In the actual Greek language, Phi is always pronounced "Fee", Xi "Zee", etc. Over the years the pronunciations have been "Americanized" like lots of other words from other languages that have been adopted into our vocabulary. Heck, we barely even speak the same language as the English!! The Greek language as a course of study in most colleges had died out by the time most of the organizations were founded. Alpha Phi probably uses the correct pronunciation because Syracuse (Greek name by the way), still taught it. Also, the nickname for FIJI is pronounced "fee-gee", but I have always heard its proper name pronounced with a "fie".
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