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The History of the Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet is an alphabet consisting of 24 letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 8th or early 8th century BC. It was the first alphabet in the narrow sense, that is, a writing system using a separate symbol for each vowel and consonant. It is the oldest alphabetic script in continuous use today. The letters were also used to represent Greek numerals (numbers), beginning in the 2nd century BC.
In addition to being used for writing modern Greek, its letters are today used as symbols in mathematics and science, particle names in physics, as names of stars, in the names of fraternities and sororities, in the naming of supernumerary tropical cyclones, and for other purposes. The Greek alphabet is descended from the Phoenician alphabet and in turn gave rise to the Gothic, Glagolitic, Cyrillic, and Coptic, as well as the Latin alphabet. The Greek alphabet is also considered a possible ancestor of the Armenian alphabet. It is unrelated to Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary, earlier writing systems for Greek.
In 1776 Phi Beta Kappa, America's first Greek-letter fraternity, was founded at the College of William & Mary; today it is a prestigious academic honorary for upperclassman. Since then it has typically been a tradition to use Greek Lettering to name Fraternities and Sororities organizations, like the Alpha Phi Chapter of Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity at the University of Akron!
Greek Letter Fraternities and Sororities are extracurricular organizations chartered by the University. The University encourages fraternities to contribute to the fulfillment of its mission by promoting academic excellence, exercising collegial spirit, recognizing the interdependence of campus organizations, and respecting the dignity of the entire University community.
Phi Kappa Tau
ΦΚΤ
Salutes Our Fellow Greek Fraternities and Sororities
Here at the University of Akron.
The Akron Fraternities House and Akron Sororities Houses on these color and black and white downloadable University of Akron Campus Maps include Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Delta Gamma Sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity, Phi Delta Theta Fraternity , Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity, Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity, Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity, Lone Star Fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity, Sigma Nu Fraternity, Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, and Theta Chi Fraternity.
The list below names the University of Akron Fraternities and Sororities with their Greek Lettering.
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority (ΑΔΠ)
Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority (ΑΓΔ)
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (ΑΚΑ)
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity (ΑΦΑ)
Delta Gamma Sorority (ΔΓ)
Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority (ΚΚΓ)
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity (ΛΧΑ)
Phi Delta Theta Fraternity (ΦΔΘ)
Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity (FIJI)
Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity (ΦΚΤ)
Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity (ΦΣΚ)
Lone Star Fraternity (ΠΚΕ)
Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity (ΣΑΕ)
Sigma Nu Fraternity (ΣΝ)
Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (ΤΚΕ)
Theta Chi Fraternity (ΘΧ)
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