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Originally posted by dakareng
I'm not sure if there are many members of Pi Kappa Phi on GC but to refer to that organization as the "boy Pi Phis" is offensive to both organizations. They are "Pi Kaps" (or at least my friends who are brothers of that fine organization call themselves Pi Kap and would correct anyone who would listen... they are NOT Pi Phis). Pi Phis are members of Pi Beta Phi, a women's fraternity.
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Actually, awkwardly enough, on the Washington and Lee campus, we have both Pi Beta Phi and Pi Kappa Phi. Going back to before the time we had sororities (or even women), the Pi Kappa Phis were known as the "Pi Phis". So there is always a lot of confusion because people here do actually refer to them as "boy Pi Phi" and "girl Pi Phi". I was never sure why they didn't go by Pi Kapp. There's a crazy story that supposedly explains it, but I never bought it. I think it was because we also have Phi Kappa Sigma or "Phi Kap" and in the days before women they wanted to distiniguish Pi Kapp from Phi Kap.
Well, I guess Erik's criteria disqualifies W&L being recognized as one of the top Greek schools nationwide, seeing as we're private.
With Greek percentages like ours, you really can't deny that we rock! (75% of women are Greek... 85% of men.)
Why exactly can't private schools, former teachers' colleges, or "Streetcar schools" be top Greek schools? The distinction is lost on me.
By any standards W&L has one of the most active and flourishing Greek systems in the nation.