GLO Nicknames

[xo_kathy]

Originally posted by TigerLilly
OK then, do you (or anyone else) know where "fuzzies" actually came from? The only idea we ever had was from saying "Alpha Xi" really fast: "Al...pha-xi" and the 2nd two syllables sound like "fuzzie". Is that where it came from?

AXiD670 - If you ever head up to Ohio, I know it's common there. The girls from chapters in Ohio are the ones I always hear saying it.

I thought your mascot was named "Fuzzie Bear" or something like that?

Also, I went to school in MI and they didn't call themselves Fuzzies. Ohio is sort of a weird place, though! Sorry, I'm from MI, I have to make fun of Ohio! I think it's in our state constitution or something!!

[MysticCat]

Originally posted by sairose
I HATE WHEN PEOPLE REFER TO A BROTHER OF PHI MU ALPHA AS A "PHI MU"!!! Arg! They're Sinfonians, or Phi Mu Alphas. Period. No offence to Phi Mu, but my Sinfonian boys would look a little silly wearing pink and white.

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Originally posted by GeekyPenguin
Actually, a lot of the Sinfonians up here call themselves Phi Mus. Phi Mu for girlies doesn't really have a presence in Wi.

Interesting. I have occasionally heard people refer to us as "Phi Mus," but not very often, and I have never heard a brother say it. Certainly, our nationals would never use it, and I might feel a little constrained to correct someone who called us "Phi Mus." (Then again, since my sister is a Phi Mu, perhaps I'm a little sensitive on the subject.) I would try to correct them politely, though -- hope it wasn't me who "tore your butt" UKDaisy.

And actually I've never heard a brother say something like "I'm/he's a Phi Mu Alpha." In my experience, brothers always refer to themselves or other brothers as "Sinfonians," which isn't really a nickname -- it's really the proper, official term for a brother, dating back to before the Greek letters were formally added to the name and the Fraternity was simply The Sinfonia Fraternity (or sometimes "The Sinfonia"). To put it another way, in my experience, brothers would refer to the Fraternity as Phi Mu Alpha, but would not refer to themselves as Phi Mu Alphas, unless perhaps talking to someone who might get too confused by bringing in the whole "Sinfonian" terminology. But that's just my experience, and it is a big fraternity.

[sidetrack]Back in the day, the campus mailboxes for Phi Mu and Phi Mu Alpha at my school were next to each other. Needless to say, we got each other's mail all the time.[/sidetrack]

[WCUgirl]

Originally posted by TigerLilly
OK then, do you (or anyone else) know where "fuzzies" actually came from? The only idea we ever had was from saying "Alpha Xi" really fast: "Al...pha-xi" and the 2nd two syllables sound like "fuzzie". Is that where it came from?

AXiD670 - If you ever head up to Ohio, I know it's common there. The girls from chapters in Ohio are the ones I always hear saying it.

I always thought it was because teddy bears are fuzzy...or like you said, alpha-xi , I don't know. Or fuzzy = fu-xi.

xo_kathy, our mascot is BetXi Bear. She was the one designed by Jim Henson for his wife. According to our nat'l website, "the Fraternity adopted Al Fuzzie teddy bear as a mascot in 1974. BetXi Bear mascot was adopted in 1989." But we've never had just a Fuzzie Bear. But you were close!!! I really don't know too much else about Al Fuzzie, what he looked like, etc. Just that there was one.

Maybe that's where Fuzzie came from. Either way...I don't like it. It's fine for the bear's name...but PLEASE don't refer to me as a fuzzie.

[ADqtPiMel]

During recruitment, they explained that "fuzzies" came from the al-PHA XI...sounds like fuzzie. Kind of .

[SoonerSAE]

We are called SAE's mainly but some alum use Sig Alph's. The guys at my chapter call each other E's.

I hate to be an SAE and be called a SIG EP. That just shows someone's stupidity when they say that. "Oh, your a Sig Ep?" when i have on one of my SAE shirts.

[maggieaxid]

I don't mind Fuzzie- there are worse names out there. I only ever heard us called that when I was at convention with some girls from Ohio and Indiana.
Our new girls once tried to call them selves "Fozzies"- like Fozzie Bear- but it was only ever used internally and never really caught on.

[WhiteDaisy128]

Most of the nicknames on campus are pretty typical...one that might be a little more unique is Sigma Chi...for some reason, people have just started (like I've heard it 20 times or so....), with in the past month, calling them Sigmachis - pronounced like: Sigmachees (Sig MA Chees) - emphasis on the ma. It sounds kinda funny. Not sure who started it or why...my guess is maybe a GDI making a funny mistake, but I'm not sure.

[33girl]

Originally posted by WhiteDaisy128
Most of the nicknames on campus are pretty typical...one that might be a little more unique is Sigma Chi...for some reason, people have just started (like I've heard it 20 times or so....), with in the past month, calling them Sigmachis - pronounced like: Sigmachees (Sig MA Chees) - emphasis on the ma. It sounds kinda funny. Not sure who started it or why...my guess is maybe a GDI making a funny mistake, but I'm not sure.

OMG we used to do that ALL the time. Not to their faces, though. I don't think they'd have been amused.

[ASTLuv21]

Originally posted by AXORissa
We called PHi Sigma Sigma AND Phi Sigma Kappa both Phi Sig. It got so confusing, heh. I'd often have to ask, the boys or the girls

LoL, I bet it does. When I was visiting our Alpha Chapter, they mentioned Phi Sig as one of their neighbors and I got this confused look on my face bc they live between two fraternities (lucky girls LOL). I had to explain that the sorority Phi Sigma Sigma on our campus is called Phi Sig.

[xo_kathy]

Originally posted by WhiteDaisy128
Sigma Chi... pronounced like: Sigmachees (Sig MA Chees) - emphasis on the ma.

We called them that, too (back in the 90's), at my school. But we were close with them and it was a loving nickname. It always reminded me of Mun-Chi-Chis!

[hottytoddy]

We call the Kappa Sigmas the Kappa Swigs sometimes. It's not a bad name...they just have the best parties! We love them.

[Jill1228]

For Beta Sigma Phi, I just say Betas (not to be confused with Beta Theta Pi

As far as Alpha Phi, The only ones I better hear are A-Phi, Phis or Alpha Phi

[Tom Earp]

While many of OUr Chapters go by Choppers, as seen on some of the sigs on Site, at The Pitt (Ks) we go by Lambda Chis!

Pike, Sig Chis. Sig Taus, Phi Sigs and used to be the Tekes.

Alpha Gams, Alpha Sigs, and the changed Tri Sigmas! Used to have ADPis, DRhos, and KDs!


Who cares as long as there are New Associates!

[HollisterDXiChi]

Delta Zeta Xi- DXi

[AXORissa]

Originally posted by WhiteDaisy128
Most of the nicknames on campus are pretty typical...one that might be a little more unique is Sigma Chi...for some reason, people have just started (like I've heard it 20 times or so....), with in the past month, calling them Sigmachis - pronounced like: Sigmachees (Sig MA Chees) - emphasis on the ma. It sounds kinda funny. Not sure who started it or why...my guess is maybe a GDI making a funny mistake, but I'm not sure.

haha, I call my Sigma Chi friends Sig-ma-chees all the time I wouldnt use it other than joking around with them, though.