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I added an image of the Order's key, an infobox with standard information fields, address, colors and number of chapters. Cracking into this it also allowed an opportunity to write a History section, which until now had been lacking in the Wikipedia article. While some of this was adopted from Baird's 20th, most of it is taken from the Order's own History article on its website. I think I've treated it fairly; members, especially those who know the early history may want to review how I'd summarized the transition from Theta Kappa Nu into Order of the Coif, as part of the negotiation that firmly settled the young Northwestern chapter as part of the group. It seems this 1911 convention was pivotal, with a very satisfactory negotiated outcome. Jax MN (talk) 17:38, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]
