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Description	This is the badge of Kappa Sigma fraternity, founded at the University of Virginia in 1869, color version.
Author or copyright owner	Original work: unknown Depiction: staff
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://thetazeta.org/chapter/our-creed/
Date of publication	Original work: circa 1869 Depiction: circa 2022
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Kappa Sigma
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	To support encyclopedic discussion of this work in this article. The illustration is specifically needed to support the following point(s): Identifying badge of Kappa Sigma active members.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	Any derivative work based upon the artwork would be a copyright violation, so creation of a free image is not possible.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	After cropping the image, I reduced the image to 10% of its original size.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	The use of a low resolution image of the artwork will not impact the commercial viability of the art.
Other information	The image was created and published by the same author who also holds the rights to the original object, and no alternative depiction could be suitably created.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Kappa Sigma//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_badge_of_Kappa_Sigma_fraternity.jpgtrue

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