I've never really heard of someone mistaking Delta Delta Delta for something else or by a different nickname but my Dad who wasn't Greek in college loves to say "Delta Delta Delta? isn't that like Lambda Lambda Lambda i.e. the fraternity in the movie Nerds, to make irritate and tease me! However, people as mistake me when I say I am an A-CHI-O legacy for an A CHI-O legacy when I say it fast in conversation.