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Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby
Some have both open and secret meanings, or they have historical significance. For example, ADPi and Phi Mu were founded as the Adelphian and Philomathean societies, respectively. Obviously, the Greek letters echo the original names.
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Right, which like with anything GLO-related, makes it a challenge to give a descriptor that is all encompassing. As a general though not universal rule, the letters tend to stand for something secret, though there may also be historical or non-secret meanings attached to the letters as well.
And there are totally non-secret groups. Delta Upsilon, for example, has an open ritual and makes no secret that its motto is
Δικαια Υποθηκη (
Dikaia Upotheke), which means "Justice, Our Foundation."