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Purpose
{{Infobox fraternity}} – An infobox for sorority and fraternity articles.
Usage
{{{name}}} | |
---|---|
{{{letters}}} | |
[[File:{{{coat of arms}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}} | |
Founded | {{{founded}}} {{{birthplace}}} |
Type | {{{type}}} |
Affiliation |
|
Status | {{{status}}} |
Emphasis | {{{emphasis}}} |
Scope | {{{scope}}} |
Mission statement | {{{mission}}} |
Vision statement | {{{vision}}} |
Object | {{{object}}} |
Motto | {{{motto}}} |
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 |
Nickname | {{{nickname}}} |
{{{free_label}}} | {{{free}}} |
{{{free_label1}}} | {{{free1}}} |
{{{free_label2}}} | {{{free2}}} |
Headquarters | {{{address}}} {{{city}}}, {{{state}}} {{{ZIP code}}} {{{country}}} {{{coordinates}}} |
Website | {{{website}}} |
{{{footnotes}}} |
Copy a blank version to use. Below is the expanded description of syntax usage. Please take note of the type and emphasis syntax below.
| name =
| letters =
| coat of arms = <!-- use only "image name" with no other code -->
| image_size = <!-- defaults to 220px -->
| alt =
| caption =
| founded = <!-- use {{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}} -->
| birthplace = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the school -->
| affiliation = <!-- Link to any of: ACHS, CIPFI, FFC, HSC, NALFO, NAPA, NMGC, NPHC, NPC, NIC, PFA, or UCCFS (just use initials) "Independent" also appropriate-->
| affiliation2 = <!-- (If needed) links any of ACHS, CIPFI, FFC, HSC, NALFO, NAPA, NMGC, NPHC, NPC, NIC, PFA, or UCCFS (just use initials) -->
| former_affiliation = <!-- Link to any of: ACHS, AES, CIPFI, FFC, HSC, NALFO, NAPA, NMGC, NPHC, NPC, NIC, PFA, PIC, PPA or UCCFS (just use initials) -->
| former_affiliation2 = <!-- (If needed) links any of ACHS, AES, CIPFI, FFC, HSC, NALFO, NAPA, NMGC, NPHC, NPC, NIC, PFA, PIC, PPA or UCCFS (just use initials) -->
| status = <!-- use Active, Defunct or Merged, regarding the entire organization. -->
| type = <!-- Broad categories: Social (for Social or Academic), Professional, Honor, Multicultural, or Service are the main five.-->
| emphasis = <!-- Typically used for Honor or Professional groups, to clarify area of focus.-->
| scope = <!-- Used to note geographic footprint, including Local, Regional, National or International.-->
| mission =
| vision =
| object = <!-- typically unused -->
| motto = <!-- or | mottos = -->
| virtues = <!-- Pillars is the preferred field -->
| pillars =
| slogan = <!-- Tagline is the preferred field -->
| maxim = <!-- Tagline is the preferred field -->
| tagline =
| member badge = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the badge file name -->
| 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 = <!-- typically unused -->
| colony pledge pin = <!-- typically unused -->
| colors = <!-- standard syntax for a color notation is "{{color box|#FF0000}} [[Red]]". No border, no text on the color swatch. -->
| symbol = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the symbol -->
| flag = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the flag file name -->
| flower = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the flower -->
| tree = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the tree -->
| jewel = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the jewel -->
| mascot =
| patron greek divinity =
| patron roman divinity =
| patron saint =
| publication = <!-- Place in italics -->
| philanthropy =
| charterdate = <!-- typically unused -->
| chartercity = <!-- typically unused -->
| chapters = <!-- number of chapters -->
| colonies = <!-- number of colonies -->
| members = <!-- estimate of typical annual membership -->
| lifetime = <!-- approximate number of total initiates -->
| nickname = <!-- or | nicknames = -->
| free =
| free_label =
| free1 =
| free_label1 =
| free2 =
| free_label2 =
| address =
| city =
| state = <!-- or | province = -->
| ZIP code = <!-- or | postal code = -->
| country = <!-- Do not link major countries nor flags -->
| coordinates = <!-- Typically unused.-->
| website = <!-- or | homepage = -->
| footnotes = <!-- typically unused, as infobox fields summarize information from body text, which has refs. -->
}}
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
- name *
- The official name in English, omitting Fraternity, Inc. or Sorority, Inc.
- letters *
- The letters of the fraternity or sorority if applicable. Use Greek letters when possible. (Example, ΑΒΓ)
- coat of arms
- The image of the organization's coat of arms. 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). crest can be used in place of coat of arms.
- 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.
- affiliation
- This field may contain any of ACHS, CIPFI, FFC, NALFO, NAPA, NMGC, NPHC, NPC, NIC, PFA or UCCFS, which will be linked, or other text which will not be
- former_affiliation
- This field may contain any of ACHS, AES, CIPFI, FFC, NALFO, NAPA, NMGC, NPHC, NPC, NIC, PIC, PFA, PPA or UCCFS, which will be linked, or other text which will not be
- 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 (geographic): local, regional, national, or international
- mission
- The mission of the organization.
- vision
- The vision of the organization.
- object
- The fraternity's object, if one exists.
- motto
- The motto of the organization.
- virtues
- The virtues of the organization.
- pillars
- The pillars 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 a color box (such as {{color box|#FF0000}} ) and Wikilinks for the name of each color, where known.
- 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.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- ZIP code
- The ZIP code of the national headquarters (also postal code)
- country
- The country in which the national headquarters are located.
- website
- The URL of the official website in the format of
{{URL|example.com|optional display text}}
- footnotes
- Footnotes.
- status
- Status - Active, Defunct or Merged
Microformat
- 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 of this microformat include:
- adr
- agent
- category
- country-name
- extended-address
- fn
- geo
- label
- latitude
- locality
- longitude
- nickname
- note
- org
- region
- street-address
- url
- vcard
nor collapse nested elements which use them.
TemplateData
TemplateData for Infobox fraternity
No description.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
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name | name | no description | Unknown | optional |
letters | letters | no description | Unknown | optional |
coat of arms | coat of arms | no description | Unknown | optional |
crest | crest | no description | Unknown | optional |
image_size | image_size | no description | Unknown | optional |
alt | alt | no description | Unknown | optional |
caption | caption | no description | Unknown | optional |
founded | founded | no description | Unknown | optional |
birthplace | birthplace | no description | Unknown | optional |
type | type | no description | Unknown | optional |
affiliation | affiliation | no description | Unknown | optional |
affiliation2 | affiliation2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
emphasis | emphasis | no description | Unknown | optional |
scope | scope | no description | Unknown | optional |
mission | mission | no description | Unknown | optional |
vision | vision | no description | Unknown | optional |
object | object | no description | Unknown | optional |
motto | motto mottos | no description | Unknown | optional |
virtues | virtues | no description | Unknown | optional |
pillars | pillars | no description | Unknown | optional |
slogan | slogan | no description | Unknown | optional |
maxim | maxim | no description | Unknown | optional |
tagline | tagline | no description | Unknown | optional |
member badge | member badge | no description | Unknown | optional |
pledge name | pledge name | no description | Unknown | optional |
pledge pin | pledge pin | no description | Unknown | optional |
colony badge | colony badge | no description | Unknown | optional |
colony pledge pin | colony pledge pin | no description | Unknown | optional |
colors | colors | no description | Unknown | optional |
symbol | symbol | no description | Unknown | optional |
flag | flag | no description | Unknown | optional |
flower | flower | no description | Unknown | optional |
tree | tree | no description | Unknown | optional |
jewel | jewel | no description | Unknown | optional |
mascot | mascot | no description | Unknown | optional |
patron greek divinity | patron greek divinity | no description | Unknown | optional |
patron roman divinity | patron roman divinity | no description | Unknown | optional |
patron saint | patron saint | no description | Unknown | optional |
publication | publication | no description | Unknown | optional |
philanthropy | philanthropy | no description | Unknown | optional |
charterdate | charterdate | no description | Unknown | optional |
chartercity | chartercity | no description | Unknown | optional |
chapters | chapters | no description | Unknown | optional |
colonies | colonies | no description | Unknown | optional |
members | members | no description | Unknown | optional |
lifetime | lifetime | no description | Unknown | optional |
nickname | nickname nicknames | no description | Unknown | optional |
free_label | free_label | no description | Unknown | optional |
free | free | no description | Unknown | optional |
free_label1 | free_label1 | no description | Unknown | optional |
free1 | free1 | no description | Unknown | optional |
free2 | free2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
free_label2 | free_label2 | no description | Unknown | optional |
location | location | no description | Unknown | optional |
address | address | no description | Unknown | optional |
city | city | no description | Unknown | optional |
state | state | no description | Unknown | optional |
province | province | no description | Unknown | optional |
ZIP code | ZIP code | no description | Unknown | optional |
postal code | postal code | no description | Unknown | optional |
country | country | no description | Unknown | optional |
coordinates | coordinates coor | no description | Unknown | optional |
website | website homepage | no description | Unknown | optional |
footnotes | footnotes | no description | Unknown | optional |
status | status | no description | Unknown | optional |
Tracking category
- Category:Pages using infobox fraternity with unknown parameters (0)
- Category:Pages using infobox fraternity with non-matching name (3)
- Category:Pages using infobox fraternity with missing type (1)