Small round. The background of this pin is white. At the top of the pin there is navy blue writing that curves along the edge of the pin which reads "Cretan Ass'n (Omonoia)). In the center of the pin there are two crossed flags, one on the left being the American flag and the one on the right Greek flag. Under the flags there is a line drawering of the island of Crete, which has three parallel lines outlining the island. In the center of the drawering the is the word "KPHTH". At the bottom of the pin there is "1946.

Pin from the Cretan Association "Omonoia" In the late 1910's and early 1920's Cretan fraternities were organized all over America. They included "Omonia" in New York City, "Minos" in Chicopee, "Arkadi" in Pittsburgh, "Mutual Benefit" in Cleveland, "Psilorites" in Detroit, "Cretan Fraternity" in Chicago, "Minos" in Salt Lake City, "Epimenides" in San Francisco and others. Each of these clubs was working independently but all had similar goals of giving support, comfort, and the sense of belonging to their members.

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