While I’m on the theme of residential colleges, Rice University in Houston has also adopted this system of housing. Some good arms, some not so good.
Baker College
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http://bakercollege.net/images/bakerseal.gif
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Brown College
http://is.rice.edu/~welsh/cca/coatofarms.gif
Hanszen College
Two versions of the same design are out there. Unfortunately, I think the one with the tincture violation is the official one. The second is from Wikipedia, the first from the Rice website. Make the field of the large shield white and they’re in good shape.
http://alumni.rice.edu/images/Hanszen-Alums-L.jpghttp://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Hanszen-College-crest.jpg/111px-Hanszen-College-crest.jpg
To be continued.
More from Rice:
Jones College (if this were mine, I’d only make it available in little tiny form as well)
http://alumni.rice.edu/images/Jones-Alums-L.jpg
Lovett College (another one perhaps best left small—no idea what’s on the shield, but it looks like there’s a metal-on-metal violation for sure in 2&3.)
http://www.rice.edu/images/rice/collbutton-lovett.jpg
Martel College
Some potential, but ultimately rather Penn-ish.
http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~martel/image_files/martel2.jpg
Will Rice College
(Totally off the heraldic rails.)
http://phoenix.wrc.rice.edu/images/will-rice-logo_small.gif
The last couple are back on track.
And to close things out:
Sid Richardson College.
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http://www.rice.edu/projects/colleges/sid/sid.seal.png
Wiess College:
(Too bad the image is so small and not in full color: The arms are Per fess Sable and Or a griffin segreant counterchanged. Very nice.)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cf/Wiess-crest.jpg
And a little bonus, it looks like the Rice Graduate Students Association also has rather nice arms, but I haven’t been able to find an image that’s definitely in full color:
http://alumni.rice.edu/images/collbutton-gsa.jpg
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Joseph McMillan wrote:
And to close things out:
And a little bonus, it looks like the Rice Graduate Students Association also has rather nice arms, but I haven’t been able to find an image that’s definitely in full color:
http://gsa.rice.edu/documents/Constitution.html
Section 1
The device or coat of arms representing the GSA shall be a green field charged with seven conjoined white lozenges, with a white chief bearing a red book, with seven gold seals and gold edging, between two black grackles. A banner depicting this device shall be used at formal events of the association and the university.
Section 2
The mascot of the association shall be the black grackle.
Section 3
The official colors of the association shall be green and white.
Section 4
The motto of the association shall be bonis avibus, literally "(under) good birds," referring to the association’s mascot. The phrase signified favorable omens to ancient Romans and is a reflection of the association’s perseverance and optimism in all seasons.
Here are some of the RICE U blazons, very rough first drafts:
Joseph McMillan wrote:
While I’m on the theme of residential colleges, Rice University in Houston has also adopted this system of housing. Some good arms, some not so good.
Baker College
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http://bakercollege.net/images/bakerseal.gif
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What is the crest on Baker?