Why is the phi in alpha phi pronounced fee and not fye

Originally Posted by amanda6035

ummm....we pronounce the Xi as "zee" not "zye."

Yes, we say AZD, because Xi is pronounced Zee. AZD is the pronounced the same was a AXiD (Ay Zee Dee) but we are not Alpha 'Zeta' Delta so when we write it out we write wither AXD or AXiD. (or better yet, use the actual greek letters).


ETA: Wanted to share my FAVORITE Alpha Xi song....It'll clear some of this up (haha)

*To the tune of the Oscar Mayer song...*

My sorority has a first name.....It's A-L-P-H-A
My sorority has a last name.....It's D-E-L-T-A
The middle name is hard, you see
It's spelled X-I, pronounced ZEEEEEEE
*fast* A-L-P-H-A-X-I, D-E-L-T-A, goodbye!

I understood the whole AXD not AZD thing. I was just giving background info as to my school. I actually meet AXD's at another school and they pronounced it Zye as well. In bot cases they say A Zee D for short but Alpha Zye Delta in the long form. Just found it interesting that your chapter pronounces it different.

What is the official pronounciation and shouldn't all chapters pronounce it the same?

[amanda6035]

Originally Posted by PhiKapSkulls

I understood the whole AXD not AZD thing. I was just giving background info as to my school. I actually meet AXD's at another school and they pronounced it Zye as well. In bot cases they say A Zee D for short but Alpha Zye Delta in the long form. Just found it interesting that your chapter pronounces it different.

What is the official pronounciation and shouldn't all chapters pronounce it the same?

If they were pronouncing it Alpha Zye Delta, someone needs to wack 'em upside the head.... Maybe they were just being funny? I hope so anyway...I really hope I don't have sisters out there that are that...um, uninformed.

To be honest, the first time I saw the fliers around campus when we were colonizing...that's what I thought it was called. Then one of the national VPs who I interviewed with corrected me.