According to Wikipedia, a Greek organization is a group of individuals of similar interests bonded together by common goals and aspirations. These bonds are created through rituals in which all members participate. The rituals are based on common principles such as honor, friendship, truth and knowledge. Each group works to instill these ideals in their members through their everyday activities.

Greek organization names always consist of Greek letters. These letters serve as a reminder of the values of the group. Fraternity is a name that applies to Greek men’s organizations. Sorority is the name given to Greek women’s organizations. These letters are proudly worn on the college tees that they wear.

The names of North American fraternities and sororities generally consist of two or three Greek letters, often abbreviating a Greek motto. For this reason, fraternities and sororities are known collectively as a Greek Community or Greek Society and its members as Greeks. The use of Greek letters started with the first such organization, Phi Beta Kappa, which used Greek letters to hide their secret name.

When fraternities and sororities were first formed, the Greek letters that they chose were the first letters of their motto in Greek that they believed represented their values or goals. Some fraternities and sororities still keep their motto a secret. Of course, when they first started they did not wear college tee shirts that displayed their letters.

Here is a list of 20 fraternity/sorority letters with their meanings:

1. Alpha Delta Phi — Manus Multae Cor Unum (Many Hands One Heart)
2. Alpha Sigma Rho — Strength in Unity
3. Alpha Gamma Sigma — Where Quality Counts
4. Alpha Phi Delta — Faciamus [We Do.]
5. Alpha Zeta Omega — Brotherly love, Peace and Friendship
6. Beta Chi Theta — Above All Else, Brotherhood
7. Chi Phi — Truth, Honesty and Personal Integrity
8. Delta Chi — Leges [Law]
9. Delta Tau Delta — Committed to Lives Of Excellence
10. Iota Phi Theta — Building a Tradition, Not Resting Upon One
11. Kappa Alpha Psi — Achievement in every field of human endeavor
12. Lambda Phi Epsilon — To Be Leaders Among Men
13. Lambda Theta Alpha — Unity, Love, and Respect
14. Omega Phi Alpha — Today’s Friends, Tomorrow’s Leaders, Forever in Service
15. Omega Psi Phi — Friendship is Essential to the Soul
16. Phi Delta Epsilon — Facta Non Verba; Deeds Not Words
17. Phi Kappa Psi — The Great Joy of Serving Others
18. Phi Sigma Kappa — Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you.
19. Tau Kappa Epsilon — Love Charity and Esteem; also, Not for wealth, rank or honor, but for personal worth and character
20. Zeta Upsilon — Friendship through the acceptance of individuality

Today, Greek T shirts, jackets, hats and other clothing are proudly worn by fraternity and sorority members around the world.

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