Honor Society Cord Colors | College and University (2024)

Refer to the chart below for the registered cord colors ofacademic honor societies.

Honor Society		Cord Color
Alpha Beta Gamma	ΑBΓ	Sapphire Blue
Alpha Chi	ΑΧ	Emerald Green and Sapphire Blue
Alpha Epsilon	ΑΕ	Honor Gold or Blue and Green
Alpha Epsilon Delta	ΑΕΔ	Red and Violet
Alpha Epsilon Lambda	ΑΕΛ	Scarlet and Grey
Alpha Gamma Sigma	ΑΓΣ	Double Gold Cord
Alpha Kappa Delta	ΑΚΔ	Teal
Alpha Kappa Mu	ΑΚΜ	Royal Blue and White
Alpha Lambda Delta	ΑΛΔ	Red, Gold, and White
Alpha Mu Alpha	ΑΜΑ	Red
Alpha Mu Gamma	ΑΜΓ	Gold
Alpha Nu Sigma	ΑΝΣ	White
Alpha Phi Omega	ΑΦΩ	Royal Blue and Old Glory Gold
Alpha Phi Sigma	ΑΦΣ	Blue and Gold
Alpha Pi Mu	ΑΠΜ	White and Gold
Alpha Psi Omega	ΑΦΩ	Light Blue and Amber
Alpha Sigma Lambda	ΑΣΛ	Maroon/Burgundy and Gold
Alpha Sigma Mu	ΑΣΜ
Alpha Sigma Nu	ΑΣΝ
Beta Alpha Psi	ΒΑΨ	White with Society Seal
Beta Beta Beta	ΒΒΒ	Forest Green and Blood Red
Beta Gamma Sigma	ΒΓΣ	Gold Cord, Yale Blue Tassel, Gold Wrap and Yale Blue Cord, Gold Tassel, Yale Blue Wrap
Beta Kappa Chi	ΒΚΧ	Royal Blue
Beta Phi Mu	ΒΦΜ	Purple and White
Chi Epsilon	ΧΕ	Purple and White
Chi Sigma Iota	ΧΣΙ	Blue and White
Delta Epsilon Iota	ΔΕΙ	Royal Blue and Old Gold
Delta Epsilon Sigma	ΔΕΣ	Gold and Maroon
Delta Mu Delta	ΔΜΔ	Purple and Gold
Delta Phi Alpha	ΔΦΑ	Black, Red and Gold
Delta Sigma Rho-Tau Kappa Alpha	ΔΣΡ-ΤΚΑ
Delta Tau Alpha	ΔΤΑ	Hunter Green and Harvest Gold
Epsilon Pi Tau	ΕΠΤ	Blue, White and Gold
Eta Kappa Nu	ΗΚΝ	Gold Cord w/ Navy Blue and Scarlet Red Tassels
Eta Sigma Phi	ΗΣΦ	Gold and Purple Cords with Gold Tassels
Gamma Sigma Alpha	ΓΣΑ	Gold and Red
Gamma Sigma Epsilon	ΓΣΕ	Blue and White
Gamma Theta Upsilon	ΓΘY	Brown, Light Blue, and Gold
Golden Key International Honour Society		Royal Blue and Gold
Iota Iota Iota	ΙΙΙ	Lavender
Kappa Beta Delta	ΚΒΔ	Blue and Gold
Kappa Delta Pi	ΚΔΠ	Purple and Jade Green
Kappa Kappa Psi	ΚΚΨ	Blue and White
Kappa Lambda Chi	ΚΛΧ	Purple, Black, and Alt Grey
Kappa Mu Epsilon	KME	Pink and Gray
Kappa Omicron Nu	ΚΟΝ	Burgundy and Cream
Kappa Theta Epsilon	ΚΘΕ	Yellow and Purple
Kappa Tau Alpha	ΚΤΑ	Light Blue and Gold
Lambda Iota Tau	ΛΙΤ	Purple and Gold
Lambda Pi Eta	ΛΠH	Red, White, and Gold
Lambda Sigma	ΛΣ	Royal Blue Cord; Gold Cord
Mortar Board		Silver and Gold
Mu Kappa Tau	ΜΚΤ	Blue and Gold
National Residence Hall Honorary	NRHH	Blue and White
National Society of Collegiate Scholars		Burgundy and Gold
The Neutral Ground Society		Lavender
Nu Rho Psi	ΝΡΨ	Black and Gold
Omega Chi Epsilon	ΩΧΕ	Maroon and White
Omega Rho	ΩΡ	Blue and Red
Omicron Delta Epsilon	ΟΔΕ	Blue and Gold
Omicron Delta Kappa	ΟΔΚ	Sky Blue, White, and Black
Order of Omega		Solid Gold and Solid Ivory
Phi Alpha Delta	ΦΑΔ	Purple and Gold
Phi Beta Delta	ΦΒΔ	Red and Gold
Phi Beta Kappa	ΦΒΚ	Pink and Sky Blue
Phi Alpha Theta	ΦΑΘ	Madonna Red and Madonna Blue
Phi Delta Phi	ΦΔΦ	Red, Blue, and Gold
Phi Eta Sigma	ΦΗΣ	Gold and Black
Phi Kappa Phi	ΦΚΦ	Navy and Gold
Phi Lambda Upsilon	ΦΛΥ	Blue, Pink
Phi Sigma	ΦΣ	Yellow, Green, and White
Phi Sigma Theta	ΦΣΘ	Gold, Green and Purple
Phi Sigma Iota	ΦΣΙ	Gold
Phi Sigma Tau	ΦΣΤ	White and Purple
Phi Theta Kappa	ΦΘΚ	Blue and Gold
Phi Upsilon Omicron	ΦΥΟ	Yellow, White, and Purple
Pi Alpha Alpha	ΠΑΑ	Light Blue and Yellow
Pi Alpha Xi	ΠΑΞ	Cerulean blue and Nile green
Pi Delta Phi	ΠΔΦ	Red, White, and Blue
Pi Gamma Mu	ΠΓΜ	Royal Blue and White
Pi Kappa Lambda	ΠΚΛ	Gold and White
Pi Mu Epsilon	ΠΜΕ	Gold, Purple and Lilac
Pi Omega Pi	ΠΩΠ	Silver, Royal Blue, and Gold
Pi Sigma Alpha	ΠΣΑ	Red, White, and Black
Pi Sigma Epsilon	ΠΣΕ	Gold and Royal Purple
Pi Tau Sigma	ΠΤΣ	Red and Blue
Pi Theta Epsilon	ΠΘΕ	Navy and Gold
Psi Beta	ΨΒ	Royal Blue and Gold
Psi Chi	ΨΧ	Platinum and Dark Blue
Rho Chi	ΡΧ	Royal Purple and White
Rho Theta Sigma	ΡΘΣ
SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society		Red, White, and Royal Blue
Sigma Beta Delta	ΣΒΔ	Hunter Green and Gold
Sigma Alpha Lambda	ΣΑΛ	Navy, Black, and Gold
Sigma Alpha Pi	ΣΑΠ	Platinum and Black
Sigma Delta Pi	ΣΔΠ	Red and Gold
Sigma Lambda Alpha	ΣΛΑ	Gold and Green
Sigma Lambda Chi	ΣΛΧ	Green and Gold
Sigma Pi Sigma	ΣΠΣ	Forest Green and Ivory
Sigma Tau Delta	ΣΤΔ	Cardinal and Black
Sigma Theta Tau	ΣΘΤ	Orchid and White
Sigma Xi	ΣΞ	Silver and Blue
Tau Alpha Pi	ΤΑΠ	Green and Gold
Tau Beta Pi	ΤΒΠ	Orange and White
Tau Beta Sigma	ΤΒΣ	White and Blue
Tau Sigma	ΤΣ	Red and Gold
Tau Sigma Delta	ΤΣΔ	White and Gold
Theta Alpha Kappa	ΘAK	Scarlet
Upsilon Pi Epsilon	ΥΠΕ	Maroon and White

Excellence In	Honor Society	Color
Academics	National Honor Society	Solid Gold and Solid Royal Double Cord or Solid Gold Cord
Fine Arts	National Art Honor Society	Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple
English	National English Honor Society	Blue and Gold
French	French National Honor Society	Red, White, and Blue
German	German National Honor Society	Black, Red and Gold
Latin	National Latin Honor Society	Purple and Silver
Japanese	Japanese National Honor Society	Red and White
Math	Mu Alpha Theta	Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, and Purple
Music	Tri-M Music Honor Society	Pink
Physics	Florin High Physics Club (Sacramento, CA)	Red and Black
Science	Science National Honor Society	Green and Purple
Social Studies	Rho Kappa National Social Studies Honor Society	Blue and White
Speech and Debate	National Speech Debate Association	Red and Grey
Spanish	Spanish National Honor Society	Gold and Red
Theater	International Thespian Society	Blue and Gold, Red
Technology	Technology Student Association	Red, Silver, and Blue
Eagle Scout	National Eagle Scout Association	Red, White, and Blue
Career and Technical Education	National Technical Honor Society	Purple and White

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Purple Cords: Commonly used to denote honors in fields such as law or theology. Silver Cords: May signify volunteer service or significant community engagement. Pink Cords: Often represent accomplishments in music or the arts. Orange Cords: Typically represent achievements or distinctions in the field of engineering.

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What do the different color cords mean in college? ›

Cumulative GPA	Honor Distinction
3.90 - 4.00	Summa Cum Laude, Gold Cord
3.80 - 3.89	Magna Cum Laude, Lavender Cord
3.65 - 3.79	Cum Laude, White Cord

What do double honor cords mean? ›

Double Honor Cords are used for a variety of different designations at graduation. For example, they can be used to designate that someone is graduating with honors or high honors in the case of cum laude, summa cum laude, and magna cum laude.

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What does a pink graduation cord mean? ›

Through often associated with excellence in the fine arts, the pink honor cord may also represent academic honors in medicine, mathematics, and chemistry. Pink graduation ropes are also used by several academic honor societies, including the Music Honor Society.

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What is a black cord at graduation? ›

As a symbol of leadership and strength, the black honor cord is worn by scholars across the nation, and the world. Many academic honor societies use black graduation ropes to signify membership, or excellence within their designated field.

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Silver - Indicates participation in community service and symbolizes hope and kindness. Purple - Indicates excellence in a career in technical education. Red - Students involved in many organizations or student government. Gold - Symbolizes high honors and or a high GPA.

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White graduation ropes represent special achievement in almost any area, even extracurricular activities and community service. Make sure your students are rewarded for their special talents and excellence, and order your white cords from Honors Graduation today.

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What do yellow cords mean at college graduation? ›

Used by such prestigious academic honor societies as Kappa Theta Epsilon and Phi Sigma, the yellow graduation cord is most often used to represent excellence in the biological sciences, in both public and academic administration, and in general education and growth.

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What does 2 cords mean for graduation? ›

If you notice a pair of honor cords at the university in the school's color, it indicates that the student has graduated with honors. A single pair represents cum laude and a couple of pairs represent magna cum laude. Three pairs is an indication of summa cum laude.

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What do the different color graduation belts mean? ›

Light Blue: Education. Pink: Music. Purple: Law. Yellow: Science and Mathematics. Dark Blue: Philosophy and Political Science.

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Graduation Cords

Top 10% Cum Laude (Praise) silver cord.
Top 5% Magna Cum Laude (Great Honor) maroon cord.
Top 2% Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honor) silver and maroon cord.
National Honor Society - White and Light Blue cord/stole.
National Merit Scholars - Commended - White cord.

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What color is the student government cord? ›

ASGA honor cords can be a royal blue and red double cord. Other ways to show achievement for student government leaders are Honor Stoles or Sashes, or Medallions. In addition to Royal Blue and Red Graduation Honor Cords, we also carry both royal blue graduation sashes, and red stoles.

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