New Member Class Names

[mommag2]

My chapter is only a year old so I'm part of Beta class (Spring 03) and we just crossed over Gamma class. Can't wait for Delta class.

[TexasOphiA]

we activate lambda class on friday! (we have only been on campus since 98). We were the first on campus :-)

[Zetagymnast]

Originally posted by AlphaPhiBubbles
Yea I think NPC is really discouraging it because it insinuates order and might cause hazing or something from older members? i'm not quite sure how it all works out...but i know my new chapter doesn't do it at all and my old chapter has been told to stop. I don't see what the big deal is cuz no matter what "fall 2003" is still younger than "fall 1985" which is the same as "Omega class" being older than "Alpha Zeta" and whatnot.....whatever.

I don't understand why they won't allow naming of the new member classes. Can someone explain it to me? Also, what is the difference between a old chapter and a new chapter?

[33girl]

Originally posted by Zetagymnast
Also, what is the difference between a old chapter and a new chapter?

I think that AlphaPhiBubbles joined Alpha Phi at one school and then transferred to another school and joined the A Phi chapter there.

[efcheerBB]

I am a proud Alpha Lambda (Fall 2002). We recently initated our Alpha Nu class. They are cute and call themselves *The Nu-bies*

Elena

[gamma_girl52]

I am a founder so I crossed on the ALPHA line in Spring 1998 so I'm celebrating 5 years as a Gamma Sig.

Our next line in Spring 2004 will be Nu Line.

[Zetagymnast]

Originally posted by gamma_girl52
I am a founder so I crossed on the ALPHA line in Spring 1998 so I'm celebrating 5 years as a Gamma Sig.

Our next line in Spring 2004 will be Nu Line.

Hey, I wanted to know if you were a founder how come you crossed a line? In my sorority, our founders weren't on a line it was after them that the first line crossed. It is probably different in your sorority but I was just wondering.

[Sister Havana]

In Alpha Phi Omega, pledge classes are named for an alumni brother who's done a lot for the fraternity. Fall pledge classes have a national namesake and spring pledge classes (at least in our chapter) have a local namesake. I think that's a cool tradition....what an honor!

I pledged in Fall 1993, in the Earle Herbert pledge class. The current pledge class is the Ray Hancock pledge class.

Here's a list of all the national namesakes since 1946.

[gamma_girl52]

Originally posted by Zetagymnast
Hey, I wanted to know if you were a founder how come you crossed a line? In my sorority, our founders weren't on a line it was after them that the first line crossed. It is probably different in your sorority but I was just wondering.

My line was the first to cross at my school. Even though I'm a founder I still was on one (my DP was from a different chapter) anyway--I had a pledge process and all of that. All of the founders of my chapter came from Beta-Epsilon lines (that covers Spring '98-Spring 2000). We are all conidered founders because we all pledged/crossed over while we were still a colony. The lines after that (Zeta-present) would be like what you described.

Most sororities do it like how you said, but Gamma Sigs are weird When I was DP at one of our newest colonies I did the same thing--they are Alpha Line at that school. Hope that cleared it up a little bit.

[shadokat]

I was in the Eta NM class, but they're up to Delta Delta now (naming as D Phi E does, with single letters, then Delta Alpha, etc.). Yes 33 girl, at Bloom ASA does theirs with numbers....they are up to 48th now I think! The locals use that number system as well...

Originally posted by 33girl
We never named our classes, even before NPC started discouraging it - we were just Fall 89 or Spring 92 or whatever. Easier to remember. Bloomsburg and I think Ship use "20th pledge class" and so on - I could never remember that.

If hazing due to seniority is a problem I don't think it will go away just by getting rid of saying "the Alpha Beta pledge class."

[AXORissa]

We just initated the Alpha Nu class... crazzzy. We do skip some letters-- we skip anything with Eta or Mu, and we didnt have an Omega or an Alpha Alpha class.

I am an Alpha Gamma

[sueali]

We just initiated our alpha gamma class, I was in the sigma class, and we haven't skipped any letters.

[alphabug02]

I was in the first class- Alpha ... all the way!

Right now I think the Chapter is on Eta.

[Zetagymnast]

Originally posted by gamma_girl52
My line was the first to cross at my school. Even though I'm a founder I still was on one (my DP was from a different chapter) anyway--I had a pledge process and all of that. All of the founders of my chapter came from Beta-Epsilon lines (that covers Spring '98-Spring 2000). We are all conidered founders because we all pledged/crossed over while we were still a colony. The lines after that (Zeta-present) would be like what you described.

Most sororities do it like how you said, but Gamma Sigs are weird When I was DP at one of our newest colonies I did the same thing--they are Alpha Line at that school. Hope that cleared it up a little bit.

Thanks, you cleared it up for me. I think your sorority might be simlar to mine because we both say "lines" and others say pledge classes. Also, you used the term Dp which should mean Dean of Pledgees if I am not mistaken. I am DP this school year so I am preparing for our Mu Line that starts in January.

[FAUNikki]

Originally posted by AXORissa
We just initated the Alpha Nu class... crazzzy. We do skip some letters-- we skip anything with Eta or Mu, and we didnt have an Omega or an Alpha Alpha class.

I am an Alpha Gamma

How come you skip those?
Or is it a ritual thing that cannot be discussed, if so Im sorry and disregard?
Im just curious what could be wrong with those letters?!?!?