We didn't have family names, but we did have certain "family" things like lavalier design (ex, our family's was silver diagonal) and some of the big-little gifts that were given.
We didn't have nicknames - some of us did, but not in the sense of "from now on, your Delta Tau Chi name is Pinto" etc. The guys did do that though. I told my non-Greek boyfriend that that's one Greek stereotype that is 100% true - all the guys have incredibly stupid nicknames. Monkey, Flounder, Smurf, Pancake....I could go on, and the sad thing is I couldn't call some of these guys by their right names if you paid me.
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