Template:Infobox fraternity

{{{name}}}
{{{name}}}
{{{letters}}}
	[[File:{{{coat of arms}}}\|{{{image_size}}}\|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Founded	{{{founded}}}; {{{birthplace}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}}; {{{affiliation2}}};
Status	{{{status}}}
Emphasis	{{{emphasis}}}
Scope	{{{scope}}}
Motto	{{{motto}}}
Pillars	{{{pillars}}}
Slogan	{{{slogan}}}
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}}}
Chapters	{{{chapters}}}
Colonies	{{{colonies}}}
Members	{{{members}}} active; {{{lifetime}}} lifetime
Nickname	{{{nickname}}}
{{{free_label}}}	{{{free}}}
{{{free_label1}}}	{{{free1}}}
{{{free_label2}}}	{{{free2}}}
Headquarters	{{{address}}}; {{{city}}}, {{{state}}} {{{ZIP code}}}; {{{country}}}; {{{coordinates}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
	{{{footnotes}}}

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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.

<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext" style="overflow: auto;"> | name = | letters = | coat of arms = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | founded = | birthplace = | affiliation = | affiliation2 = | former_affiliation = | former_affiliation2 = | status = | type = | emphasis = | scope = | motto = | pillars = | slogan = | member badge = | pledge pin = | pledge name = | colony badge = | colony pledge pin = | colors = | symbol = | flag = | flower = | tree = | jewel = | mascot = | patron greek divinity = | patron roman divinity = | patron saint = | publication = | philanthropy = | chapters = | colonies = | members = | lifetime = | nickname = | free = | free_label = | free1 = | free_label1 = | free2 = | free_label2 = | address = | city = | state = | ZIP code = | country = | coordinates = | website = | footnotes = }} </syntaxhighlight>

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

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