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


 * 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.