Greek-letter

Greek letter English Alternative forms en Greek letter Adjective - en US Of or relating to a fraternity, sorority, or honor society. en 1900 The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta 24 29 Concerning the oldest Greek-letter society the author says: American Greek-letter college secret societies began with the formation of ΦΒΚ at the College of William and Mary... en 1917 The Deke Quarterly 35 16 One of the most unique and impressive events in Greek-Letter life was the launching of the ΔΚΕ Club of New York City... en 1925 Oscar W. Firkins Cyrus Northrop: A Memoir 79 As Linonia drew its members from all classes, and the Greek-letter society from only one, no single Greek-letter society could control a majority of the Linonians. 1964, The Cross & Crescent, Vol. 51, Iss. 1, p. 12: The new home , the first Greek-letter house to be completed on the new fraternity-sorority row, certainly is one of the finest at the university. Matthew W[indust] Hughey Matthew Hughey The University of Oklahoma Video, and the Problem Fraternities Can't Fix Themselves https://web.archive.org/web/20220616155233/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/14/opinion/the-university-of-oklahoma-video-and-the-problem-fraternities-cant-fix-themselves.html 15 March 2015 The history of fraternal organizations is one of exclusion. In the first part of the 19th century, the early days of fraternities in the United States, Greek-letter organizations mirrored student bodies — white, male, Christian children of privilege. Rebecca Tan Black fraternities and sororities gather under searing heat on BLM Plaza https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/black-fraternity-sorority-blm-plaza/2020/07/19/d2e5f81c-c7a1-11ea-a99f-3bbdffb1af38_story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20250723132439/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/black-fraternity-sorority-blm-plaza/2020/07/19/d2e5f81c-c7a1-11ea-a99f-3bbdffb1af38_story.html 23 July 2025 19 July 2020 Organizers said they wanted the event to serve as an acknowledgment and, more importantly, a reminder of the origins of African American Greek-letter organizations, many of which were founded to resist racism in the early 20th century. Usage notes The term may be used to describe fraternities and sororities generally, and honor societies in some cases, irrespective of whether the name of the organization actually contains letters of the Greek alphabet.The Black Royalty, Exposed (digitized 2008), p. 326: "Greek Letter Organization (GLO) - Any sorority or fraternity is a GLO, even those that don't use Greek letters (such as Acacia and Farmhouse)". Derived terms en GLO<ll:abbreviation> References