But a good question
The original name of our Fraternity was The Sinfonia Fraternity -- the letters FMA were important to us from the earliest days, and eventually the name was changed to Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity.
From our membership manual, Themes for Brotherhood:
"The word is a particularly rich pun. Its etymological origin is straightforward, for the Greek "syn-" or "sym-" means "with" and "phon" a "sound." Their combination into "symphonia," however, means "agreeing in sound" or "concordant." When the word passed from Greek into the English language as "symphony," it was used not only in reference to things musical, but to agreement among human beings and even to the harmony of the universe -- that celestial symphony commented on by philosophers of such varying stripes as Pythagoras, Boethius, and Kepler."
Hope that helps.
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