Alabama Recruitment Prediction (Fall 2008)

[wildcatfan]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

I've always wondered why that was - we're the only ones beginning with "Gamma", so it might make sense to call us "Gammas", but I have always heard us referred to as "Gamma Phis".

We always said Gamma Phi, but I've heard several girls over the past couple of years refer to the house as "G-Phi". Has anyone else heard that one?

[pbear19]

I wonder if the term 'Gammie' evolved as a result of the old Gammie Bug mascot? It'd be interesting to find out if any references to Gammie predated the mascot. (I'm going to have to go look up when the Gammie Bug was introduced, as I don't recall!)

ETA- It was 1947, and apparently it was Gammy with a y instead of ie, although that looks a bit strange to my eye.

Originally Posted by breathesgelatin

I've read before that back in the day (early 20th c.) some alums wanted to call Pi Phi "Pi Beta" and some wanted to call it "Pi Phi." I guess we all know which one stuck!

How interesting! I am a sucker for historical trivia like that.