When a student walks down Fraternity and Sorority Row, they are most likely going to see Greek letters everywhere.

But to a person who is not a member of a Greek organization, these letters can be as daunting as another language to figure out.

Don’t worry. Over a the next few weeks, four new letters will be introduced per article and you’ll learn how they are pronounced.

The first letter of the Greek alphabet is: Alpha. 

Alpha is pronounced like (al-fa) and an example of a fraternity on campus with Alpha is Alpha Tau Omega.

The second letter of the Greek alphabet is: Beta.

Beta is pronounced like (bae-ta) and an example of a fraternity on campus with Beta is Beta Upsilon Chi.

The third letter of the Greek alphabet is: Gamma

Gamma is pronounced like (gam-ma). One may be tempted to pronounce it like (game-a), but this is incorrect. Kappa Kappa Gamma is an example of a sorority with Gamma in their name.

Finally, to the last Greek letter of the week: Delta. 

Delta is pronounced like (dell-ta). An example of a sorority with Delta in the name is Delta Delta Delta.

I was tempted to write a lesson on how to pronounce Greek letters because, when I was rushing my fraternity, I unknowingly mispronounced a Greek letter. Since then, I became motivated to learn the Greek letters and the pronunciations for them. 

These letters are very important to Greek organizations because values and a brotherhood or sisterhood is represented by the letters. It is important to honor the names of Greek organizations because behind the letters lies so much more than a written letter.

One way to honor a Greek organization is to pronounce their name correctly.