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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Oh, they may be alone. I googled too, and while one of the two fraternities I assume you came across had the same first sentence, the full paragraph read this way:
Adding to the peculiarity of the fraternity language is the fact that a few Greek letters (particularly Xi and Phi) have several pronunciations. Sometimes both a Greek and an English form are used in the same name because the particular group prefers it that way — “Alpha Phee” for Alpha Phi. Therefore, be alert to the exceptions to the rules. Interesting because that section of the pledge manual is very similar to the one I was looking at. But Kappa Sigma edited and got it right.  |
Yeah, but I couldn't go into greater depth without identifying the fraternities. Was the other one that Google brought up the one that you found?