Commencement Accessories

Western Michigan University acknowledges that commencement accessories worn with a graduation gown signify milestones of success during a student’s studies. WMU salutes graduates wearing cords, medals, pins, stoles and sashes. 

cords

• Alpha Delta Sigma—Red and white
• Alpha Eta Rho—Red, black and gold
• Alpha Kappa Delta—Gold
• Alpha Kappa Mu—Blue and white
• Alpha Lambda Delta—Red, white and gold
• Alpha Phi Omega—Royal blue and gold
• Alpha Phi Sigma—Royal blue and gold
• Aviation Student Council—Gold and green
• Beta Alpha Psi—Black and red
• Beta Gamma Sigma—Blue and gold
• Chi Sigma Iota—Blue and white
• Delta Alpha Pi—Royal blue and gold
• Eta Kappa Nu—Gold with red tassels
• Eta Sigma Gamma—Green and gold
• Food Marketing Association Executive Board--Red
• Gamma Theta Upsilon—Gold, turquoise and brown
• Globally Engaged—Black, gold and white
• Golden Key—Royal blue and gold
• Iota Iota Iota—Lavender
• Kappa Delta Pi—Purple and green
• Kappa Omicron Nu—Cream and burgundy
• Lambda Pi Eta—Red and white
• Lavender Ceremony Graduate—Lavender 
• Lee Honors College—Brown and gold
• Nonprofit Leadership Student Association—Purple and white
• Order of Omega—Gold and white
• Phi Alpha—Gold
• Phi Alpha Theta—Red and white
• Phi Beta Kappa—Blue and pink
• Phi Chi Theta—Purple and gold
• Phi Epsilon Kappa—Black and gold
• Phi Kappa Phi—Navy and gold
• Phi Sigma Pi—Purple and gold
• Phi Theta Kappa—Royal blue and gold
• Pi Alpha Alpha—Light blue and yellow
• Pi Delta Phi—Blue, white and red
• Pi Kappa Lambda—Gold and white
• Pi Mu Epsilon—Gold, purple and lilac
• Pi Sigma Alpha—Gold
• Psi Chi—Navy and silver
• Sigma Tau Delta—Red or red and black
• Sigma Theta Tau—Orchid and white
• Student Dietetic Association—Green
• Tau Alpha Pi—Green and gold
• Tau Beta Pi—Orange and white
• Tau Sigma—Maroon and gold
• TRiO FESP—Red and black
• TRiO SSP—Red and black
• Veterans—Red, white and blue
• University Honors (Cum Laude, Magna Cum Laude, Summa Cum Laude)—Gold

Medals and medallions

• Epsilon Mu Eta
• Foundation Scholars
• Medallion Scholars
• Phi Kappa Phi
• Phi Beta Kappa

Pins

• Alpha Kappa Delta
• College of Aviation Wings
• Dobro Slovo
• Matriculation Ceremony
• WMU Bronson School of Nursing

Stoles and sashes

• Alpha Pi Mu
• Financial Management Association International
• HCOB Student Leadership Advisory Board
• National Student Speech Language Hearing Association
• Kappa Kappa Psi
• Seita Scholars
• University Innovation Fellows