Greek Glossary
Here is also a tool to help you with
some of the terms that your son or daughter may use when talking about Greek
life and also to help give a better understanding of the terms used on this
siteActive - an initiated member of a fraternity or
sorority.
Alumna-
a sorority member (feminine) who is no longer in college; plural is alumni
Alumnus- a fraternity member (masculine) who is no longer in college;
plural is alumni
Bid - an invitation to join a fraternity or sorority
Brother - a term used by fraternity members when referring to each
other
Chapter -a membership unit of a national or international sorority or
fraternity
Formal Recruitment-a series of events given by each sorority or fraternity
during a period of time which is schedule and governed by the Panhellenic and
Interfraternity Council
Fraternity - a Greek organization for men
Exchange - a social gathering for two or more fraternities or
sororities.
Greek - a member of a fraternity or sorority
Initiation - ritualistic ceremony during which pledge receive
life- long membership privileges
Interfaternity Council (IFC) - the coordinating body of fraternities
Legacy - a potential new member of a fraternity/sorority who
is son/daughter, brother/sister, or grandson/granddaughter of a member of a
Greek organization
New Member- one who has been accepted as a probationary member of a group.
After a period of education in the history, ideals, and traditions of the
organization, he or she may be initiated to become an active member
Panhellenic Council (PHC) - the coordinating body of sororities
Philanthropy- a service project undertaken by fraternity and sorority
chapters of a campus community, or national level
Potential New Member - a person interested in being a member of a
chapter
Ritual - the values and beliefs by which members of an organization
live; usually depicted in traditional organizational ceremonies
Recruitment - the activity by which chapters seek new members
Sister - a term used by sorority members when referring to each other
Social/ Exchanges- a get together with another group for a fun occasions
Sorority - a Greek organization for women
Greek Alphabet
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A |
B |
G |
D |
E |
Z |
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Alpha
al-fah |
Beta
bay-tah |
Gamma
gam-mah |
Delta
del-tah |
Epsilon
ep-si-lon |
Zeta
zay-tah |
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H |
Q |
I |
K |
L |
M |
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Eta
ay-tay |
Theta
thay-tah |
Iota
eye-o-tah |
Kappa
cap-ah |
Lambda
lam-dah |
Mu
mew |
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N |
X |
O |
P |
R |
S |
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Nu
new |
Xi
zz-eye |
Omicron
om-e-cron |
Pi
pie |
Rho
roe |
Sigma
sig-mah |
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T |
U |
F |
C |
Y |
W |
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Tau
taw |
Upsilon
oop-si-lon |
Phi
fie |
Chi
k-eye |
Psi
sigh |
Omega
o-may-gah |
Special
thanks to Eastern
Illinois University
For more
information call 309-457-2114 or email Michelle
Merritt-Gilbert at mmerritt@monm.edu.
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