A Guide to FrAternity And Sorority LiFe - Virginia Tech
A Guide to FrAternity And Sorority LiFe - Virginia Tech
A Guide to FrAternity And Sorority LiFe - Virginia Tech
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GREEK LIFE<br />
tHe GreeK alPHabet<br />
A Alpha<br />
B Beta<br />
G Gamma<br />
D Delta<br />
E Epsilon<br />
Z Zeta<br />
H Eta<br />
Q Theta<br />
I Iota<br />
K Kappa<br />
L Lambda<br />
M Mu<br />
N Nu<br />
X Xi<br />
O Omicron<br />
P Pi<br />
R Rho<br />
S Sigma<br />
T Tau<br />
U Upsilon<br />
F Phi<br />
C Chi<br />
Y Psi<br />
W Omega<br />
10 Portico 2009-2010<br />
IT S ALL grEEk TO ME...CONTINuEd<br />
Panhellenic Association: The cooperative campus organization of <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Tech</strong>’s National<br />
Panhellenic Conference sororities<br />
Panhellenic Council (PHC): A council of elected officers and delegates from all 13 of <strong>Virginia</strong><br />
<strong>Tech</strong>’s National Panhellenic Conference sororities. The Panhellenic Council governs<br />
the Panhellenic Association<br />
Philanthropy: Charitable projects, events, or donations<br />
Potential New Member (PNM): A student who is not yet affiliated with a chapter<br />
Preferential Bidding: A system used at the conclusion of formal recruitment <strong>to</strong> match<br />
sorority and Potential New Member preferences<br />
Probate: A potential member going through the intake process<br />
Recommendation/Reference: A letter or form written by an alumni/alumna member recommending<br />
a Potential New Member <strong>to</strong> a sorority. Recommendations are generally not<br />
required at <strong>Virginia</strong> <strong>Tech</strong><br />
Recruitment: Sometimes called rush, this is the membership recruitment process. Potential<br />
New Members are sometimes referred <strong>to</strong> as rushees<br />
Recruitment Counselor (Rho Gamma): A Panhellenic representative who has no contact<br />
with her own chapter during a period surrounding formal recruitment and is selected <strong>to</strong><br />
assist and counsel Potential New Members through formal recruitment<br />
Ritual: The secret tradition that ties <strong>to</strong>gether the beliefs and standards of a<br />
fraternal organization<br />
<strong>Sorority</strong>: A Greek-letter sisterhood (also may be called a fraternity)<br />
United Council of Fraternities and Sororities (UCFS): The council that governs our multicultural<br />
and special-interest fraternities and sororities
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