Marshall The symbols in Marshall’s own handwriting – three x’s for stars, an arc for the crescent, and a heart – stood for Beta Theta Pi, being a “shorthand” for the badge. It was also the first secret form of signature. It appears only in a few of the earliest letters. — The Faithful Home of the Three Stars, pg. 19
“I wished to be at one more meeting of the before I wrote. Things are going first-rater, if not more so. Receive the best wish of one who loves his friend – and – may you advance in that noblest of studies, “Whose seat is the bosom of God – whose voice is the harmony of the world.” — Samuel Taylor Marshall, Miami 1840, Letter to John Reily Knox, November 19, 1839 Beta Brotherhood | page 11