sentences: "The book on the seal was also altered to include the Greek text "ό λόγος πλήρης χάριτος καί άληθείας" (“"ho logos pleres charitos kai aletheias"”) from meaning “The Word…full of grace and truth.”
  
  The university initially adopted black and gold as its official school colors in response to the growing popularity of intercollegiate athletics and the need to differentiate teams, but when it was discovered that several other schools had the same colors, these colors were quickly dropped in favor of royal purple and gold in 1879.