Local names for national organizations?

[alum]

Carnegie Mellon Pi Kappa Alphas were called Pikas when I was in school.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by alum

Carnegie Mellon Pi Kappa Alphas were called Pikas when I was in school.

Same at Penn State when I was there. And I think I heard "SPE" once in a while, but we mainly said Sig Ep. Phi Mu Delta was the "Mud house", of course, and we had our "Crows" from Alpha Chi Rho. And I'm thinking there might have been another shorthand or two, but I can't think of them right now.