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05-16-2012, 11:32 AM
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Alpha Phi named chapters Alpha through Omega, skipped Alpha Alpha through Alpha Omega, then went on from Beta Alpha through Beta Omega, Gamma Alpha through Gamma Omega and so on. We use Alpha Lambda for our Alumnae Initiate's chapter designation. I suppose we didn't want to wind up having the Alpha Phi chapter of Alpha Phi  |
Do you pronounce Phi as "fee" or "fie" when it's the name of a chapter?
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05-16-2012, 11:38 AM
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Do you pronounce Phi as "fee" or "fie" when it's the name of a chapter?
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You know, I really can't say for sure. Let me see if I can find out, good question! 
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05-16-2012, 12:12 PM
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So what is Alpha Omicron Pi's chapter-naming system?
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05-16-2012, 12:31 PM
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So what is Alpha Omicron Pi's chapter-naming system?
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Each chapter creates their own chapter name. For example my chapter is Nu Beta, named for one our chapter's founders Nancy Beasley and it means Victorious Life in Greek. Of course our first chapter was Alpha at Barnard but then after that they really aren't in any type of order.
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05-16-2012, 12:48 PM
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Alpha Phi named chapters Alpha through Omega, skipped Alpha Alpha through Alpha Omega, then went on from Beta Alpha through Beta Omega, Gamma Alpha through Gamma Omega and so on. We use Alpha Lambda for our Alumnae Initiate's chapter designation. I suppose we didn't want to wind up having the Alpha Phi chapter of Alpha Phi |
This wouldn't surprise me at all. I think I've heard of other GLOs doing something similar.
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05-16-2012, 12:52 PM
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Do you pronounce Phi as "fee" or "fie" when it's the name of a chapter?
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ZTA's Alpha Xi chapter at Indiana U. is pronounced "zee" while our Zeta Xi chapter at Georgia Southern is pronounced "zie" (like tie). I have no idea why that is.
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05-16-2012, 01:20 PM
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05-16-2012, 02:05 PM
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Beta Theta Pi was invited to colonize at the College of Charleston(SC) this coming Fall. Congratulations and good luck to the new colony.
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05-16-2012, 02:19 PM
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ZTA's Alpha Xi chapter at Indiana U. is pronounced "zee" while our Zeta Xi chapter at Georgia Southern is pronounced "zie" (like tie). I have no idea why that is.
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I could be completely wrong on this but I have heard some letters are pronounced differently when they come after a vowel. So that could apply in this case.
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05-16-2012, 02:32 PM
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I could be completely wrong on this but I have heard some letters are pronounced differently when they come after a vowel. So that could apply in this case.
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That's a Greek Urban Legend with no basis in fact. While the pronunciation of the sounds represented by a letter can sometimes change depending on the letter before or after it, the name of the letter does not change. The difference between Ф as fie and Ф as fee is based on whether an organization chooses to use the Greek (and British) pronunciation ( fee) or the American pronunciation ( fie). Same thing with Ξ.
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05-16-2012, 11:20 PM
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I didn't see these closures on your list:
Pi Kappa Alpha - late spring '12
Delta Chi - spring '12
Both at the University of Montevallo (AL), so the campus should be open for expansion.
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05-17-2012, 04:00 PM
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Do you pronounce Phi as "fee" or "fie" when it's the name of a chapter?
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I got an answer! They are all pronounced like "fee".
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05-17-2012, 04:21 PM
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When Alpha Phi colonized at the Univ. of Alabama, I remember saying that very few Southerners are going to know how to pronounce it! When you are used to Phi Mu (fie), Phi Delta Theta (fie), Alpha Phi Alpha (fie) -- it's hard to change the pronunciation you are used to.
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05-17-2012, 04:37 PM
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Re: Chapter names:
I've always appreciated that Alpha Gamma Delta chapter at UGA is Gamma Alpha.
GA for GA. Seems just right.
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05-17-2012, 07:23 PM
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Beta Theta Pi at Georgia Tech suspended
The Beta Theta Pi's Gamma Eta chapter at Georgia Tech has been suspended for two years due to alleged hazing. This follows the chapter's interim suspension on April 30, 2012.
Article from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The chapter had been active since 1916.
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