Your letters scambled?

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by crosscaravan

It's not really a huge issue - but some people on my campus refer to Phi Sigma Pi as "Phi Pi," so when they hear girls talking about "Pi Phi" they get really confused!

There was actually a girl who did spring recruitment at the same time as me last year who was convinced that Pi Beta Phi was the honor society instead of Phi Sigma Pi. When she was told that it wasn't, she was kind of like "..but.. you're a REGULAR sorority? Then why are you all so chill?" and left.

So yeah, no real conflicts, but lots of confusion.

But, that's Phi Sigma Pi and Pi Beta Phi, right?

[crosscaravan]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

But, that's Phi Sigma Pi and Pi Beta Phi, right?

Yup. It's really only an issue among people who insist on shortening the names to Phi Pi and Pi Phi and getting them mixed up. The full names are much more difficult to scramble and confuse.

[honeychile]

I don't know of any campuses where there is both Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Delta Phi, but I can imagine that would cause problems


I have heard of people confuse Alpha Epsilon Pi and Alpha Epsilon Phi.

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I have heard of people confuse Alpha Epsilon Pi and Alpha Epsilon Phi.

Don't start me.

Whoops, too late.

Long story short, AEPi has been on my campus for decades. In the early 1990s, a group of Jewish women wanted to bring AEPhi to campus. The local Panhel said no, but invited them to form a local sorority - which they did, and which I pledged. During my sophomore year, Panhel granted our request to become a colony of AEPhi. The national was still interested, and a match was made.

I can't begin to tell you how many times I was asked when AEPi had gone coed, or if AEPhi was a "little sister" group for AEPi. Nope - although both groups are historically Jewish, and have similar badges, we are completely different GLOs, thankyouverymuch.

[maverickmagali]

Originally Posted by honeychile

I don't know of any campuses where there is both Alpha Delta Pi and Alpha Delta Phi, but I can imagine that would cause problems


I have heard of people confuse Alpha Epsilon Pi and Alpha Epsilon Phi.

At UCal Berkeley, there's an Alpha Delta Pi and an Alpha Delta Phi, as well as an Alpha Delta Chi. Haha, talk about confusion. I stayed at the Alpha Delta Phi chapter house for a few days over spring break last year and we certainly got people knocking on the door asking for Alpha Delta Pi.

[excelblue]

Originally Posted by maverickmagali

At UCal Berkeley, there's an Alpha Delta Pi and an Alpha Delta Phi, as well as an Alpha Delta Chi. Haha, talk about confusion. I stayed at the Alpha Delta Phi chapter house for a few days over spring break last year and we certainly got people knocking on the door asking for Alpha Delta Pi.

Cal student here. The reality of the situation is that we just have a local nickname for Alpha Delta Phi: AquaDelt. That's because their chapter house is the only one on campus with a swimming pool.

[barbino]

Originally Posted by crosscaravan

Yup. It's really only an issue among people who insist on shortening the names to Phi Pi and Pi Phi and getting them mixed up. The full names are much more difficult to scramble and confuse.

There is also Phi Kappa Psi. One of my brothers was a Phi Psi. Between Pi Phi and Phi Psi, I'm surprized my non-Greek mother managed.