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Fraternity & Sorority Life @ DENISON UNIVERSIT Y

FRATERNITY & SORORITY LIFE @ DENISON UNIVERSITY2

ΑAlpha (al-fah)

ΒBeta (bay-tah)

ΓGamma (gam-ah)

ΔDelta (del-tah)

ΕEpsilon

(ep-si-lon)

ΖZeta (zay-tah)

ΗEta (ay-tah)

ΘTheta (thay-tah)

ΙIota (eye-o-tah)

ΚKappa (cap-ah)

ΛLambda

(lamb-dah)

ΜMu (mew)

ΝNu (new)

ΞXi (zz-eye)

ΟOmicron

(om-ah-cron)

ΠPi (pie)

ΡRho (row)

ΣSigma (sig-mah)

ΤTau (tawh)

ΥUpsilon

(yoop-si-lon)

ΦPhi (figh)

ΧChi (kigh)

ΨPsi (sigh)

ΩOmega

(o-may-gah)

WELCOME FROM THE COUNCILS

Welcome to Fraternity

and Sorority Life at

Denison University!

Greek-lettered organizations are

among the oldest organizations

at Denison and are filled with rich

history and traditions on campus.

Fraternities and sororities are

values-based organizations that

focus on aligning values to direct

their missions and activities.

Some of these driving values

include scholastic achievement,

commitment to community

service and philanthropy,

leadership, lasting brotherhood

and sisterhood, and networking

opportunities in college

and beyond. Members of fraternity

and sorority life have high GPA

averages, raise thousands of dollars

for their philanthropies, and

together have completed roughly

2,000 service hours each semester.

Each fraternity or sorority belongs

to one of the four governing

councils at Denison who unite and

support each organization. It is

these councils that then unite the

groups as a larger Fraternity and

Sorority Community.

This publication will help you

explore our groups and provide

insight about what Denison

Fraternity and Sorority Life has

to offer. We always encourage

students to explore opportunities

that align with their personal values,

goals and interests, whether social,

academic, athletic or spiritual and

we hope that Fraternity and Sorority

Life will be just the place!

GREEK ALPHABET

AND PRONUNCIATIONS

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IFCInterfraternity Council

CHAPTERS BY COUNCIL

ΒΘΠ ΔΧ

ΛΧΑΚΣ ΣΧ

BETA THETA PI DELTA CHI

LAMBDA CHI ALPHAKAPPA SIGMA SIGMA CHI

Founded August 8, 1839, Miami University (Oxford Ohio)

Nickname Betas

Motto Firmam Consensus Facit (Cooperation Makes Strength)

Colors Pink and Blue

Philanthropy Big Brothers Big Sisters

Website www.betathetapi.org

Founded October 13, 1890 Cornell University

Nickname D-Chis

Motto Leges (Law)

Colors Red and Buff

Philanthropy V Foundation for Cancer Research

Website www.deltachi.org

Founded November 2, 1909 Boston University

Nickname Lambdas or Lambda Chis

Motto Vir Quisque Vir (Every Man a Man)

Colors Purple, Green and Gold

Philanthropy Feeding America

Website www.lambdachi.org

Founded December 10, 1869 University of Virginia

Nickname Kappa Sigs

Motto Bononia Docet (Bologna Teaches)

Colors Scarlet, White, Emerald Green

Philanthropy A greater cause to Military Heroes

Website www.kappasigma.org

Founded June 28, 1855, Miami University (Oxford Ohio)

Nickname Sig Chis

Motto In Hoc Signo Vinces (In This Sign You Shall Conquer)

Colors Blue and Old Gold

Philanthropy Children’s Miracle Network and Huntsman Cancer Institute

Website www.sigmachi.org

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AND PRONUNCIATIONS

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DID YOU KNOW...

Former Senator Richard Lugar

(ΒΘΠ), Jennifer Garner (ΠΒΦ)

and Woody Hayes (ΣΧ) were all

students at Denison and members

of Fraternity/Sorority Life?

MGC Multicultural Greek Council

CHAPTERS BY COUNCIL

ΧΣΤ CHI SIGMA TAUNATIONAL FRATERNITY, INC.

Founded September 9, 1999 University of Illinois at Chicago

Nickname Chi Sigs or CST

Motto Leaders, Not Followers

Colors Green and Gray

Website www.chisigmatau. webs.com

ΦΙΑ PHI IOTA ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.

Founded December 26, 1931

Nickname Phiotas or Phi-A

Motto Semper Parati, Semper Juncti

Colors Gold, Navy Blue, Red, White

Philanthropy UNICEF

Website www.phiota.info

SIGMA LAMBDA GAMMA NATIONAL SORORITY, INC.

Founded April 9, 1990, University of Iowa

Nickname Gammas

Motto Cultura es Orgullo, Orgullo es Exito (Culture is Pride, Pride is Success)

Colors Shocking Pink and Majestic Purple

Philanthropy Breast Cancer Awareness and TRIO Programs

Website www.sigmalambda gamma.com

ΣΛΓ

ALPHA SIGMA RHO SORORITY, INC.

Founded April 2, 1998

Nickname Alpha Sigs or ASR

Motto Strength in Unity

Colors Red, White, Silver

Philanthropy National Ovarian Cancer Coalition

Website denisonasr.wix.com/home

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DID YOU KNOW...

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

was the first NPHC organization

to join Denison’s campus in

November of 1985. It sparked

the growth of NPHC with the

addition of Alpha Phi Alpha

Fraternity, Inc. just a month later!

NPHCNational Pan-Hellenic Council

CHAPTERS BY COUNCIL

ΑKΑALPHA KAPPA ALPHASORORITY, INC.

Founded January 15, 1908, Howard University

Nickname AKAs

Motto By Culture and By Merit

Colors Salmon Pink and Apple Green

Programs Launching New Dimensions of Service, International Community Impact Days, ASCEND Enrichment Program

Website www.aka1908.com

ΦΒΣ PHI BETA SIGMAFRATERNITY, INC.

Founded January 9, 1914, Howard University

Nickname Sigmas

Motto Culture for Service, Service for Humanity

Colors Royal Blue and Pure White

Programs Bigger and Better Business, and Aims Educational and Social Action

Website www.phibetasigma1914.org

ΣΓΡSIGMA GAMMA RHOSORORITY, INC.

Founded November 12, 1922, Butler University

Nickname SGRhos

Motto Greater Service, Greater Progress

Colors Royal Blue and Gold

Emphasis Scholarship, Sisterhood and Service

Website www.sgrho1922.org

ΑΦΑ ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY, INC.

Founded December 4, 1906, Howard University

Nickname Alphas

Motto First of All, Servants of All, We Shall Transcend All

Colors Black and Old Gold

Aims Manly Deeds, Scholarship and Love for All Mankind

Website www.alpha-phi-alpha.com

ΔΣΘDELTA SIGMA THETASORORITY, INC.

Founded January 13, 1913, Howard University

Nickname Deltas, DST

Motto Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom

Colors Crimson and Cream

Programs Five-Point Thrust-Econo- mic Development, Educational Development, International Awareness and Involvement, Physical and Mental Health, Political Awareness and Involvement

Website www.deltasigmatheta.org

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DID YOU KNOW...

The Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ)

house is the first frame house

built in the village of Granville,

in 1808?

ΔΔΔ ΠΒΦ

ΚΚΓ

DELTA DELTA DELTA PI BETA PHI

KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA

Founded November 27, 1888, Boston University

Nickname Tri Delta

Motto Let us steadfastly love one another

Colors Silver, Gold, Cerulean Blue

Philanthropy St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Website www.tridelta.org

ΚΑΘ KAPPA ALPHA THETA

Founded January 27, 1870, DePauw University

Nickname Theta or K-A-Ts

Tag Line Leading Women

Colors Black and Gold

Philanthropy Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)

Website www.kappaalphatheta.org

ΔΓ DELTA GAMMA

Founded December 25, 1873, Lewis School for Girls, Oxford, Mississippi

Nickname D-G

Motto Do Good

Colors Bronze, Pink and Blue

Philanthropy Delta Gamma Foundation, Service for Sight

Website www.deltagamma.org

Founded April 28, 1867, Monmouth College

Nickname Pi Phi

Tag Line Friends and Leaders for Life

Core Values Integrity, Lifelong Commitment, Honor and Respect, Personal and Intellectual Growth, Philanthropic Service to Others, Sincere Friendship

Colors Wine and Silver Blue

Philanthropy Pi Beta Phi Foundation, Literacy, Arrowmont

Website www.pibetaphi.org

Founded October 13, 1870, Monmouth College

Nickname Kappa or KKG

Tag Line Aspire to Be

Colors Dark Blue and Light Blue

Philanthropy Reading Is Fundamental, The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation

Website www.kappa.org

PHC Panhellenic Council

CHAPTERS BY COUNCIL

ACTIVE The exact meaning of this term varies from group to group, but generally it means an undergraduate who currently pays dues and participates in chapter events.

ALUMNUS/ALUMNA A member who has graduated. Alumnus is the masculine, alumna the feminine.

ALUMNI/ALUMNAE The plurals of alumnus and alumna, respectively. When both men and women are meant, alumni is the term most often used, although alumna is also appropriate (it’s the Latin neuter plural).

BID A formal invitation to join a Greek organization.

BIG BROTHER/BIG SISTER An initiated member of an organization paired with an uninitiated member to help them through the member education period. Often referred to as a ‘Big’.

ASPIRANT/CANDIDATE A term used by some MGC and NPHC organizations to refer to members that have submitted their application packet and been approved to go through the intake process.

CROSSED The date of initiation into an NPHC organization and some MGC organizations.

CHAPTER The smallest self-supporting unit of a Greek organization. Chapters are a campus extension of an inter/national organization.

COLONY A group petitioning to form a new chapter.

CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING (COB) A process in which a woman can be offered a bid after the formal recruitment process within PHC.

DRY Alcohol-free and substance-free events. Recruitment and new member periods are dry by inter/national standards.

FORMAL RECRUITMENT A period of time during which chapters select their new members through a formal, structured process.

FRATERNITY A Greek letter organization, which may admit men, women, or both. Although many people use ‘fraternity’ to refer exclusively to men’s groups, many women’s groups officially call themselves fraternities, and the most proper term for them is Women’s Fraternities.

HAZING Mental or physical harm done to a new member of an organization. Hazing is against university policy and Ohio law.

INFORMAL RECRUITMENT A continuous, open recruitment period for organizations with less structure.

INTAKE Name for the process by which interested person become members of most MGC and NPHC organizations.

INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL (IFC) The governing council for men’s fraternities.

LINE The members of an MGC or NPHC new member class.

MULTICULTURAL GREEK COUNCIL (MGC) The governing council for Asian, Latina/Latino, and Multicultural organizations, for both men and women.

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL A Greek organization with many chapters, which have a single governing body. Chapters belonging to national organizations generally have chapter letters, as well as national letters – for instance, Denison is home to the Beta Zeta Chapter of Delta Gamma.

NATIONAL PANHELLENIC CONFERENCE (NPC) The governing body of the 26 member organizations and of Panhellenic Associations and Councils on college campuses.

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NATIONAL PAN-HELLENIC COUNCIL (NPHC) The governing council for historically African American organizations, for both men and women – name can be used for the national umbrella organization and the local council.

NEOPHYTE The new member of an MGC or NPHC organization that has just been initiated.

NEW MEMBER/ASSOCIATE Someone who has accepted a bid to join a Greek organization, but has not yet been initiated.

NEW MEMBER PERIOD The time between the acceptance of a bid and initiation. Chapters generally take this time to educate their new members in the organization’s history and traditions. Pledging is an older term still in use by some organizations.

NORTH-AMERICAN INTERFRATERNITY CONFERENCE (NIC) The governing body of up to 65 member organizations and of Interfraternity Councils on college campuses. Some member organizations are also members of NPHC and NALFO.

PANHELLENIC COUNCIL (PHC) The governing council for NPC sororities.

PLEDGE A term some organizations use to mean new member.

POTENTIAL NEW MEMBER (PNM) A college woman who participates in PHC recruitment.

PROBATE Official public reveal/display of new initiates in the form of a step/dance, typically held by MGC and NPHC organizations.

RITUAL The sacred ceremonies practiced by every chapter of a Greek lettered organization. Generally secret.

RECRUITMENT A series of events offering members and potential members the opportunity to get to know each other.

RUSH An older term for recruitment that is no longer used. Replaced with Recruitment.

SOROR A fellow member of an NPHC sorority.

SORORITY A Greek letter organization, which admits only women. The term did not come into common use until later in the 20th century.

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