Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (1879)/College colors

by William Raimond Baird

• Violet. — New York University.
• Blue. — Yale.
• Green. — Dartmouth.
• Scarlet. — Rutgers.
• Crimson. — Harvard.
• Brown. — Brown.
• Purple. — Williams.
• White. — Bowdoin.
• Lavender. — Wesleyan.
• Pink. — Hamilton.
• Garnet. — Union.
• Pink. — Chicago University.
• Mauve. — Kenyon.
• Gray. — Colby.
• White and Blue. — Columbia.
• White and Blue. — Franklin and Marshall.
• White and Green. — Trinity.
• White and Purple. — Amherst.
• White and Maroon. — Massachusetts Agricultural College.
• White and Maroon. — Lafayette.
• White and Red. — Cornell.
• White and Scarlet. — Boston University.
• White and Red (Rose). — Dickinson.
• White and Red. — Monmouth.
• Blue and Pink. — Syracuse University.
• Blue and Gray. — Rochester University.
• Blue and Maize. — Michigan University.
• Blue and Gold. — California University.
• Blue and Brown. — Tufts College.
• Blue and Reel. — Pennsylvania University.
• Blue and Gray. — Georgetown College.
• Purple and Bismark. — Western Reserve.
• Purple and Gold. — Alfred University.
• Cardinal and Gray. — Virginia University.
• Cardinal and Gray. — Stevens Institute.
• Garnet and Pearl. — Swarthmore College.
• Orange and Black — Princeton.

The remaining colleges either use no colors or they were not reported.