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Delt basically uses the "Greek alphabet in order, then double letters in order, etc." system.
There is a complication, however. In the early history of the Fraternity, when a chapter closed, other chapters could move "up" in the alphabet. By becoming the "main" or controlling chapter (before there was a Central Office) a chapter could gain the "Alpha" designation. Our original founding chapter at Bethany College closed and then recolonized later and is now known as the "Theta Founding Chapter." Our present "Alpha" was the fourth or so, and has closed and recolonized at least once to my knowledge. My chapter, "Beta" was not the second chapter founded, and missed becoming the "Alpha" chapter by a very small margin in the early years. Beta is the oldest continuoulsly operating chapter in the Fraternity, though, having been open since 1862.
But, the real answer to the threads question is that we go Alpha-Omega, then Alpha Alpha thru Alpha Omega, to Beta Alpha, etc.
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