Internal Vocab
Financial
What is a term used to refer to an active member (i.e., a dues-paying member) who maintains active member privileges?
Cornell University, 1906
Where and when was Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity founded?
Indy
What term of endearment is used to describe relationships between Kappas and SGRhos?
Legacy
What is having an older family member (brother, sister, aunt, uncle, mother, father, grandmother, or grandfather) who was or currently is a member of the same Greek organization?
Calls
What is a term or vocal expression associated with a sorority or fraternity used to acknowledge or gain attention from other members?
Some fraternities and sororities may have more than one call or chant (i.e. EEE-YIP, shapoodle)
Crossed
What is the date on which an associated member crossed into a fraternity or sorority to become an active member?
Usually, a term used informally in culturally centered Greek organizations and officially referred to as initiation.
1913 & 1908
What is when Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority was founded, and when its sister Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded at Howard University?
Sigma
What term of endearment is used to describe relationships between Sigmas and SGRhos?
On the Yard
What is the term used to refer to an organization that has an active status at a particular campus or university where a chapter is located?
Strolling
What is a line dance done by members of cultural Greek organizations, where calls, signs, or historical information can be chanted, usually done at a party or step show?
It is also important to know that emulating or cutting in/through the line is considered a sign of disrespect.
Drop
What is the process by which a new member elects or asks to relinquish membership during their process/initiation period?
Those who drop or depledge a Greek organization before initiation may not begin a process with another one for one full calendar year. If a member is initiated and then drops, they are never allowed to join another Greek organization.
Howard University, 1920
Where and when was Zeta Phi Beta Sorority founded?
Frozen Royalty
What term of endearment is used to describe relationships between Alphas and SGRhos?
Line
What is a term somewhat equal to a new member class but less formally accepted?
They are a group of new members in a specific semester.
Signs
What are the hand symbols thrown up by Greek members to represent their sorority or fraternity?
Can be held in support of your fellow sorors or other organizations' performances or strolling, but are often poorly emulated by other organizations to diss.
Made
What is a member who completed the unofficial pledging process and is considered "real" or "made"?
Morgan State University, 1963
When and where was Iota Phi Theta Fraternity founded?
Golden
What term of endearment is used to describe relationships between Iotas and SGRhos?
Sandz
What is an NPHC term for members of your new member class or Greeks who become members in the same semester?
Comes from the phrase 'crossing the burning sands' which means to cross over (become initiated) into full membership.
Probate
What is formally known as a Neophyte Presentation or New Member Presentation that reveals newly initiated members, usually done in public?
AKA surfacing: the first public appearance of a line
Paper
What is a member who did not undergo the traditional pledging process, only the official membership intake process?
1911
What is the year both the Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity was founded at Indiana University, and the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity was founded at Howard University, respectively?
K9
What term of endearment is used to describe relationships between Ques and SGRhos?
Ship
What are the individuals who are members of the same intake class (Line)?
Lavaliere
What is the process where a fraternity member would give a necklace or pendant with the sorority letter, often worn by members, to their girlfriend, as a sign of a serious relationship?