Editing Alpha Omicron Pi (section)

== Symbols ==
Members of the fraternity wear three different pins depending on membership status. New members who have not been initiated wear a gold [[Sheaf (agriculture)|sheaf of wheat]] pin (the sheaf itself being the official symbol of the fraternity) bound by a ribbon bearing the letters '''{{lang|grc|ΑΟΠ}}''', symbolizing individuals bound together by friendship.<ref name=":04" /> After initiation, members may wear the membership badge, featuring the Greek letters '''{{lang|grc|ΑΟΠ}}''', stacked on a narrow gold bar, with the '''{{lang|grc|Ο}}''' surrounded in pearls and a ruby at the apex of the '''{{lang|grc|Π}}'''.<ref name=":04" /> When the fraternity establishes a new charter, the founding members wear gold rose charter member pins which symbolize new growth.<ref name=":1" />

Alpha Omicron Pi has one official color, [[Cardinal (color)|cardinal]].<ref name=":04" /> Its official flower is the [[Rosa 'Général Jacqueminot'|'Général Jacqueminot']], or Jacqueminot rose.<ref name=":04" /> Alternatively, a deep red rose may be used.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.alphaomicronpi.org/about/|title=AOII Believes in a Fraternal Culture {{!}} Alpha Omicron Pi|work=Alpha Omicron Pi|access-date=2018-08-27|language=en-US}}</ref>

The fraternity's official jewel is the [[ruby]], while its mascot is the [[giant panda]], which the fraternity unofficially adopted in 1976 but made official in 2017.<ref name=":1" /> The mascot is the panda due to their friendliness and having no natural enemies.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ohio.edu/orgs/aoii/aboutus.html#:~:text=The%20panda%2C%20although%20it%20isn,has%20no%20natural%20born%20enemies.&text=Alpha%20Omicron%20Pi%20has%20only,A%22%20on%20the%20member%27s%20badge. | title=Alpha Omicron Pi - History }}</ref> Its publication is ''To Dragma''.<ref name=":04" />