"Frat" vs. "Fraternity"

[PhiGam]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

I'm curious to know why you go by Phi Gam? I know that very few Phi Gamma Delta chapters use that nickname, most use FIJI. Why does your chapter (or you) use it?

Fiji is an island, Phi Gam is a fraternity.
I know the history behind the name Fiji but still don't like it, it sounds goofy.

[SydneyK]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

Fiji is an island, Phi Gam is a fraternity.
I know the history behind the name Fiji but still don't like it, it sounds goofy.

I generally don't accuse people of perping, but I've never heard any FIJI anywhere insult their own name (by calling it goofy-sounding).

ETA: I just read another post which indicates that this FIJI-objection is a chapter-wide thing. If that's the case, I retract my perp accusation. However, I've never met a FIJI chapter that, as a whole, refused to adopt its suggested nickname.

Edited again to say that I just went to Phi Gamma Delta's website where it clearly states that Phi Gamma Delta is to be called either FIJI or Phi Gam. Learn something new every day. My apologies to FIJI chapters who choose to call themselves Phi Gams.

[AlphaFrog]

This is the post that gets referred to a lot when this topic comes up. It's a pretty concise explanation of why the country example is ignorant.

[Animate]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

This is the post that gets referred to a lot when this topic comes up. It's a pretty concise explanation of why the country example is ignorant.

Thank you for showing me that there are people that take things way too seriously. I nearly died reading that thread. The "frat"/"count" errr "cunt" thing is uber-ridiculous. If you don't like being called that, fine; just don't try to tell me and my Phrat how to refer to each other.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by PhiGam

Fiji is an island

We used to call the FIJI fraternity house "FIJI island."