Your Chapter Designation...
 

Just wondering how you refer to your chapter designation? Example:

I was initiated at Beta Epsilon, but all the members refered to it as BE, as in, "Whats your BE number?"

I transfered to Phi Upsilon, where the same question would be asked in a slightly different manner, "Whats your PhiUp (pronounced fie-oop) number?"

mine is easy...just Zeta Phi 708.....

Usually we kept things informal. At most we would refer to it as Gamma Zeta.

But 95% of the time it was "the house."

As in:
We need to have a house meeting.
The house needs to recruit more guys.
What's the house event for tonight.

and so on...

Lambda Chi Zeta # 1. Love that ring as drove the Brothers at Beta Nu crazy at FIT!:D

It also drives Brothers nuts when they ask what Zeta, and I just answer LX.:cool: No, We know you are a LX, but what Zeta!;)

life, your turn to call! DA!

Zeta Number
 

Brothers,

My Zeta is Zeta-Upsilon. I don't remember anyone saying, "What is your ZU number?" It was always, "What is your Zeta number? I always assumed, till now, that is what everybody asked. I thought the request referred to the term "Zeta" that we use instead of "Chapter." I always write it as "ZU" but never say it that way. I am alone with this practice or is it common with other Zetas?

Yours in ZAX,

Mike Raymond, Z-U Zeta

Zeta
 

Its the same for my chapter. It is just what is your zeta number? Never what's your ZE #? I thinks its just easier to say, but confuses all the other GLO's when we talk about Zeta #'s, they just can't understand it.

Asking, "What's your Zeta number?" would be proper within any chapter, but we would be more likely to ask among ourselves, "What's your Beta-Nu?", and not even bother saying the word "number".

BTW, most folks leave out the hyphen when writing, which is usually not a problem until someone's chapter ends in "Zeta", for instance Epsilon-Zeta (North Dakota). Is it Epsilon Zeta (U. Penn) or Epsilon-Zeta (North Dakota)? Marshall is a killer! Is it Zeta Zeta or Zeta Zeta Zeta???? :eek:

Hahaha...

ZAX,
Jono

A couple of you missed the point of my question.

I wasnt specifically asking about membership or zeta numbers. I only used that as an EXAMPLE.

The question was, "how do you refer to yourself as a chapter?" Do you use some form of a shorthand in your chapter? And in what cases do you use the abbreviation if you do?

I have heard several variations:

1) Actual name, like Alpha Mu Zeta
2) Abbreviation with initials, like BE
3) Abbreviation of the words; like Phi Up

It depends - for roll call before meeting some guys like to shorten it to 'EE' while others prefer the full 'Epsilon Epsilon'... I've never heard an abbreviation of words... finally when talking to other chapters the long form is always used.

Finally in comparison to JonoBN41's post - the guys always use the term "Zeta number" - I think partly because we have had are share of Brothers from other chapters that had transfered to ours over the years... so from roll-calls it's easy to remember that the McGill guys mostly go with 'II' not 'Iota Iota' - whereas the UWO and Alberta guys always use the long forms, 'Delta Eta' and 'Epsilon Rho' repsectively.

ZUZ Does!
 

Brothers,

At Zeta-Upsilon Zeta we heard on occasion the phrase, "ZUZ Does!" This apparently was a take off of an old soap commercial in the 1950s.

We used terms like "ZU," "ZUZ," or "Zeta-Upsilon" in general conversation about the Chapter.

Your in ZAX,

Mike Raymond, Z-U Zeta

Tough for us also.

We go by Lambda Chi.

Yep it is hard when We are Lambda Chis with Lambda Chi as Chapter designation.

How about KS, SX Zetas?

As Jono said, ZZ Zeta:) ZZZ;)

Gents, I'm about to share w/all of my GC Lamb Chop brethren the deep, dark reason the guys from Beta-Omicron @ Illinois State always ask each other, "What's your BOZ number?"...

Okay, I lied--I honestly don't know why. All I can say is that it's been going on since the early days of the chapter (chartered 1969).

The Chapter Consultants and ELC's that have made their way through beautiful downtown Normal, IL have all wondered about this, as well. Even though my friends from Campuspeak would hate to hear me say it, "We've always done it this way."

Yes, I've been told by more than a few people that my actual email designation s/b "bo130", or more correctly "B-O 130". I even got a quizzical look from the guy who sold me my pin back in the dark ages--he thought the engraving should just be "BO 130".

Nope, it's always been BOZ, and even our founding father isn't sure of why it happened this way. On the other hand, it was kinda cool to have had the Northwestern alumni anoint me as "Boz" when I started working w/them 8 years ago.

That's my story & I'm sticking to it...BTW, if any of you UG posters missed your regional conferences this year, you should definitely try to make it the summer conference @ Maryland/College Park.

Yours in ZAX,
BF a.k.a. Boz

In my chapter we would say "what is your bond number?"

"What's your TD?"

That's how it goes here at Oklahoma City Univ (Theta-Delta).


It gets fun around Intramural Football time because whenever we score a touchdown it's a Theta-Delta or a "TD!".

At Kappa-Omega its "What's your Zeta?" or "What's your
Zeta number?" Some of the old guys (Earp's era) just say
"what's your number?"

But the answer is given as "KOZ 123" (english pronounced
letters)

One of my "pet peeves" is when guys refer to the chapter
as "Kappa Omega Zeta Chapter".....which is redundant since
Zeta means chapter....that's like saying "Kappa Omega Chapter
Chapter". But oh well, bad habits are hard to break!

I think that happens at alot of other zetas too.

Kevin To right Bro.:D

Remember, Zeta = Chapter!

So as Jono pointed out, Zeta Zeta Zeta!:)

Or me, Lambda Chi Zeta. Oh, yes, I am a Lambda Chi Alpha.:D

We are not unto other GLOs, We are LXA.

We do have Our Ways!:cool:

Dont You hate Kids Like Joiner, (Earps Era)!;)

George Spaysk IS OLDER THAN I AM!:p :)

We just keep it real simple and refer to them as our Theta-Zeta #'s.

Hence "TZ"chopper :D

Matt
Theta-Zeta 1251

We used "zeta number" and could "pull zeta" to cut into lines for drinks (or, more importantly, the bathroom) if you had a lower number.

This was especially nice when a chapter advisor at a chapter that was in the 1300's for most current members (and a few high 1200's), and mine was 162 - plus being the High Pi, I always had head-of-the-line priviledges!

We referred to ourselves as "Sigma Omega" - no shortcuts or anything - although there was an "Alpha Alpha Shyoming" number that we also used to use from time to time, the origins of which I am reluctanct to disclose.....but was a fun number to get.

Oh Brother LXAAlum, I had no idea of "Pulling " Zeta Number untill several years ago what it was all about.

Got a Kick out of it when I did for fun!

Boy did I catch it cause no one could beat me!:D

Tom, my undergrads SALIVATE when there is an alum older than me around that could pull/call zeta on me. They beg and plead for him to do so. I dont know why its such a big deal for them. I never call it in front of them or on them (who needs zeta when High Pi trumps it!)

When it does get called on me I of course, happily do whatever is asked, without bitching.

OKAY BIG BRO!

I call Zeta On Ya!:cool:

You must now come to KC and Buy Me a few Toddys!:cool:

Give My Best To The Brothers at UIW!!!!!!:)

here at Lambda Iota Zeta, we call Iota on guys that are younger then us. I think of it as fun and games.

Sometimes "pulling Zeta" worked, and sometimes it didn't. For example, I was able to snag a single bedroom (vs. the doubles w/bunks in the two other bedrooms in our suite) for 2-1/2 years because of my initiation #.

On the other hand, I lost out on my favorite football jersey # because I didn't arrive on time for a chapter meeting (I was attending ANOTHER meeting on campus that ran late). One of the younger guys (who'd had the same # in HS) got it instead...just remember, RHIP (but not all the time).

In ZAX,
BF

Delta Nu 098 here

Thanks bro, but please read the first page of the thread. I didnt ask for your designation and number. There is already a thread for that. This is different. I asked how you all refered to yourself in specific situations. Please reread and answer.

Thanks in advance. You'll be helping a new chapter.

We always use E M

Hence my EM1843.

We use Epsilon Mu only as a joke or when we are at a general fraternity function.

MATT good point!

We use L X and I know Jono Uses B N!

:)

Joke at a Fraternity Function, You bad Brother You!:D