Template:Infobox fraternity/sandbox

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Purpose

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

Usage

{{{name}}}
{{{letters}}}
[[File:{{{coat of arms}}}|{{{image_size}}}|alt={{{alt}}}]] {{{caption}}}
Founded	{{{founded}}} {{{birthplace}}}
Type	{{{type}}}
Affiliation	{{{affiliation}}} and {{{affiliation2}}}
Status	{{{status}}}
Emphasis	{{{emphasis}}}
Scope	{{{scope}}}
Mission statement	{{{mission}}}
Vision statement	{{{vision}}}
Object	{{{object}}}
Motto	{{{motto}}}
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
Nickname	{{{nickname}}}
{{{free_label}}}	{{{free}}}
{{{free_label1}}}	{{{free1}}}
{{{free_label2}}}	{{{free2}}}
Headquarters	{{{address}}} {{{city}}}, {{{state}}} {{{ZIP code}}} {{{country}}} {{{coordinates}}}
Website	{{{website}}}
{{{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.

<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 = | mission = | vision = | object = | motto = | virtues = | pillars = | tenets = | slogan = | maxim = | tagline = | 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 = | charterdate = | chartercity = | chapters = | colonies = | kaleidoscopes = | 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

(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.

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

mission

The mission of the organization.

vision

The vision of the organization.

object

The fraternity's object, if one exists.

motto

The motto of the organization.

virtues

The virtues of the organization.

pillars

The pillars of the organization.

tenets

The tenets 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 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.

charterdate

The official charter date.

chartercity

The official charter date.

chapters

The number of chapters.

colonies

The number of colonies.

kaleidoscopes

The number of kaleidoscopes.

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.

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.

website

The URL of the official website in the format of {{URL|example.com|optional display text}}

footnotes

Footnotes.

status

Status - Active, Defunct or Merged

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[Edit template data]

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
mission	mission	no description	Unknown	optional
vision	vision	no description	Unknown	optional
object	object	no description	Unknown	optional
motto	motto mottos	no description	Unknown	optional
virtues	virtues	no description	Unknown	optional
pillars	pillars	no description	Unknown	optional
tenets	tenets	no description	Unknown	optional
slogan	slogan	no description	Unknown	optional
maxim	maxim	no description	Unknown	optional
tagline	tagline	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
charterdate	charterdate	no description	Unknown	optional
chartercity	chartercity	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
location	location	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

Tracking category

• Category:Pages using infobox fraternity with unknown parameters (0)
• Category:Pages using infobox fraternity with non-matching name (50)
• Category:Pages using infobox fraternity with missing type (0)

See also

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