The following regalia are awarded to graduates by their academic program, honor societies, activities, and other groups, based on membership and/or achievement. Specific information about how to obtain a particular cord will be communicated to eligible students in April. If you have not received information by the end of April, please reach out to the following individuals/offices.
Email commencement@salemstate.edu or call 978.542.GRAD (4723) with general questions.
Cords
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Cord |
Contact |
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Orange: Viking Strong (pandemic resilience) Awarded at commencement ceremony |
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Green: philanthropy, donating to the class gift |
Advancement Wendy Davison wdavison@salemstate.edu |
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Deep purple: Summer Bridge Academy |
Center for Academic Excellence |
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Rainbow: pride |
Center for Justice and Liberation |
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Silver: first generation student |
First Year Experience |
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Kelly green and blue: O TEAM/Moving Forward, Giving Back Day of Service |
First Year Experience |
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Orange and white: STEP program |
First Year Experience |
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Multi-colored: departmental honors |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
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Brown, Bright Gold, Silver: Educator Scholars of Color program |
McKeown School of Education |
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Drab: Bertolon School of Business master's candidate (awarded at commencement ceremony) |
Registrar's Office |
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White: College of Arts and Sciences master's candidate (awarded at commencement ceremony) |
Registrar's Office |
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Citron: Maguire Meservey College of Health and Human Services master's candidate (awarded at commencement ceremony) |
Registrar's Office |
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Light blue: McKeown School of Education master's candidate (awarded at commencement ceremony) |
Registrar's Office |
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Gold: honors (cum laude): awarded to undergraduates (cumulative GPA 3.300 – 3.599) at commencement ceremony check-in only |
Registrar's Office |
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White: honors (magna cum laude): awarded to undergraduates (cumulative GPA 3.600 – 3.849) at commencement ceremony check-in only |
Registrar's Office |
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Red: honors (summa cum laude): awarded to undergraduates (cumulative GPA 3.850 – 4.000) at commencement ceremony check-in only |
Registrar's Office |
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Blue and orange: Residence Life staff |
Residence Life |
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Red, black and white: TRIO |
TRIO Support Services Kevin Linton klinton@salemstate.edu |
Stoles
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Student athletes: orange |
Athletics |
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Black Student Union: burgundy with gold trim and white lettering |
Center for Justice and Liberation |
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ALANA: Asian, Latinx, African-American, Native American students - Latinx: red/blue/white |
Center for Justice and Liberation |
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International student or study abroad: light blue |
Center for International Education |
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SGA: blue with orange SGA logo |
Student Involvement and Operations |
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Theta Phi Alpha: blue with gold lettering |
Student Involvement and Operations |
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Phi Sigma Sigma: white with gold lettering |
Student Involvement and Operations |
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Veterans: white with red and blue trim |
Veterans' Affairs |
Honor Societies
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Organization |
Department |
Advisor |
Item |
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Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha) |
First Year Experience |
Mathew Chetnik |
Blue and silver cords |
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Alpha Kappa Delta |
Sociology |
Sara Moore |
Teal cord |
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Alpha Lambda Delta |
First Year Experience |
Mathew Chetnik |
Red and gold cords |
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Alpha Phi Sigma |
Criminal Justice |
Joseph Gustafson jgustafson@salemstate.edu |
Gold stole with blue lettering; |
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Honors Program |
Honors |
Scott Nowka honors@salemstate.edu |
Gold stole with the word “honor” embroidered on one side; a bronze medallion that says “Commonwealth Honors Scholar” with a blue and orange lanyard; (for some) a bronze medallion indicating a high GPA with a blue and orange lanyard |
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Lambda Pi Eta |
Media and Communication |
Cindy Vincent |
Gold cord, red stole (for sale) |
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Phi Epsilon Kappa |
Sport and Movement Science |
Jennifer El-Sherif |
Black and gold cords |
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Phi Sigma Iota |
World Languages and Cultures |
Kristine Doll/Anna Rocca |
Pins and certificates awarded; students can purchase cords and sashes from Phi Sigma website (white and purple) |
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Pi Mu Epsilon |
Math |
Kathi Crow |
Gold and purple cord |
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Sigma Theta Tau |
Nursing |
Shawna Farnsworth |
Purple cord |
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Sigma Tau Delta |
English |
Scott Nowka snowka@salemstate.edu |
Black and red cord |
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Phi Alpha |
Social Work |
Jeff Driskell |
Citron cord |
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UPE |
Computer Science |
Bo Hatfield |
Emblems |
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National Student Leadership Society |
Student Involvement and Operations |
Student Involvement and Operations |
Available through NSLS website if students wish to order |
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Chi Alpha Sigma |
Athletics |
Nicolle Wood |
Black lanyard and gold medallion |
Regalia from the Bookstore (hoods, cords, tassels)
Colored Hoods Worn by Masters’ Candidates Designate Degree Received
Apricot – Master of Science in Nursing
Blue – Master of Education, Master of Arts in Teaching
Citron – Master of Social Work
Drab – Master of Business Administration
Gold – Master of Science
Teal – Master of Science, Occupational Therapy
White – Master of Arts
Braided Cords Worn by Masters’ Candidates Designate Graduates’ College/School
White – College of Arts and Sciences
Citron – Maguire Meservey College of Health and Human Services
Drab – Bertolon School of Business
Blue – School of Education
Colored Tassels on Graduates’ Caps Designate Degree Received
Apricot – Nursing
Blue and Green – Geography
Brown – Dance
Brown and Orange – Liberal Studies
Citron – Social Work
Copper – Economics
Dark Blue – Social Science (Criminal Justice, Fire Science, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology)
Drab – Business Administration
Golden Yellow – Science (Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geological Science, Mathematics)
Light Blue – Education
Multi-colored – Interdisciplinary Studies
Orange – Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
Pink – Music
Sage Green – Athletic Training, Healthcare Studies, and Sport and Movement Science
Silver Grey – Theatre Arts
Teal – Occupational Health Studies
White – Art, Communications, English, Spanish, and World Languages and Cultures
White/Sage Green – Spanish/Healthcare Studies