Stoles and Cords
Stoles at commencement are reserved for academic and institutional designation and are a part of the formal regalia description in the ceremony program. Examples of approved stoles are the Dean’s Scholarly Excellence Award and the Veterans Stoles.
Requests to order stoles for commencement will not be approved. Registered Student Organizations and Classes are permitted to utilize CORDS to distinguish their members and celebrate their accomplishments!
Exceptions to cord colors:
- Gold (Honors)
- Red/White/Blue (Military)
- Blue/White (Sigma Xi)
- Teal/Silver (PA: Pi Alpha Honor Society)
- Green/Gold (Gold Humanism)
- Red/Blue (SPH: Upsilon Phi Delta Honor Society)
- Brown/White (Rural Scholars)
- Navy/White (Dual-Degree)
Student Leaders must have a cord approval form submitted by May 9th, 2025 by 5:00 pm. You cannot move forward with submitting a purchase request unless your cords have been approved. Please remember, if you are utilizing your RSO or Class Funds (6000 or 90000 accounts), you must submit your purchase request in advance. Please consider processing and shipping time for your order.
To submit an approval form for a cord request, utilize this form.
**The Center for Student Life cannot guarantee that you will not have the same cord colors as another RSO or Class. To verify that your cord colors are specific to only your group, please email jerrie.conly@unthsc.edu.
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