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Originally Posted by DrPhil
So, back to my original question: Other than historical inaccuracies (that MysticCat and naraht are typing about), how could outsiders correct a pledge manual?
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I doubt they could, but I don't think anyone has suggested they should try to, either.
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Originally Posted by naraht
The Wikipedia page for Alpha Phi says
"However, the pronunciation of Phi as "Fee" rather than "Fi" actually results from the fact that the organization adopted the Greek rather than anglicized, mainly American, pronunciation of the letter because it sounded more feminine." There isn't anything I can find on Alpha Phi's National page, but a lot of Alpha Phi chapter websites have the "after a vowel" explanation.
I can't find anything either on wikipedia or on the Alpha Xi Delta national website on why it rhymes with bee.
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I wouldn't necessarily expect to see anything along those lines. (Nor would I trust the Wiki on this if there's nothing about it at the Alpha Phi website.)
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