Society members would wear a blue or white ribbon at university functions, and blue or white ribbons were attached to their diplomas at graduation.[1] On public occasions, both groups were equally represented, and eventually both colors were used by processional leaders to signify the unity of both groups as part of the university.[193] When football became a popular collegiate sport in the 1880s, the Carolina football team adopted the light blue and white of the Di-Phi Societies as the school colors.[194]