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Originally Posted by emb021
Basically, with GLOs, the greek letters are the initials of the group's *real* name, rendered in the greek language. For instance, Phi Beta Kappa is called that because the letters are the initials of a greek phrase that means "Love of learning is the guide of life".
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Actually, that example contradicts your claim that "[b]asically, with GLOs, the greek letters are the initials of the group's *real* name." With Phi Beta Kappa, as with many GLOs, the Greek letters stood for the secret
motto, not the name. The real name of Phi Beta Kappa was
Societas Philosophiae. (And the motto is, I think, traditionally translated "Philosophy is the Guide of Life." There is a difference between "Philosophy" and "Love of Learning" in the context of the founding of Phi Beta Kappa.)
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Originally Posted by Psi U MC Vito
Ironically the proper letters for the first two actually look like the english equivalent. Is there even a v sound in Greek?
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In modern Greek yes. It is represented, I believe, by Beta (pronounced "veta").
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