Greek Terms
Active - A full member; one who has completed the New Member Education Period and has been formally initiated by the college chapter.Alumna - (plural: alumnae) Sorority member who has graduated from college.
Alumnus - (plural: alumni) A member of a fraternity who has graduated from college.
Area Alumnae Panhellenic - The organization of the alumnae of the National Panhellenic Conference sororities in your city or area.
Bid - A formal invitation to membership from a sorority or fraternity to a potential new member.
Chapter - The local group of the national organization.
Dirty Recruiting - Any violation of a rule set by the University Panhellenic Council as governed by the National Panhellenic Conference.
Fraternity - A group of men bound together by ritual ties and common goals. Also used to refer to sororities.
Hazing - Mental or physical acts strictly forbidden by Texas Law and University policies.
Initiation - The traditional ritual which brings the new member into full membership.
Legacy - A woman whose mother, sister, or grandmother is an initiated member of a sorority. A man whose father, brother, or grandfather is an initiated member of a fraternity.
North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) - A confederation of 64 men's fraternities.
National Panhellenic Council (NPC) - Representative body governing all Greek letter sororities both locally and nationally.
New/Associate Member - A student who has accepted the bid or invitation for membership of a Greek organization, but has not yet been initiated.
Philanthropy - An activity sponsored by a sorority or fraternity designed to raise money for charity and/or to benefit the community.
Pin - (two types): the active pin (or badge), a distinctive insignia, worn on the chest, designating an active member of a particular fraternity or sorority. The new member pin is an insignia used to designate a new member of a particular fraternity or sorority.
Preference/Pref. card - Formal membership acceptance.
Greek Alphabet
| Α - | Alpha | (al-fah) |
| Β - | Beta | (bay-tah) |
| Γ - | Gamma | (gam-ah) |
| Δ - | Delta | (del-tah) |
| Ε - | Epsilon | (ep-si-lon) |
| Ζ - | Zeta | (zay-tah) |
| Η - | Eta | (ay-tah) |
| Θ - | Theta | (thay-tah) |
| Ι - | Iota | (eye-o-tah) |
| Κ - | Kappa | (cap-ah) |
| Λ - | Lambda | (lamb-dah) |
| Μ - | Mu | (mew) |
| Ν - | Nu | (new) |
| Ξ - | Xi | (zzeye) |
| Ο - | Omicron | (omm-i-cron) |
| Π - | Pi | (pie) |
| Ρ - | Rho | (row) |
| Σ - | Sigma | (sig-mah) |
| Τ - | Tau | (taw) |
| Υ - | Upsilon | (oop-si-lon) |
| Φ - | Phi | (fie) |
| Χ - | Chi | (keye) |
| Ψ - | Psi | (sigh) |
| Ω - | Omega | `(o-may-gah) |
