thumb|right|The 2007 commencement ceremony in Kenan Memorial Stadium|alt=A bunch of people standing with cap and gowns while two people stand on a grass field. Society members would wear a blue or white ribbon at university functions, and blue or white ribbons were attached to their diplomas at graduation. 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. 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.
thumb|right|The 2007 commencement ceremony in Kenan Memorial Stadium|alt=A bunch of people standing with cap and gowns while two people stand on a grass field. Society members would wear a blue or white ribbon at university functions, and blue or white ribbons were attached to their diplomas at graduation. 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. 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.