Template:Infobox fraternity

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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.

| 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.-->
| motto         = <!-- or | mottos = -->
| pillars       = 
| slogan        = 
| 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  = 
| 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: charter place(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
status: Status - Active, Defunct or Merged
motto: The motto of the organization.
pillars: The pillars or principles of the organization.
slogan: The slogan or maxim 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.
chapters: The number of active chapters.
colonies: The number of active colonies.
members: The total number of active members.
lifetime: The number of lifetime members.
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, not abbreviated
ZIP code: The ZIP code of the national headquarters (also postal code)
country: The country in which the national headquarters are located, not abbreviated.
website: The URL of the official website in the format of {{URL|example.com|optional display text}}
footnotes: Footnotes.

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 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

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

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox fraternity in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox fraternity

No description.

Template parameters[]
This template prefers block formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
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
motto	`motto` `mottos`	no description	Unknown	optional
pillars	`pillars`	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
chapters	`chapters`	no description	Unknown	optional
colonies	`colonies`	no description	Unknown	optional
kaleidoscopes	`kaleidoscopes`	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
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

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