List of Approved Regalia Adornments

Members wearing the adornement have completed the training requierments and have earned
congressional nomination to ascession to the rank of 2Lt in the Air Force or Space Force of the United States. Academic Honor Stole Air Force Silver and Blue or Space Force Black and Silver with Associated Department of Defense logo.

More Information: http://www.k-state.edu/usaf/

Pre-Health National Honor Society: dedicated to the encouragement and recognition of excellence in preprofessional health. Honor cords are red and gray.

The Student Alumni Board is a group of 35 students who primary purpose is to promote K-State and create a link between the Alumni Association and past, present and future students. Honor cords are purple and silver.

Members wearing the adornment have completed the training requirements and have earned congressional nomination to ascession to the rank of 2Lt in the United States Army. Academic Honor Stole in Army Black and Gold with Associated Department of Defense logo.

More Information: https://www.k-state.edu/military-science/

To honor the students who took time to serve AGC as officers. Honor cords are braided red and white which are the AGC of America colors.

The Call Me MISTER (acronym for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models): Purple Silk Stole with K-State and CMM branding.

More information:

https://coe.ksu.edu/academics/pathways-to-teaching/call-me-mister/

https://www.facebook.com/TheCallMeMiSTER/

The Center for Risk Management Education & Research at Kansas State University seeks to enhance the understanding of economic risks inherent in our global society through world-class experiential education and research. Honor Cords are white and black; black represents business education/power prestige, white represents possibility.

Selected students play an important role in new student recruitment. They host prospective students and families, send correspondence, give tours, and answer questions. Honor Cords are Purple and White.

Selected students play an important role in new student recruitment. They host prospective students and families, send correspondence, give tours, and answer questions. White stole with purple letters

The Criminology Club is a student organization designed to allow criminology and criminology/criminal justice-interested students a chance to meet and interact with professionals from criminal justice fields.

Honor cords are midnight blue and gold. Midnight blue represents the color of criminal justice while gold is used to represent criminology.

German Honor Society: Honor Cords are red, black, and gold (colors of the German Flag).

More information: https://deltaphialpha.org/

First-Generation students; recognizing their achievements: Honor Cords (green).

More information: First-Gen

Future Teachers Honor Socitey: Honor Cords are KDP signature colors of green and purple and the tassels are purple with a KDP charm.

More information: https://www.kdp.org/home

Spring 2022 - Fall 2026

Human Sciences Honor Society: Honor Cords are double cream and burgundy.

More information: https://www.kon.org/

Spring 2022 - Fall 2026

Kente seeks to honor cultural heritage and recognize academic sucess and overcoming. Stole is hand woven silk, rayon, polyester or cotton incorporating a variety of shapes and patterns in some combination of black, red, green, blue and gold colors.

More information: https://www.sankofaedition.com/blogs/know-sankofa/what-is-a-kente-stole

Scholar Cords: Light Blue, Black, and White

The K-State & Wichita State Pathway to Nursing Program is a unique program that allows K-State students to earn a BS degree from K-State and a BSN from Wichita State, all on the Manhattan campus. Pin awarded to all students from Wichita State who have earned their BSN degree and presented to students the week of commencement. Pin: small gold pin

Recognition Tassel (rainbow).

More information: https://www.k-state.edu/lgbt/

Cords: Silver/Silver White

Recognize Engineering and Surveying students who pass the FE or FS exam. FE honor cords are red and silver with silver FE charm attached to tassel. FS honor cords are red and black with silver FS charm attached to tassel.

NCEES FE Image

NCEES FS Image

Liberal Arts & Sciences Honor Society: Honor cords are braided with tassels in blue and pink, the official colors of PBK.

More information: https://www.pbk.org/

Honor Cords: Blue and Gold, Honor Stole: Gold with blue greek lettering and logo, Medallion: Blue ribbon with hanging medallion.

More information: https://www.phikappaphistore.org/

Honor Cords

Honor Stole

Medallion

French Honor Society: Honor cords are blue, red, and white.

More information: https://www.pideltaphi.org/

Honor Cord: Red, Black, and Gold

Pre-Professional Advising Center provides guidance and programming to encourage students to prepare for a competitive application to professional program such as Medicine, Pharmacy, PT, PA, Dentistry, OT, Nursing, Veterinary Medicine, Law and more. Honor Cord: 70 inch white cord

Honor Cord: 70" Ligt Blue, representing the rich history and founding of veterinary medicine.

Recognize the integral role SAE has played in our college experience and the chapter's commitment to members and the commitment and service graduating students made to the chapter. Purple/White stole with SAE letters and crest.

Spanish Honor Society: Honor cords are red and yellow.

More information: https://sigmadeltapi.org/

Signify academic distinction in English studies. Honor cords with rich cardinal red and black double strand, 68" long, including 4" tassels.

Students who were involved in SGA for 2 years are eligible. Cord: purple, gold and white with gold more prominent. The cord embodies the SGA logo.

Student Veteran Honor Cord

Honor Cord: red, white, and blue

Military Affiliated Resource Center

Tau Beta Pi

Engineering Honor Society: Honor Cord (white and orange with charm); Stole (white with orange logo)

More information: https://www.tbp.org/home.cfm

Tri-Alpha

First-Generation Honorary Society: Honor Cord (navy blue and silver cord)

More information: Tri-Alpha Honorary Society

The State of Kansas has statute regarding the wearing of tribal regalia and objects of cultural significance. Kansas State University supports the wearing of these items for commencement.

University Designation

The University Honors Program (UHP) is an official program within the University that serves undergraduate students all across campus.

Graduating seniors who have completed a full year in UPC and maintained membership requirements (GPA, behavior, etc.) White stole with UPC logo