Local names for national organizations?

[LXA SE285]

I've heard of "Alpha Delt" for ADPi, "Kappa Delt" for KD, and "Alpha O" for AOPi.

[MaryAmanda]

At GT, we have Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Kappa Theta, and Phi Kappa Sigma. The first two go by "Phi Psi" and "Phi Tau," respectively, but the latter two argue over who has more of a right to call themselves "Phi Kaps." Personally, I've always referred to Phi Kappa Theta as the "Phi Thetas," because there's no one else with whom they could be confused. You can't really shorten Phi Kappa Sigma's letters any other way without confusing them with another group (such as Phi Sigma Kappa, who we also have on campus)...plus they're older, both nationally and on our campus, so I figure they have more of a right to the term.

I'm considerably biased though, so whatever.

[KSUViolet06]

Phi Kappa Tau at my school goes by Phi Tau, while down the road at Akron, their chapter goes by Phi Kappa I believe.

As far as the sororities:

Delta Gamma- DG
Delta Zeta- DZ
Tri Sigma- Sigma (not Tri Sig like other chapters sometimes go by)
Alpha Xi Delta- AZD
Alpha Phi- just goes by their name since Alpha Phi is already short enough
Chi Omega- Chi O

[tallgreekalum]

Why not Skulls for PKS? That's their national nickname.

Originally Posted by MaryAmanda

At GT, we have Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Kappa Tau, Phi Kappa Theta, and Phi Kappa Sigma. The first two go by "Phi Psi" and "Phi Tau," respectively, but the latter two argue over who has more of a right to call themselves "Phi Kaps." Personally, I've always referred to Phi Kappa Theta as the "Phi Thetas," because there's no one else with whom they could be confused. You can't really shorten Phi Kappa Sigma's letters any other way without confusing them with another group (such as Phi Sigma Kappa, who we also have on campus)...plus they're older, both nationally and on our campus, so I figure they have more of a right to the term.

I'm considerably biased though, so whatever.

[AlphaSigOU]

Alpha Sigma Phi is usually nicknamed 'Alpha Sig'. In some campuses where there are no Sigma-named fraternities or sororities, they sometimes go by 'Sigs'.

[MaryAmanda]

Originally Posted by tallgreekalum

Why not Skulls for PKS? That's their national nickname.

They go by that too, but when using that name they often end up having to explain that they're "not like the movie."