File:The pledge pin of Tri Kappa sorority.jpg

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Description	This is the pledge pin for Tri Kappa, originally Kappa Kappa Kappa, a non-collegiate women's organization in Indiana, formed in 1901.
Author or copyright owner	Unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	https://www.trikappa.org/product/pledges-pin/
Date of publication	circa 1901
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Tri Kappa
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 pin, worn by pledges.
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)	I cropped the original image severely, removed the background color, and reduced the resulting small image in size by another 30%.
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.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Tri Kappa//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_pledge_pin_of_Tri_Kappa_sorority.jpgtrue

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