[MikeEllis]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

I'm guessing that he thought alumnus, etc., are Greek, not Latin. The Latin pronunciation is different from the English pronunctiation. In Latin, alumni = alum-nee, while alumnae = alum-neye.

I didn't think that. In fact, I wasn't thinking at all when I typed that, apparently. I know that alumnus, etc., are Latin, but I wrote Greek instead. Probably because I'm used to arguing about how to pronounce their Greek alphabet. Pronounce it "sigma kee" or "alpha fee," for example, to the wrong person and you can make an enemy for life.

Sadly, though, I keep doing it. I suffer from a bad case of has-to-be-the-smartest-boy-in-the-class syndrome.

On the other hand, I'm busy reading the recruitment forum and outlining how I plan to structure this fictional rush at a fictional university this weekend. I'll put my plans up here next week to get some feedback on its verisimilitude.

One more time, thanks for the help.