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Greek Alphabet

Α  α Alpha (al-fah) Ν ν  Nu (new)
Β β Beta (bay-tah) Ξ  ξ  Xi (zzEYE)
Γ  γ Gamma (gam-ah) Ο ο  Omicron (omm-e-cron)
Δ  δ Delta (del-tah) Π π  Pi (pie)
Ε ε Epsilon (ep-si-lon) Ρ ρ  Rho (roe)
Ζ ζ Zeta (zay-tah) Σ  ς  Sigma (sig-mah)
Η  η Eta (ay-tah) Τ σ  Tau (taw)
Θ θ  Theta (thay-tah) Υ  τυ Upsilon (yoop-si-lon)
Ι   ι  Iota (eye-o-tah) Φ φ Phi (fie)
Κ κ  Kappa (cap-ah) Χ χ Chi (kEYE)
Λ λ Lambda (lamb-dah) Ψ ψ Psi (sigh)
Μ  μ Mu (mew) Ω ω Omega (o-may-gah)

Greek Dictionary

  • Active—A member of an organization that is initiated and enrolled in school.
  • Bid—An invitation for a rushee to join a particular organization.
  • Chapter—An individual Greek organization established at a university.
  • Fraternity—A men's organization established through the bonds of brotherhood.
  • Greek—Another name for an organization established by the use of the Greek alphabet, or a member of such an organization.
  • IFC—Interfraternity Council, the governing body of the Greek community.
  • Initiation—A ceremony in which a student becomes a full member of an organization.
  • Local—An organization whose chapter is only established at one university.
  • National—An organization which has chapters across the nation and has a (inter)national headquarters.
  • New Member/Associate Member—A student who has already received a bid and is going through the pledging process, but has not yet been initiated into the organization in order to become a full member (active).
  • Panhel—Panhellenic Association, the governing body of the 4 national sororities.
  • Preference—An invitation only recruitment event. A chance for a student to express an interest in receiving a bid by that organization.
  • Rush/Recruitment Event—An event which an organization sponsors to meet students.
  • Sorority—A women's organization established through the bonds of sisterhood.