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Originally Posted by TSteven
Sure: Otter, Boon, Pinto, Flounder, D-Day and Bluto come to mind.
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Oh yeah, I can't believe I forgot about that movie. I guess the reason I thought nicknames were more of an ethnic Greek thing was because on my campus, the IFC frats that my friends in freshman year were in (lodge, pike, and beta) didnt seem to have that tradition. I know.. I know... I shouldn't make generalizations like that. How common then is nicknaming in IFC/NPC orgs?
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Originally Posted by Ch2tf
I NEVER go by my nickname, although I do go by my number and position on my line sometimes.
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That's interesting. So you're more likely to say (for example) to a sister, "hi 23" than "hi [insert line name here]" ? And out of curiosity what do you mean by "position on [your] line" ?
Again, all of this comes as a big surprise to me. I had always assumed that Asian Greeks got the tradition of calling each other by nicknames (or perhaps line names is more fitting) from D9 and other ethnic Greeks, but it seems like we're the only ones that actually do it. I can't speak for other regions, but around here it's almost considered strange for a lambda to introduce himself to another lambda by just his real name.
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