Glossary entry

Greek term or phrase:

Phi Alpha

English translation:

Φ Α

Added to glossary by Paraskevi Brunson
Jan 14, 2002 04:11
22 yrs ago
Greek term

Phi Alpha

Non-PRO Greek to English Other
I need to know what Phi Alpha means. Please help me!!

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letters of the alphabet

Phi is the letter "Φ", the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet, and Alpha is the letter "A", the 1st letter of the Greek alphabet.

Combined together, they do not have any special meaning. The Greek letters are usually used as fraternity/sorority names.
Peer comment(s):

agree Betty Revelioti
3 hrs
agree Abba Storgen (X) : Fraternities started using these letters declaring a special meaning. For example, "Φ" can stand for Φιλία (friendship) or Φιλανθρωπία (Philanthropy). To learn the meaning of every one fraternity or sorority, you can visit their sites and just ask them...
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Φ Α

That is correct, and if you add Π in the middle you make the most notorious word of the greek citizen: Φ.Π.Α. which stands for VAT in English! I hope you find it funny as well!
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