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naraht

03-27-2013 10:18 AM

GLOs for which Omega is for deceased?

According to http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...ad.php?t=57799

the follow GLOs reserve Omega chapter for those who have passed on.
Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Sigma Phi
Chi Omega
Omega Delta Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Sigma Gamma Lambda
Sigma Sigma Sigma

Does anyone know of any more GLOs for which this is true?

LXA SE285

03-27-2013 10:22 AM

Edit: I thought LXA did it, but I just remembered our Omega Zeta at Auburn ...

Kevin

03-27-2013 10:53 AM

We have no Omegas in our chapter designations, but our deceased members belong to the Chapter Eternal.

SWTXBelle

03-27-2013 11:40 AM

We too have the Chapter Eternal.
Omega chapter is our Iowa State University chapter.

Little Dragon

03-27-2013 11:44 AM

Omega is also reserved for deceased members in:

Phi Beta Sigma
Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Lambda Gamma
Lambda Theta Alpha

lovespink88

03-27-2013 11:52 AM

Alpha Xi Delta also has Chapter Eternal. We include Omega in chapter designations and also have an Omega chapter (at Stetson).

NutBrnHair

03-27-2013 12:28 PM

I wonder if Chi Omega was the first to do this?

shadokat

03-27-2013 02:21 PM

Delta Phi Epsilon uses Chapter Eternal as well. Omega chapter is at the University of Miami.

Titchou

03-27-2013 02:35 PM

Delta Gamma does not use any of these designations.

MysticCat

03-27-2013 03:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Titchou (Post 2210216)

Delta Gamma does not use any of these designations.

Nor does Phi Mu Alpha.

My memory from when my father died is that Kappa Sigma uses Chapter Celestial.

KDCat

03-27-2013 03:35 PM

KD uses "the Chapter Eternal."

AGDee

03-27-2013 07:05 PM

Alpha Gamma Delta uses Chapter Grand.

adpiucf

03-27-2013 07:12 PM

Here's another thread about Omega designations from a few years back, too.

ETA: Popular topic! Found this one and this one if anyone is keeping track or compiling info.

pktcougar

03-28-2013 02:55 AM

Chapter Eternal

Jill1228

03-28-2013 08:46 AM

Alpha Phi calls it the Silent Chapter

NutBrnHair

03-28-2013 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MysticCat (Post 2210220)

My memory from when my father died is that Kappa Sigma uses Chapter Celestial.

Interesting -- I was wondering if perhaps Kappa Sigma used "Omega Chapter" -- and because one of the Chi Omega founders was a Kappa Sig, that's where we got it.

naraht

03-29-2013 06:44 PM

From the above comments and the threads the list is now.

Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Sigma Phi
Chi Omega
Lambda Theta Alpha
Omega Delta Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Phi Beta Sigma
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Lambda Gamma (mistyped as SGL above)
Sigma Sigma Sigma

Little Dragon

03-29-2013 07:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naraht (Post 2210571)

From the above comments and the threads the list is now.

Alpha Phi Alpha
Alpha Sigma Phi
Chi Omega
Lambda Theta Alpha
Omega Delta Phi
Omega Psi Phi
Sigma Gamma Rho
Sigma Lambda Beta
Sigma Lambda Gamma (mistyped as SGL above)
Sigma Sigma Sigma

Missing: Phi Beta Sigma

EDIT: Good job compiling the list.

naraht

03-29-2013 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Little Dragon (Post 2210573)

Missing: Phi Beta Sigma

Fixed.

honeychile

03-30-2013 12:43 AM

FWIW, I've been asking for years when we're going to have some special designation for our dearly departed.

SoCalGirl

03-30-2013 03:42 PM

So for groups that have a special "chapter" designation, do they still list the member in their orignial collegiate chapter?

Ex) Jane Smith, Alpha Beta - Omega; or, Jane Smith, Omega

rhoyaltempest

03-30-2013 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by naraht (Post 2210571)

To be exact, Sigma Gamma Rho's deceased chapter is Omega Rho.

TKESunDevil

03-30-2013 10:42 PM

Tau Kappa Epsilon uses the Chapter Eternal designation for fraters who have passed away.

Little Dragon

03-31-2013 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl (Post 2210682)

So for groups that have a special "chapter" designation, do they still list the member in their orignial collegiate chapter?

Ex) Jane Smith, Alpha Beta - Omega; or, Jane Smith, Omega

For us, we use both: John Smith - Alpha Beta, Omega

AOII Angel

03-31-2013 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoCalGirl (Post 2210682)

So for groups that have a special "chapter" designation, do they still list the member in their orignial collegiate chapter?

Ex) Jane Smith, Alpha Beta - Omega; or, Jane Smith, Omega

For AOII, you are ALWAYS listed as your initiation chapter. Alpha Omega chapter is purely a symbolic designation.

SWTXBelle

03-31-2013 11:53 AM

Chapter Eternal

I guess Gamma Phis affiliate with the Chapter Eternal but are designated by their initiating chapter - just as on this terrestrial plain a Gamma Phi is always identified by her chapter of initiation even if she affiliates with another.

Gusteau

03-31-2013 02:28 PM

We don't have a separate chapter for deceased members. We do refer to those men as having entered a "higher court."

dukedg

05-28-2013 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AGDee (Post 2210252)

Alpha Gamma Delta uses Chapter Grand.

I'm reading old DG magazines from the early 1900s and, apparently, we used to call it Chapter Grand. I wonder when we stopped using that terminology and why.

XODUS1914

05-31-2013 09:58 AM

Slightly stepping out of my lane here, I'm almost positive that Kappa Alpha Psi uses "Chapter Invisible".

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