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[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SureSister

MysticCat, thank you for your comment.

Like "rush," which is often used as both a noun and a verb, "Panhellenic" is commonly used as an adjective and, on many campuses, "Panhellenic" is used as a noun.

Perhaps these campuses take their lead from the National Panhellenic Conference? You'll find an example of the NPC using Panhellenic as a noun in it's 2010 Annual Report, see page 5.

https://www.npcwomen.org/resources/p...port_FINAL.pdf

"Panhellenic" is an adjective. The fact that "Panhellenic" is also used as a sort of adjectival noun -- which is nothing more than colloquial shorthand by using part of the name to mean the entire name, like calling some educational institutions simply "State" or "Tech" -- doesn't change the fact that it is an adjective.

Beside, as Gusteau says your example does nothing to support the use of "In Panhellenic." Your example of its use as a noun is the usage that means "Panhellenic Council." Are we supposed to interpret your valediction as meaning "In Council"?

Sorry, but unless you can find a credible example of "Panhellinic" being used to mean "Panhellenic Spirit" or something similar, I'm sticking with my opinion that "In Panhellenic" as a valediction looks .. well, stupid.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

"Panhellenic" is an adjective. The fact that "Panhellenic" is also used as a sort of adjectival noun -- which is nothing more than colloquial shorthand by using part of the name to mean the entire name, like calling some educational institutions simply "State" or "Tech" -- doesn't change the fact that it is an adjective.

Beside, as Gusteau says your example does nothing to support the use of "In Panhellenic." Your example of its use as a noun is the usage that means "Panhellenic Council." Are we supposed to interpret your valediction as meaning "In Council"?

Sorry, but unless you can find a credible example of "Panhellinic" being used to mean "Panhellenic Spirit" or something similar, I'm sticking with my opinion that "In Panhellenic" as a valediction looks .. well, stupid.

Love it that you are playing Hobbs to her Calvin.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Love it that you are playing Hobbs to her Calvin.

Well, she's weirding language. (Or should that be "she's making a weird"?)

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Well, she's weirding language. (Or should that be "she's making a weird"?)

Best part? I'm sure she cluelesses our posting subject.

[Drolefille]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

"Panhellenic" is an adjective. The fact that "Panhellenic" is also used as a sort of adjectival noun -- which is nothing more than colloquial shorthand by using part of the name to mean the entire name, like calling some educational institutions simply "State" or "Tech" -- doesn't change the fact that it is an adjective.

Beside, as Gusteau says your example does nothing to support the use of "In Panhellenic." Your example of its use as a noun is the usage that means "Panhellenic Council." Are we supposed to interpret your valediction as meaning "In Council"?

Sorry, but unless you can find a credible example of "Panhellinic" being used to mean "Panhellenic Spirit" or something similar, I'm sticking with my opinion that "In Panhellenic" as a valediction looks .. well, stupid.

I agree with you. I wonder if it's an extension of the "In Sigma" or "In *letter here*" that I've seen. But in those cases the recipients know what it stands for and whether the wording is appropriate or makes sense, versus Panhellenic which does not.