Definition of "Chapter"

[VandalSquirrel]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

A few exceptions in the NPC:

*Alpha Omicron Pi allows each colony to choose the chapter designation, usually based on a chapter sub-motto. For example, the colony at the University of Arkansas became the Xi Omicron chapter, for "excellence overall".
*Alpha Epsilon Phi goes Alpha to Omega, Alpha Alpha to Alpha Omega, Epsilon Alpha to Epsilon Omega, Phi Alpha to Phi Omega, and then resumes with the Betas. Delta Phi Epsilon also does this, except their first three sets after the single letter chapters are Delta, Phi and Epsilon.
*Chi Omega does the basic system, but backwards and omitting Omega. The second letter is the "set". The first chapter is Psi, then Chi, then Phi...then Psi Alpha, Chi Alpha, Phi Alpha...Alpha Alpha, then Psi Beta, Chi Beta, Phi Beta....Alpha Beta.
*I've think Tri Delta and Kappa Delta have some chapters that appear not to be named in the conventional manner (i.e. Sigma ___ chapters that are old), but I don't know if there was a pattern or reason for it.
*Pi Beta Phi names chapters by the state and the order it was chartered in that state. Virginia Alpha, Virginia Beta, Virginia Gamma...Ohio Alpha, Ohio Beta, etc.

Alpha Gamma Delta has regions with different letters (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Kappa, Theta, Zeta) with the second letter in alphabetical Greek order. For example our newest chapter at Roosevolet is Beta Upsilon, but my chapter is Delta Theta, and was founded 50 years before. Our first 24 chapters are Alpha - Omega, with Chapter Grand reserved for deceased sisters.