Chapter Designations

[tld221]

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

With Kappa, chapters that had closed at one time but then reopened are designated with a deuteron (small superscript delta) at the end of the chapter name. For example, the Omicron chapter at Simpson College was originally chartered in 1890, but closed shortly thereafter due to pressure from the school administration. They were rechartered 100 years later in 1990 and are known as Omicron Deuteron.

you know, thats not a bad idea...

We name our undergraduate chapters in the traditional Alpha-Psi, then Alpha Alpha through Alpha Psi,then Beta Alpha, and so forth. Sigma is skipped over as the second letter (see below why). i want to say we are up to Rho Kappa. My UG chapter is Alpha Pi (so yes, i can understand the "old chapter designation" thing since my chapter is old-ish. i have a soror friend from Gamma chapter and im like niiiiiiice. some folks are VERY proud about their "single letter status")

our graduate chapters end in Sigma, ie. Alpha Sigma, Beta Sigma, Gamma Sigma, etc. my alum chapter is Eta Nu Sigma

Like many other organizations, Omega is reserved for deceased members. Ours is the Omega Rho chapter.


(i mightve left something out... i'll come back and edit)

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by tld221

you know, thats not a bad idea...

We name our undergraduate chapters in the traditional Alpha-Psi, then Alpha Alpha through Alpha Psi,then Beta Alpha, and so forth. Sigma is skipped over as the second letter (see below why). i want to say we are up to Rho Kappa. My UG chapter is Alpha Pi (so yes, i can understand the "old chapter designation" thing since my chapter is old-ish. i have a soror friend from Gamma chapter and im like niiiiiiice. some folks are VERY proud about their "single letter status")

our graduate chapters end in Sigma, ie. Alpha Sigma, Beta Sigma, Gamma Sigma, etc. my alum chapter is Eta Nu Sigma

Like many other organizations, Omega is reserved for deceased members. Ours is the Omega Rho chapter.


(i mightve left something out... i'll come back and edit)

Do you have multiple Omega chapters or just the one? If multiple, is there a rhyme or reason to how they're assigned?

I like idea of using Sigma at the end of alumni chapters.

[1908Revelations]

Excerpt from Past is Prolouge The History of Alpha Kappa Alpha 1908-1999:

"After 24 chapters, the alphabet is repeated with each letter (except Omega) preceded by Alpha."

Graduate chapters end in Omega. For instance Alpha Omega, Beta Omega, Gamma Omega, and so on. Then the ALPHAbet repeats, Alpha Alpha Omega, Alpha Beta Omega, Alpha Gamma Omega and so on.

ETA:
If a chapter is dissolved that name is avaiable for reassignment.