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Originally posted by cristinasmile
I'm wanting to start a local chapter, not apply to be a national chapter. I looked up some already exisiting sororities, and I like what Sigma Kappa stands for and represents. I have chosen a name. The name of our local sorority (not affiliated) will be called Sigma Kappa Epsilon Pi. I have checked one of the sites that has a list of names that have been taken, and the name we (my friend and I) chose is not taken.
I took some notes from a website about starting a local sorority, and I've begun brainstorming.
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How could you know what "Sigma Kappa" represents when it is in their secret ritual (key word
secret).
I don't think you understand the things like Sigma, Delta, Chi, Tau, and other letters are just that - letters. These letters actually stand for greek words which translate into english and in turn gives the chapter a purpose and a meaning.
When you say you like what Sigma Kappa represents, so you used those letters - unless you know Sigma Kappa's ritual, then you don't know what they mean.
What others are saying is pick something that means something to *you*. Like if you want your sorority to stand for "peace", you would need to find the greek word for "peace" then take the letter from the greek word to use it as an abbrevation. That way only the people in your group will know what that particular letter stands for (which is what makes all sororities different). You are working your way backwords. You can't start with letters, you must start with words or phrases that mean something to you.
"peace" in greek is "eirini" - so you can take the first letter and use Sigma in your name to stand for peace. Of coarse you never tell anyone what the Sigma in your name stands for - but that is how sororities and fraternity founders create letters for their org - by the words they stand for.
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http://www.kypros.org/cgi-bin/lexicon/ <---go there and play around with different words that are important to you. Translate them from English to greek, look at the first letter of the word - and there you go! A meaningful letter!