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[wptw]

Originally posted by bekibug
And I've always heard that it was based on what letter came *before* the letter in question. For example, it is Alpha Xi Delta with a "Zee" sound because the letter X is preceded by a vowel. So it makes sense that Alpha Phi would be "Fee," Gamma Phi Beta would be "Feye," and Theta Xi would be "Zeye."

My only question is this:
Is Alpha Epsilon Phi with a "Fee" or "Feye" sound? By that one always confused, I am.

From whom did you hear this?

Well, since you asked, the rule for 3 letter groups is as follows…

Vowel - letter - Consonant = “eee”
Consonant - letter - Consonant = “eye”
Vowel - letter - Vowel = “Marvin”
Consonant - letter - Vowel = “Boogabooga”

That’s why AXD is Alpha Zeee Delta, while GFB is Gamma Pheye Beta.

AFA is Alpha Marvin Alpha, and DKE is Delta Boogabooga Epsilon.

By that explanation, confused, you should no longer be, young jedi.

wptw

Seriously folks, repeat it softly to yourselves a few times: Pronunciation has nothing to do with preceding or succeeding letters. Some groups like to use the Anglicized pronunciations. Some groups prefer the original Greek pronunciations. Simple as that. Tell your friends. Tell your nanny.