OFFICIAL EMBLEMS
Tri Delta's official emblems are the New Member Pin, the Trident and the Stars and Crescent Badge.
New Member Pin
 The New Member Pin has three open deltas inscribed within an open delta and is made of silver with green enamel. It is worn during the introduction to membership and is returned to the chapter prior to initiation.
Trident
The silver Trident is used during the first degree of initiation and is returned to the chapter at the Stars and Crescent Degree of initiation. A gold Trident may be worn as a guard for the Stars and Crescent badge.
Stars and Crescent Badge
This is the official emblem worn by initiated members of Delta Delta Delta, both collegiate and alumnae. The badge consists of three stars, crown set with pearls, within a plain Roman golden crescent of three hundred degrees bearing three deltas in black enamel.
Tri Delta initiates receive a Stars and Crescent Badge with her initials, the Greek letters of her chapter, and her chapter initiation number engraved on the back. The badge belongs to Tri Delta and is lent to each member during her lifetime or as long as she remains a member.
To order emblems, contact the collegiate relations assistant at Executive Office.
SPECIAL EMBLEMS
Special emblems of the Fraternity include the Executive Board Badge, the Silver Circle Pin, the Golden Circle Pin and the Diamond Circle Pin.
Executive Board Badge
 The Executive Board Badge is a Stars and Crescent Badge set with emeralds in place of pearls. The badge design is based on the first badge of Gamma Chapter at Adrian, which belonged to Bessie Leach Priddy. This badge is larger than the standard badge and has engraving on the crescent. The green of the emeralds represents the union of the three colors. Each new Executive Board member is given one of these special badges to wear for the rest of her life.
Silver Circle Pin
The Silver Circle Pin was introduced at the 2004 Convention. The pin was designed by Tri Delta’s official jeweler, Herff Jones, Legacy Division. The pin is silver and features the anniversary number engraved on the stars and crescent design. This pin may be purchased and worn by members who have reached the 25 year anniversary of their initiation into Delta Delta Delta. The pin may also be given to 25 year members as a gift.
Golden Circle Pin
The Golden Circle Pin was introduced at the 1962 Convention, where it was given to the Golden Circle members in attendance. The pin was originally designed by Sarah Ida Shaw as the Circle Degree Pin, and consists of a Delta in white enamel supporting on its sides three Deltas of gold and inscribed in a golden circle surrounded by six spherical triangles in blue enamel. Members who have reached the 50th anniversary of their initiation into Delta Delta Delta have the privilege of buying the pin and 50-year certificate or receiving them as gifts.
Diamon d Circle Pin
The Diamond Circle Pin was introduced in 1996 and honors Tri Deltas who have reached the 75th anniversary of their Tri Delta initiation. The Diamond Circle Pin shares its design with the Golden Circle Pin, but has a diamond chip in the center. The first Diamond Circle Pin was presented to Mary K. Wise Jensen, Butler, past Fraternity President. Members who have reached the 75th anniversary of their initiation have the privilege of buying the pin and certificate or receiving them as gifts.
To purchase milestone jewelry, contact Tri Delta's official jeweler, Herff Jones, Legacy Division or call their toll-free number 1-800-542-3728.
INSIGNIA
The insignia of the Fraternity consist of the coat of arms and other displays of the Greek letters and the symbols of the Fraternity.
Coat of Arms
The coat of arms was designed by Richard B. Lockwood of New York and consists of a shield quartered, first and fourth quarters in blue on each of which is a silver trident, second and third gold on each of which is a green pine tree; above the shield, the crest, consisting of a torse with six folds alternating gold and blue, from which rises a white, gold and blue pansy; below the shield the motto, "Let us steadfastly love one another, " inscribed in Greek on a scroll.
Flag
The flag was designed by Eleanor McClure, Knox. The flag is rectangular with three vertical bars, the first and the third, sea-green, one bearing three deltas in white and the other three stars in white; the middle bar is white with a green pine tree.
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