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Coat of Arms for Tau Kappa Epsilon

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Present Day

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The crest of the social fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon is very interesting. This is because Tau Kappa Epsilon can be identified by this simple symbol. Over the years of the social fraternity there have been several coat of arms that have been the official coat of arms in the fraternity Tau Kappa Epsilon. The National headquarters have changed it from one thing to the other for twenty-three years. The current Coat of arms has been the official one since 1926. Page text.[1]

Coat of Arms
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center|160px|The official coat of arms of Tau Kappa Epsilon
Founded1926 - present (1926 - present)

Colors and Meaning

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The colors on the crest are gray an d cherry the official colors of the Fraternity. Their are a lot of meanings and secrets that go along with this secret crest. In order to know what they all are you would have to become a member of the fraternity. The skull of death has a meaning as well as the greek letters at the bottom on the crest.Page text.[2]

History of the Coat of Arms

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Over the years their have been a total of four different crests that the fraternity has gone through. May have different meanings and and all have similar secrets that go along with them.

Alpha Crest
Founded1903 - 1913 (1903 - 1913)
Minchin Coat of Arms
Founded1913 - 1924 (1913 - 1924)
Bastard Crest
Founded1924 - 1926 (1924 - 1926)

The Designers

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The people who created the present day coat of arms are Dr. Carlton B. Pierce and Ms. Emily Butterfield. Ms. Emily Butterfield has created a ton of present day coat of arms for many social fraternities and sororities.

Sororities Include

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Fraternities include

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References

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