Remember that Kappa Gamma at SCSU thread?

[carnation]

Originally Posted by 33girl

There would have been no issue whatsoever if they would have called themselves "Kappa Gamma" and had a skunk as a mascot and orange and pink as their colors.

ROTFL!!!! (And probably no members either!)

Originally Posted by Alias2345

No i just meant it in the sense of they got into problems because they took Kappa Kappa Gamma and left off the extra Kappa. So since their starting a new org with a new name why not choose a letter combo that doesn't have a connection to a NPC org. Id of had the same thought if they became Phi Mu Sigma or Delta Zeta Alpha. Its only because of their history. And haven't girls looking to start their own sorority been flamed on GC for the name they wanted to use (skepi)

Oh for crying out loud...

cristinasmile (crazy SKEPi girl) flat out said that she was forming her sorority based on Sigma Kappa. That's why we gave her shit. Girls looking to start their own sorority who are willing to do the hard work in doing so usually get our support.

Originally Posted by ISUKappa

Did they change anything else or just the name? Because if they're still using Kappa's colors and symbols (and could still use the Kappa nickname) it's still an issue.

If what SCSUgirl said is true, then Kappa Gamma took a break to rid themselves of the KKG mold. Let's hope they really followed true to that. Until then, it's obvious Alias2345 is jumping the gun a bit since we don't know anything about this new "Kappa Delta Xi".

[SWTXBelle]

And could some less math-impaired person than me do the math as to how many 2 and 3 letter combinations are indeed possible from the Greek alphabet? Cause it has got to be at least hundreds - and while I'll admit some will sound better than others, I don't think that the number of possible combinations is a valid reason to NOT make your own name, instead of ripping off an existing group.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

And could some less math-impaired person than me do the math as to how many 2 and 3 letter combinations are indeed possible from the Greek alphabet? Cause it has got to be at least hundreds - and while I'll admit some will sound better than others, I don't think that the number of possible combinations is a valid reason to NOT make your own name, instead of ripping off an existing group.

well, I think it's just another NPC conceit to assume that if someone has a name that is one letter off from an NPC group, they're ripping off the NPC group. I did the same thing.

Look at all-local campuses. I don't think the girls in these groups are trying to imitate AGD, Tri-Sigma, or Kappa Delta.

[luv n tpa]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

And could some less math-impaired person than me do the math as to how many 2 and 3 letter combinations are indeed possible from the Greek alphabet? Cause it has got to be at least hundreds - and while I'll admit some will sound better than others, I don't think that the number of possible combinations is a valid reason to NOT make your own name, instead of ripping off an existing group.

576 possible 2-letter; 13,824 possible 3-letter. Including repeating letters and different letter order.

[nittanyalum]

Originally Posted by 33girl

well, I think it's just another NPC conceit to assume that if someone has a name that is one letter off from an NPC group, they're ripping off the NPC group. I did the same thing.

And it occurred to me that if, as the OP said, they are still keeping their colors, etc., they may still want to call themselves "Kappa" (they already had the shirts and all), but their name at least would show they're not (supposedly) posing after KKG anymore. And if they keep the colors, etc., they'll be nothing like KD (and KDs don't call themselves Kappa, that I'm aware anyway).

Look at all-local campuses. I don't think the girls in these groups are trying to imitate AGD, Tri-Sigma, or Kappa Delta.

No, they're definitely not. But did anyone else read the first group's name, Sorosis, as "cirrhosis" in their head?

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

No, they're definitely not. But did anyone else read the first group's name, Sorosis, as "cirrhosis" in their head?

Not the Pi Phis!

[nittanyalum]

Man, I'm just foot-in-mouthing it all over these boards this morning!

Guess that's my signal to stop playing and get back to work...

[SWTXBelle]

Originally Posted by luv n tpa

576 possible 2-letter; 13,824 possible 3-letter. Including repeating letters and different letter order.

THANK YOU.

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

But did anyone else read the first group's name, Sorosis, as "cirrhosis" in their head?

Can you imaging the jokes that could result if it were on anything other than a dry campus?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

Man, I'm just foot-in-mouthing it all over these boards this morning!

Guess that's my signal to stop playing and get back to work...

Sometimes it beeeeees like that!

<---back to being productive, I guess.

[ree-Xi]

Originally Posted by nittanyalum

No, they're definitely not. But did anyone else read the first group's name, Sorosis, as "cirrhosis" in their head?

Isn't "Sorosis" part of Pi Phi's original name? I.C. Sorosis I think?

[breathesgelatin]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

Isn't "Sorosis" part of Pi Phi's original name? I.C. Sorosis I think?

Yes. This is still very important to Pi Beta Phi.

I have to add that even though there are 13,000 combinations or whatever, you have to keep in mind that the Greek letters usually stand for Greek words. Some Greek letters are not as commonly seen in GLO names because there aren't as many Greek words that start with them. Or at least not Greek words that you want to use to embody your organization.

If you have half a brain and know your own org's secret meanings, sometimes you can figure out things about other orgs just by intuition. Just sayin'.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I have to add that even though there are 13,000 combinations or whatever, you have to keep in mind that the Greek letters usually stand for Greek words. Some Greek letters are not as commonly seen in GLO names because there aren't as many Greek words that start with them. Or at least not Greek words that you want to use to embody your organization.

If you have half a brain and know your own org's secret meanings, sometimes you can figure out things about other orgs just by intuition. Just sayin'.

True, but you also have to remember that there are GLOs where the Greek letters don't represent Greek words.

[Fleur de Lis]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

True, but you also have to remember that there are GLOs where the Greek letters don't represent Greek words.

Really? I have never heard of this. A group just picks random letters they think look good together? Makes me wonder why they would have greek names at all.