin, Fraternal |
Description |
Fraternity Pin, c. 1964-1968. Football-shaped pin with ribbons attached. The pin is gold with a blue-black shape in its center that follows the shape of the pin; in the middle of this blue-black shape are the letters Alpha (A), Xi (three horizontal lines), and Delta (triangle) in gold. The back of the pin has a safety clasp. Knotted around this clasp and extending about an inch to either side are two ribbons, one navy blue with a ribbed texture, one light yellow and satiny. |
Date |
c. 1964-1968 |
Catalog Number |
2017.008.043.8 |
Dimensions |
H-0.375 W-2.75 D-0.5 inches |
Collection |
3D - Personal Symbols |
Inscription Text |
"A [xi] [delta]" (gold letters, on pin) |
Provenance |
Most likely from San Fernando Valley State College (now CSU Northridge), which JoAnn Semones attended. She graduated in 1968 with a BA in journalism. |
Notes |
Alpha Xi Delta is a sorority founded in 1893 with chapters throughout the country; the CSU Northridge chapter was founded 1964. This pin is a new member pin. [http://csunorthridge.alphaxidelta.org/symbols-and-insignia and http://csunorthridge.alphaxidelta.org/chapter-history 12/29/2017] |
Search Terms |
Colleges Education Fraternal Organization Pin Pins Semones, JoAnn Students |
Subjects |
Colleges Education Fraternal organizations Fraternities & sororities Insignia Student organizations Students Universities & colleges |
People |
Semones, JoAnn |
Credit line |
JoAnn Semones - Julia Barrow Collection |