Template:Infobox fraternity/doc

Purpose

{{Infobox fraternity}} – An infobox for sorority and fraternity articles.

Usage

{{{name}}}
{{{letters}}}
[[File:{{{coat of arms}}}|frameless]]
Founded	{{{founded}}} {{{birthplace}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Emphasis	{{{emphasis}}}
Scope	{{{scope}}}
Mission statement	{{{mission}}}
Vision statement	{{{vision}}}
Object	{{{object}}}
Motto	{{{motto}}}
Mottos	{{{mottos}}}
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
{{{free_label}}}	{{{free}}}
Headquarters	{{{location}}} {{{coor}}}
Website	{{{homepage}}}
{{{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.

{{Infobox fraternity
| letters       =
| name          =
| coat of arms  = (use only "image name" with no other code)
| image_size    = (optional, defaults to 220px if unused)
| alt           = (optional)
| caption       = 
| founded       = (use {{Start date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}} for active groups)
| birthplace    = (use [[ and ]] around the school)
| type          =
| emphasis      =
| scope         =
| mission       =
| vision        =
| motto         =
| virtues       =
| pillars       =
| slogan        =
| maxim         =
| tagline       =
| member badge  =
| 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  =
| colony pledge pin =
| colors        = (use [[ and ]] around the colors)
| symbol        = (use [[ and ]] around the symbol)
| flag          =
| flower        = (use [[ and ]] around the flower)
| tree          =
| jewel         =
| mascot        =
| patron greek divinity =
| patron roman divinity =
| patron saint =
| publication   =
| philanthropy  =
| charterdate   =
| chartercity   =
| chapters      = Number of chapters
| colonies      = Number of colonies
| members       =
| lifetime      =
| object        =
| nickname      =
| free          =
| address       =
| city          =
| state         =
| ZIP code      = (or postal code)
| country       =
| website       = ( or homepage =)
| footnotes     =
}}

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

letters *

The letters of the fraternity or sorority if applicable. Use Greek letters when possible. (Example, ΑΒΓ)

name *

The official name in English, omitting Fraternity, Inc. or Sorority, Inc.

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.

1. Groups in the Social Fraternities section and Social Sorority section shall both be listed as Social.
2. 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.

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.

mission

The mission of the organization.

vision

The vision of the organization.

motto

The motto 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 [[ and ]] around each colors.

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.

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.

object

The fraternity's object, if one exists.

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.

homepage

The URL of the official homepage.

footnotes

Footnotes.

virtues

The virtues of the organization.

pillars

The pillars 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

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.

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox fraternity with unknown parameters (0)