The official badge of Alpha Phi is a monogram of gold showing the symbol of Alpha superimposed upon the symbol of Phi with the letters a, o, e inscribed in black. The meaning of these letters is reserved for the initiation ceremony. Alpha Phi was the first women’s organization to use Greek letters as an emblem.
Today, special honor badges, replicas of the lazy Phi pin, are worn by international officers, Educational Leadership Consultants and presidents of collegiate chapters while they serve as president.
Today, special honor badges, replicas of the lazy Phi pin, are worn by international officers, Educational Leadership Consultants and presidents of collegiate chapters while they serve as president.
Today, special honor badges, replicas of the lazy Phi pin, are worn by international officers, Educational Leadership Consultants and presidents of collegiate chapters while they serve as president.
The Fraternity Crest is the Alpha Phi coat-of-arms, adopted by Convention delegates in 1922. The shield is Bordeaux with a scroll inscribed with the public motto, "Union hand in hand," and ivy leaf above it. A bar of silver crosses the shield from left to right; the upper half of the shield contains a Roman lamp in silver and the lower half, Ursa Major. The meaning of the symbols is a significant part of the ritual witnessed at initiation.
Alpha Phi’s original colors were blue and gold. In 1879, noting that a fraternity had colors too similar to hers, Alpha Phi adopted the more distinctive colors of silver and Bordeaux.
The flowers of Alpha Phi are the fragrant lily of the valley and the blue and gold forget-me-not.
The mascot of Alpha Phi, the “Phi Bear,” is named after Ursa Major, the Great Bear, and was adopted in 1974.