Greek letter
Adjective
Meaning
Greek letter (not comparable)
(US) Alternative spelling of Greek-letter
Greek-letter (not comparable)
(US) Of or relating to a fraternity, sorority, or honor society.
Alternative names
Greek-letter
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Examples
Lacaille replaced Bayer's designations with new ones that followed the stars' magnitudes more closely; but like Bayer, he used a single Greek-letter sequence for the three parts: Carina has α, β and ε, Vela has γ and δ, Puppis has ζ, and so on.
Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity was present on campus from 1906 to 1939, but was unable to reactivate after WWII due to wartime losses. citation All recognized Greek-letter organizations are located on campus in Wriston Quadrangle in University-owned housing.
An alternative to Greek-letter organizations are the program houses organized by themes.
An unprecedented five Greek-letter organizations are under investigation by the University, but officials are releasing few details about the nature of the allegations against the chapters.