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DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 1 Delta Gamma Style Guide academic degrees If mentioning alcohol free vs. alcohol-free No an academic degree in a sentence, hyphen present if used as noun, In order to ensure that all Delta the preferred form is to avoid an alcohol free. Hyphen if used as an Gamma publications and websites abbreviation and use a phrase adjective, “alcohol-free event.” represent the ideals and standards instead: “Mary Smith is graduating of the Fraternity, such entities with a master’s degree in Alcohol Skills Training Program psychology.” If abbreviating degree, Capitalized, abbreviated ASTP after associated with Delta Gamma or use capital letters and periods: “She first reference. depicting its name, symbols, badge graduated with a B.A. in English.” or slogans must adhere to certain all right The dictionary may list standards. academic departments Lowercase “alright” as an acceptable word, but unless word is a proper noun (i.e. it is not according to the Associated The name “Delta Gamma,” “English department” or “math Press. the Greek letters “DG,” the department.”) crest, “Anchor Splash®,” “Most allude vs. elude You allude to (or Beautiful Eyes,” “The ANCHORA academic titles Lowercase unless mention) a book. You elude (or of Delta Gamma,” “Anchor title precedes name: “Chancellor escape) a pursuer. Market Place,” “Anchor Girl,” Green was a former professor of “DeeGee,” “For hope. For history.” Titles may be capitalized for “almost never” Do not use this strength. For life.,” “Here for certificates and addresses. phrase. Instead, use “seldom” or Good,” “#IAmASororityWoman,” “hardly ever.” “Do Good” and the badge of academic years Always lowercase: the Fraternity are all registered freshman, sophomore, junior and a lot Always two words. trademarks of Delta Gamma senior. Fraternity. alumna/alumnae/alumnus/alumni accept vs. except Accept (a alumna--female, singular The following terms are commonly verb) means to receive. Except ( a alumnae--female, plural preposition) means to exclude. alumnus--male, singular used throughout Delta Gamma alumni--male, plural or collegiate and alumnae websites “actives” Incorrect when referring male and female mixed, plural. and publications. Use this (in to collegiate members. Instead use conjunction with the Delta Gamma “collegians” or “members.” alumna initiate A woman initiated brand identity guideline manual) as after her undergraduate career a guide when designing web pages adviser When an adviser stands alone, is considered an alumna initiate; or preparing documents. Anything it’s spelled with an “e.” When she’s lowercase, abbreviated “AI.” that is not covered in the following part of a team, the spelling switches Delta Gamma Style Guide will be the “e” for an “o” (i.e. “advisory team handled according to AP style. chairman” or “advisory board”). Note: alumnae association Always National Panhellenic Conference uses lowercase, even though it looks like A the “advisor” spelling in all cases. part of the title: “Albion alumnae association.” May be capitalized for abbreviations Abbreviations are advisory team A team of collegiate certificates, titles and addresses. fine for informal writing or in formal chapter advisers, led by the ATC. Delta Gamma does not have “alumni communications as long as the Always lowercase. associations.” first reference is spelled out:“The advisory team chairman served for advisory team chairman Abbreviate alumnae chapter Always lowercase, three years. As ATC, she performed “ATC,” but keep lowercase when even when it looks like part of the countless duties.” spelled out. title: “Denver alumnae chapter.” An acceptable variation/alternative title academic courses and majors affect vs. effect As a general rule, to refer to an organized collection of Lowercase in all uses except think of “affect” as the verb and members is alumnae group. May be languages: An engineering major, “effect” as the noun. (There are capitalized for certificates, titles and a communications class, a French exceptions but they are rarely used.) addresses. major, a Spanish class. “She was affected by the decision.” “The effect on the crowd was Alumnae Development Consultant remarkable.” Always capitalized. Abbreviate “ADC” only after the full title is spelled out afterward vs. afterwards Use for the first usage. “afterward.”

2 DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 alumnae officers Lowercase (“vice another “Another” should not be averse vs. adverse If you don’t like president: membership”) with used in place of “additional;” rather, something, you are “averse” or two exceptions: “vice president: “another” refers to a repeated noun opposed to it. If the weather is bad, Foundation,” “vice president: with the same quantity: “Ten women you could describe it as “adverse.” Panhellenic.” Can be shortened to passed; another 10 failed.” “vp:” Titles may be capitalized for awards Lowercase unless referring to certificates and addresses. For plural, annual Do not use the phrase specific award: “Outstanding Senior use “vice presidents: finance” or “vps: “first annual.” “Annual” can only Award” or “an awards banquet.” finance.” be applied to an event that has happened two or more years in B Alumnae Officers Manual Always succession. capitalized; abbreviated “AOM.” Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Annual Agreement Always Science See academic degrees. a.m., p.m. Lowercase, with periods. capitalized, abbreviated “AA” on Use figures with colons, except when second reference. backward Never use “backwards.” listing times on the hour: “11:30 a.m.,” “1 p.m.” Avoid redundancy: anticipate vs. expect “Anticipate” badge Preferred name for Delta “at 9 a.m. this morning.” means to expect and prepare for Gamma golden anchor “pin.” something; “expect” does not among vs. between “Between” include the notion of preparation. because vs. since Use “because” separates only two things or people “They expect a record crowd. They to show cause and effect: “He went while “among” introduces three or have anticipated it by adding extra because he was told.” “Since” more: “The argument is between Sally seating.” indicates that time has passed. It and me.” “We split the lunch among can also show a cause-and-effect the four of us.” anybody, any body, anyone, any relationship, but the effect doesn’t one Use one word when meaning any necessarily have to follow the cause: Anchor Games The umbrella term person, non-specific: Anyone“ can “He went to the game, since he had refers to the various “anchor” be a part of recruitment.” Use two been given tickets.” philanthropic fundraisers Delta words when the emphasis is on one Gamma chapters host, including single person or thing: “Any one of biannual Twice a year. Anchor Splash®, Anchor Bowl, the members will be available to meet Anchor Dash and Anchor Slam. you.” biennial Once every two years. anchor girl: DG legacy The formal apostrophe Use in place of omitted bi, semi Bimonthly or biweekly mean title of the legacy program. All letters and numbers: “I’ve,” every other month or every other lowercase, acceptable program “rock’n’roll,” “class of ‘72,” “the week. Semimonthly or semiweekly abbreviation: “anchor girls.” Plural, no ‘20s theme.” Use to show plural of mean twice a month or twice a week. apostrophe. a singular letter: “mind your p’s and q’s” and “The Oakland A’s won the bid Lowercase when standing alone. Anchor Grant Program Always pennant.” Do not use to show plural capitalized. Can use “Anchor Grants” of multiple-letter combinations: Bid Day Always capitalize. “We when referring to the actual grants “DGs” and “PROs.” welcomed new members on Bid Day.” rather than the program. archives Lowercase if not using full BidLily Delta Gamma’s recruitment Anchor Run for the Blind Always and proper name: “The Frances Lewis management tool. The “B” and “L” capitalized. After first reference, can Stevenson Archives.” should always be capitalized. use Anchor Run. ASTP See Alcohol Skills Training Big/Little Reveal The event during Anchor Splash® Delta Gamma’s Program. which women are paired together as official philanthropic project for big sister and little sister. Lowercase collegiate chapters is two words, as well as Use this preposition to add big sister and little sister unless capitalized and followed by ®. (Ctrl information to a sentence that could referring to the Big/Little Reveal Alt R in Microsoft Word.) The ® is not stand alone: “John, as well as Mary, event. Do not abbreviate little to lil. required after the initial use. took the exam today.” blind Put the person/people first; ANCHORA; The ANCHORA of Delta Association of Fraternity/Sorority Never use “blind people.” Gamma (pronounced anchor-uh) The Advisors Always capitalized; Fraternity’s quarterly magazine is abbreviated “AFA.” always all capital letters and italicized.

DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 3 Board of Advisers Always capitalized. chapter management team Always collumnae Refers to combined Refers to past Council members lowercase; abbreviated “CMT.” collegiate and alumnae activities. and Executive Directors, and is Refers to president and all vice abbreviated “BOA.” presidents who lead a collegiate colon Use a colon at the end chapter. Order of officers is: of a sentence to introduce lists, Board of Trustees The governing president, vp: social standards, vp: tabulations, text, examples, etc. It is body of the Delta Gamma finance, vp: communications, vp: also effective in showing emphasis: Foundation. Always capitalized and is programming, vp: member education, “Mary had only one hobby: dancing.” abbreviated “BOT.” vp: membership, vp: Panhellenic, colony/colonization See vp: Foundation. See: joint chapter establishment/re-establishment. braille Lowercase unless referring to management team. specific name: Louis“ Braille” or “a comma Do not use a comma before child reads braille.” chapter operations adviser Always “and” in a sequence unless it adds lowercase, abbreviated “COA.” clarity: “red, blue and yellow” or Bronze, Pink & YOU No comma after “red and blue, yellow and green, and “Pink,” and capitalize “YOU.” Always Charter Group The Delta Gamma orange and purple.” styled with an ampersand (&) instead Foundation’s planned giving society. of the word “and,” unless used in a Always capitalize. Do not abbreviate. compared to vs. compared with Use hashtag: #BronzePinkandYOU “compared to” to illustrate that two City Sponsorship Chairman Always things are similar: “She compared bylaws Lowercase unless used in title capitalized; abbreviated “CSC.” her work for women’s rights to Susan of document; never hyphenated. B. Anthony’s campaign for women’s collegian; collegiate Collegian - suffrage.” Use “compared with” to C refers to a Delta Gamma member illustrate the differences a comparison in college. Never “collegiates” or draws: “Ann has a 3.5 GPA, compared Cabinet Refers to regional and “actives.” Collegians are members of with Jim’s 2.9.” international volunteer directors and a collegiate chapter. Collegiate - an specialists. Always capitalize Council adjective but never a noun; noun form compose vs. comprise The parts and Cabinet officers:“Director of is “collegian.” “The collegiate chapter compose the whole and the whole is Awards” or “Director: Awards.” is full of diverse collegians.” comprised of the parts. cellphone One word, lowercase. Collegiate Advisory Board Always Constitution Always capitalize capitalized; abbreviated CAB after when referring to the Delta Gamma centennial Capitalize when first reference. Fraternity or Foundation Constitution. accompanied with a specific chapter: “Three hundred women attended Collegiate Chapter Officers Manual Continuous Open Bidding Always Omega Centennial.” Lowercase Always capitalized. Abbreviate capitalized; abbreviated “COB.” when used in general reference: “CCOM” only after the full title is “The women had a great time at the spelled out for the first usage. contractions Contractions like centennial celebration.” “won’t” and “didn’t” are informal. Collegiate Development Consultant Avoid in any formal communications. chairman Lowercase unless referring Always capitalized. Abbreviate “CDC” to a specific title: Nominating“ only after the full title is spelled out Convention Always capitalized. Committee Chairman.” Do not use for the first usage. “chairwoman” or “chairperson.” Council Appointed Coordinators collegiate officers Lowercase (“vice Always capitalized; abbreviated chapter Lowercase and never president: membership”) with “CAC.” preceded by “the.” “Eta chapter” two exceptions: “vice president: NOT “the Eta chapter.” May be Foundation,” “vice president: Council/Cabinet/Staff Always capitalized for certificates and Panhellenic.” Titles may be capitalized capitalized; abbreviated “CCS.” address. To write a specific chapter for certificates and addresses. May DG style, see page nine. also be abbreviated “vp:” A colon Council/Cabinet/Staff/BOA/ always follows vice president or vp. Foundation Always capitalized; chapter house Always lowercase. For plural, use “vice presidents: abbreviated “CCSBF.” Chapter Giving Program Always finance” or “vps: finance.” capitalized, do not abbreviate. Council Committee Capitalized; Collegiate Recruitment Consultant committee unless preceded by chapter incident procedure the Always capitalized; abbreviated Council. procedure by which a collegiate “CRC.” chapter is assessed; abbreviated “CIP.”

4 DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 Council Trustee Always capitalized; department names Lowercase establishment/re-establishment spell out in formal uses, abbreviate department names: “The member The term used when creating a new to CT: Collegians, for example, in services department is working on a chapter or re-opening a previously- informal uses or when space is an new member program.” closed collegiate chapter. Delta issue. Gamma will re-establish Alpha different from vs. different than Omega-Arkansas in 2016. Not colony, counsel, counselor To counsel is to always use “different from.” colonization. give advice. A counselor is one who gives advice. directions vs. regions If you Executive Offices Always capitalized are traveling in a direction, like and plural; abbreviated “EO.” EO Culture of Care Always capitalized. northeast, lowercase the word. If serves as Delta Gamma’s international you are referring to a region, like the headquarters; not “Nationals.” D Southwest, capitalize the word. Evaluating Committee Always database One word. dollars Use “$” and the number capitalized, abbreviated “EVC.” (“$40,” “$1,000”) unless using a dates Omit the “th,” “st” and “nd”: casual reference to “one”: “Can Event Guideline Always capitalized, “January 15,” not “15th.” I have a dollar?” For amounts $1 abbreviated “EG.” million and larger, use up to 2 decimal days of the week Always capitalize places: “$2.5 million.” F and do not abbreviate. “Do Good” Our motto is always Facebook Always capitalize. The deactivate Do not use. The proper capitalized and within quotation world’s most popular social media term is “resign” or “resignation of marks. This also applies to the phrase service. membership.” “Doing Good.” 501(c)(3) The Delta Gamma dean’s list Always lowercase. Note “Do Good” Week Capitalized and Foundation under 501(c)(3) of the apostrophe placement. “Do Good” within quotations. Internal Revenue Service is a public foundation operating exclusively for DeeGee DG or Delta Gamma is E charitable and education purposes. preferred. No space between “1,” “(c)” and eLearning Modules from the Delta “(3).” Delegates women who are required Gamma Learning Management to attend Convention and vote; System (DG-LMS), lowercase “e,” 501(c)(7) The Delta Gamma Fraternity always capitalized. capitalize “L,” no space between. designation in accordance with the Internal Revenue Service. Not tax Delta Gamma Always capitalized. eDG Electronic newsletter for deductible. No space between “1,” Formally, use one of the three Council, Cabinet, Staff, Foundation, “(c)” and “(7).” titles: “Delta Gamma Fraternity,” Board of Advisers and other Fraternity “Delta Gamma Foundation” and leadership. Lowercase “e,” capitalized formal recruitment No longer used; “Delta Gamma Fraternity Housing “DG,” no space. see primary recruitment. Corporation.” e.g. vs. i.e. Use e.g. to mean “for Foundation Always capitalize, Delta Gamma Visionary A collegiate example” and/or when making a even in lowercase collegiate and member who has given list. Use i.e. to mean “that is,” when alumnae officer titles: vice“ president: to the Foundation during the fiscal restating the idea or expanding on it. Foundation.” year. Always capitalize. Can use Generally follow i.e. and e.g. with a “Visionary” after first reference. comma. Foundation Advisory Board Always capitalized; refers to past Board of Delta Gamma Visionaries Annual either Means “one or the other” not Trustees, abbreviated FAB on second Giving Society The Delta Gamma “both”: “She said to use either door.” reference. Foundation’s collegiate giving society. Visionaries after first use. email Use a lowercase “e” and Foundation Focus Always capitalize. no hyphen. Use a hyphen with Should never be referred to as the Delta Gammas; DGs No apostrophe other e-terms: e-book, e-business, “Foundation Focus Handbook.” before “s” in plural forms. An e-commerce. apostrophe is only used to show Founder Always capitalize when possession. e-Ops+ Electronic Operations Plus, referring to one of the three Fraternity Delta Gamma’s electronic reporting Founders. site.

DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 5 Founders Day No apostrophe before Golden Anchor Program Foundation H “s.” service program for collegians and alumnae that provides assistance to Hannah’s Closet the official boutique Fraternity Always capitalized when senior citizens. Always capitalized; for Delta Gammas shophannahscloset. referring to Delta Gamma Fraternity: never abbreviated. com. “Our Fraternity’s international headquarters is in Columbus, Ohio.” grade point average Lowercase, handbook Lowercase if used unless abbreviated: “GPA.” generally. When referring to a specific fraternity; fraternities Use lowercase handbook, capitalize and italicize full when referring to fraternal community Graduate Fellowships Foundation title: “House Director Handbook.” or fraternities as a collective group. merit-based tuition assistance; awarded for members pursuing Homecoming Always capitalized. Fraternity Communications graduate degrees. Always include Association Always capitalized; “Graduate” when referring to home page Two words, lowercase. abbreviated “FCA.” Graduate Fellowships. It only refers to the front page of a website. Fraternity Executives Association Grants to Individual Members Always capitalized; abbreviated Always capitalize; comes third in order hometown One word, lowercase. “FEA.” of three signature programs. Honor Board Always capitalized. Fraternity Housing Corporation See Grants to the Fraternity for Office of Housing. Leadership and Educational Honor Board adviser Honor Board Programming Always capitalize; is always capitalized, and “adviser” Fraternity Information and comes second in order of three remains lowercase; abbreviated Programming Group Always signature programs. “HBA.” capitalized, abbreviated “FIPG.” Greek Always capitalized; fraternity/ hope group Lowercase: “Cape Cod Fraternity Management Corporation sorority community is preferred term. hope group.” Always capitalized; abbreviated FMC after first reference. Greek Advisor see: Fraternity/ Hope Serving Always capitalized. Sorority Advisor. Fraternity/Sorority Advisor Preferred house Refers to the building, not the term for Greek Advisor. Abbreviated Greek alphabet The following letters chapter. FSA after first reference. correspond to the Greek alphabet in “Symbol” font: house corporation Lowercase unless fraternity/sorority community used in an official title: Fraternity“ Preferred term for Greek system or A B G D E Housing Corporation.” Greek community. “She is a member A B G D E of the fraternity/sorority community at house corporation officers Titles are the .” Z H Q I K always lowercase. Z H Q I K freshman, freshmen Do not pluralize house director Lowercase but may freshman when used as an adjective. L M N X O be capitalized for certificates and L M N X O addresses. Note: “house mother” and fundraiser; fundraising Always one “house mom” are incorrect. word. P R S T U P R S T U hyphen Use a hyphen between G compound adjectives that precede F C Y W the word they modify: She is an out- General Sessions Capitalized when F C Y W of-state potential new member. referring to General Sessions during Convention. I GreekBill Always one word. GIN Group Interactive Networks, I vs. me These are most often GreekLifeEdu Always one word; endorsed provider of chapter/group confused when used with another capitalize “G,” “L” and “E.” websites and communication tools. name. As a general rule, subtract the first name to determine which choice is correct: “She went to lunch with Jim and me” or “Jim and I”? “She

6 DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 went to lunch with me” so she also junior, senior When used with a it in quotes. Lowercase the word went to lunch with “Jim and me,” not person’s name, abbreviate as Jr. and magazine unless it is part of the “Jim and I.” Sr. Do not place a comma between publication’s title. See ANCHORA for the last name and the Jr. or Sr.: exceptions to this rule. inaugural The first event of the series, “Ernest A. Holladay Jr.”not Ernest A. or the first to be held by members of Holladay, Sr. Dorothy Garrett Martin Center a new organization. Do not use “first Always capitalized. Can refer to as annual.” K Martin Center for short. incorporated Abbreviate and keynote address Lowercase, no member Identify a member with title capitalize as Inc. if it is included as hyphen. Also called keynote speech. and/or chapter of Initiation: “vice part of a corporate name. president: communications Sally L Sister, Alpha Alpha-Test.” Note: if title initiate Lowercase; refers to the new precedes name, do not set off with member going through Initiation. comma; if title follows name, however, Lamp of Knowledge see: Mu Chapter set off with commas (i.e., “vp: finance Initiation Always capitalized. Note: Lamp of Knowledge Program. Sarah Sister” or “Sarah Sister, vp: “activation” is incorrect. finance.”) LeaderShape One word. Capitalize Instagram A social network in which “L” and “S.” Membership Selection Capitalized users share photos they have taken, when referring to the event; usually on a smartphone, with other Lectureships in Values and Ethics abbreviate to MS after first reference. people who have chosen to follow Capitalized; Lectureships on second them. reference. Membership Star Capitalize when referring to the Delta Gamma installation Lowercase unless legacy Do not capitalize. Membership Star. Lowercase more referring to a specific ceremony. casual five points of the star. Lewis Institute Always capitalized; Interest-Free Student Loans never abbreviated. membership selection criteria Always capitalized; Hyphen between Lowercase unless referring to “Interest” and “Free.” library Lowercase unless used in full an official document or form. title Barbara Nussa Boersma Library. Abbreviated MSC after first reference. Interfraternity Council Always capitalized; abbreviated “IFC.” lifelong, lifetime One word, no memberplanet Email campaigns, hyphen. event registration and dues payments International Fraternity Always go through this company. No space capitalize. like, as Use like as a preposition to between “member” and “planet.” compare nouns and pronouns. It Abbreviate “MP” on second reference. internet Lowercase. requires an object. Katie sings like a pro. The conjunction as is the correct merit-based scholarships Foundation iPad, iPhone, iPod use IPad, IPhone word to introduce clauses. tuition scholarships awarded to and IPod when in a headline or little sis, big sis Do not capitalize. members pursing undergraduate beginning a sentence Incorrect terms: pledge daughter, degrees; Hyphen between “merit” pledge mom, pledge mommy, baby, and “based.” Capitalize both “M” and ITB Always capitalized; when spelled baby anchor. “B” if it is the title (ex: Merit-Based out, capitalize “I” and “B” only. Scholarships). Living Carefully Series Always J capitalized; comprised of the Mock military titles Capitalize a military Trial and Alcohol Skills Training rank when used as a formal title Joining Forces see Service for Sight: programs. before an individual’s name. See Joining Forces. the full list of military titles in the AP log on or log in Use two words when stylebook. joint chapter management team they are verbs: You must log on with The team of officers and directors the correct password. Use one word if Mock Trial program When referring who lead a collegiate chapter. Always it is a noun. to Delta Gamma’s specific program, lowercase, abbreviated: “joint CMT” capitalize Mock Trial and keep or “JCMT.” M program lowercase.

magazine titles Capitalize and italicize the name, but do not place

DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 7 months Capitalize and spell out the need-based scholarships Hyphen O names of months in all uses. Do not between “need” and “based.” abbreviate. When a phrase lists only Capitalize both “N” and “B” if it is the Oath of Friendship Always a month and a year, do not separate title and make sure to include “Sisters capitalized with a lowercase “of.” the year with commas: December Helping Sisters:” (ex: Sisters Helping 1873 was an important time for Delta Sisters: Need-Based Scholarships). Office of Housing Always capitalize; Gamma. When a phrase refers to a abbreviated OOH. month, day and year, set off the year new chapter See establishment. with commas: March 3, 1911 was the day that Epsilon chapter at The Ohio New Chapter Coordinator officers Use lowercase with State University was founded. Abbreviated NCC on second collegiate or alumnae offices, with reference. two exceptions: “vice president: Most Beautiful Eyes™ Always Panhellenic” and “vice president: capitalized and followed by ™. (Ctrl New Chapter Recruitment Foundation.” Always capitalize Alt T in Microsoft Word.) Coordinator Abbreviated NCRC on Council and Leadership officers. second reference Mu Chapter Lamp of Knowledge Officer Training Seminar Always Program Foundation funded New Chapter Finance Coordinator capitalized, Delta Gamma’s training Fraternity program recognizing Abbreviated NCFC on second always takes place in non-Convention collegiate members achieving their reference. (odd) years. Abbreviated “OTS.” first 4.0 GPA with a Lamp of Note: “Officer” is singular. Knowledge dangle. new member A National Panhellenic Conference term to replace the term online, offline One word. N “pledge.” P national; “Nationals” Never use in Nominating Committee Always reference to Delta Gamma, as it is capitalized. page numbers Use figures and an international Fraternity.“Delta capitalize page when used with a Gamma Fraternity’s international nonprofitAlways lowercase and no figure. When a letter is used with the headquarters, called Executive hyphen. figure, capitalize it but do not use a Offices, is located in Columbus, hyphen: Page 1, Page 2A. Ohio.” North-American Interfraternity Conference Always capitalize. Panhellenic Not hyphenated (“Pan- National Association of Student Abbreviated “NIC.” Hellenic” refers to the coordinating Personnel Administrators body of nine historically African Capitalized, abbreviated “NASPA.” numbers As a general rule, numbers American fraternities and sororities). nine and under must be spelled out: Capitalize when referring to a specific National Federation of the Blind “one through nine.” If the number is group or officer title: the“ University Always capitalized; abbreviated 10 or larger, use the numbers only: of Florida Panhellenic” or “collegiate “NFB.” “25 members.” For numbers larger vice president: Panhellenic.” than “999,” use commas to separate Lowercase if used as an adjective: National Interfraternity Foundation each grouping of three numbers: “Delta Gamma is known for its Capitalized, abbreviated “NIF.” “1,000” or “3,958,326.” If any number panhellenic spirit.” (except a calendar year) begins National Panhellenic Conference a sentence, the number must be Parents’ Weekend Always capitalize Always capitalized with no hyphen spelled out: “Twenty-five members” with an apostrophe after the “s.” (i.e. “Pan-hellenic”); abbreviated or “2001 was a good year.” (Note: “NPC.” Two-word numbers ending in “y” philanthropy Always lowercase. should be connected with a hyphen: National Pan-Hellenic Council Inc. “twenty-five.”) For fractions, spell out pin see: badge. Always capitalize and hyphenate. any amount smaller than one: “two- Abbreviated “NPHC.” thirds.” pledge vs. new member “New member” is the correct term. When National Panhellenic Communicators used as a verb, pledge is acceptable. Conference Always capitalized; abbreviated “NPCC.” potential new member Lowercase; abbreviated PNM.

preference round, preference ceremony Lowercase.

8 DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 primary recruitment Term used Regional Foundation Coordinator slating, elections and transition to describe traditional recruitment Capitalized, abbreviated “RFNC.” Lowercase, abbreviated SET after first (previously known as formal reference. recruitment). Regional Housing Specialist Capitalized, abbreviated “RHS.” SmarterSelect All one word; probation See status. capitalize both Ss. release figure methodology Lowercase, but capitalize abbreviation Sponsor Form Delta Gamma’s Professional Resource Personnel RFM. official recommendation form is Capitalized, abbreviated “PRO.” completed by initiated members as a ritual Capitalize when referring means of recommending a potential professor Never abbreviate. to specific Delta Gamma rituals: new member during collegiate “Oath of Friendship Ritual.” Do not recruitment. Capitalize. Do not use Q capitalize when referring to general “rec form.” rituals. Quota Always capitalize per NPC state names Always spell out states guidelines. R.S.V.P. The abbreviation for the unless part of an address in a directory French repondez s’il vous plait, it or on an envelope. Use a comma after quotation marks Periods and means please reply. Separated by state in sentence. “Columbus, Ohio, commas always go within quotation periods. Avoid using, “RSVP.” will get snow today.” marks. Dashes, semicolons, question marks and exclamation points go rush vs. recruitment “recruitment” is State Sponsorship Chairman within quotes when they apply to the the correct term: “Beta Beta chapter Capitalized, abbreviated “SSC.” quoted matter only. recruited potential new members.” Recruitment is lowercase. stationary vs. stationery To stand still is to be “stationary.” Writing paper is R S “stationery.” rec form See Sponsor Form. status May refer to an individual scholarship Capitalize only when member’s standing with the Fraternity Recruitment Preparation Workshop referring to a specific scholarship: or may mean a chapter is “on report” (RPW) singular preparation, can be She received the Mildred Baynard with the Fraternity. Capitalize specific abbreviated to RPW. Scholarship. Eva was a scholarship statuses, for example Report to recipient last year. Council, Probation, etc. re-elect, re-elected, re-election Always hyphenate. seasons Lowercase spring, summer, student body Always lowercase. fall, winter unless part of a formal re-establish/ment Always hyphenate; name: “Convention will happen in the subcommittee One word, no hyphen. do not use recolonize. summer,” “the Summer ANCHORA.” T region; regional Lowercase unless Service for Sight Always capitalized; referring to specific region Region“ comes first in order of three signature Tables That Bloom Delta Gamma’s 8.” programs. signature alumnae fundraising project is always capitalized. Regional Alumnae Specialist Service for Sight: Joining Forces Capitalized, abbreviated “RAS.” Always capitalized with colon and one tax deductible Hyphenate when space before “Joining Forces.” After used as a noun, do not when used Regional Collegiate Specialist first reference, can use Joining Forces. Capitalized, abbreviated “RCS.” as an adjective. “The donation was tax deductible” or “She gave a tax- Sisters Helping Sisters: A Need- deductible donation.” Never use Regional Collegiate Recruitment Based Scholarship Program “non-tax deductible” when referring Specialist Capitalized, abbreviated Foundation tuition scholarships to something not tax deductible. “RCRS.” designated to assist collegiate members who have proven teammate One word, no hyphen. Regional Director Capitalized, financial need. Always capitalized. abbreviated “RD.” Can abbreviate to “Need-Based teamwork One word, no hyphen. Scholarship” after the full title is Regional Finance Specialist spelled out for the first usage. Capitalized, abbreviated “RFS.”

DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 9 three signature programs When university Capitalize only when used working group(s) Lowercase, referring to the three signature with the actual school name. “Ohio refers to staff-driven groups; can programs of the Delta Gamma University students are known for be abbreviated to WG on second Foundation, be sure to put them in their school pride.” reference. order and note the capitalization: Service for Sight, Grants to the V Fraternity for Leadership and XYZ Educational Programming, and Grants vice president See officers or Council to Individual Members. year-end Always hyphenate. Trustee. years Use figures: 1980“ .” Use an s title Capitalize prior to name, without an apostrophe to indicate Visionaries Society/Visionary/ “Executive Director Jane Delta decades or centuries: “the 1980s,” Visionaries See Delta Gamma Gamma.” Lowercase if the title “the 1900s.” Use an apostrophe for Visionary and Delta Gamma follows the name or appears on its omitted numbers. The bottom of an Visionaries Annual Giving Society. own, “Jane Delta Gamma is the apostrophe always points to the left: executive director.” “She was born in the early ‘80s.” No visually impaired Never hyphenated. apostrophe is needed if the remaining Total Always capitalize per NPC numbers are preceded by an en dash: guidelines. W “1980-81.” toward vs. towards always use web Lowercase. ZIP codes Use all caps for ZIP, but “toward.” always lowercase the word code. Do web page Two words, no hyphen. not put a comma between the state Treasurer capitalized when referring Lowercase both web and page. name and the ZIP code: “Columbus, to the Council or Board of Trustees OH 43221.” Treasurer. Collegiate and alumnae webinar One word, lowercase. chapters use vice president: finance, lowercase. website One word, lowercase. trustee do not capitalize unless used in full term Board of Trustees or weeklong, yearlong One word, no Council Trustee. hyphen.

T-shirt Always capital T and with well, good Well is an adverb, good is hyphen. an adjective.

Twitter A message-distribution who’s vs. whose Who’s is a system that allows users to post contraction for who is, not a continual updates of up to 140 possesion: “Who’s there?” Whose characters. The verb is to tweet, is possessive: “I do not know whose tweeted. A Twitter message is known badge it is.” as a tweet. who vs. whom Who is the word when U someone is the subject of a sentence, clause or phrase. Whom is used when someone is the object of a verb or Undergraduate Interfraternity preposition. Institute Always capitalize, abbreviate UIFI. woman Use woman or women, not girl(s) when referring to Delta Gamma undergraduate scholarships members. Capitalize only when part of a specific scholarship name.

United States Spell out when used as a noun. Use U.S. only as an adjective.

United States Association of Blind Athletes Always capitalized; abbreviated “USABA.”

10 DELTA GAMMA STYLE GUIDE Revised: February 2018 The bold type indicates ANCHORA Beta Eta-University of Texas Epsilon Eta-Indiana University of Pennsylvania style and the correct usage to Beta Theta-Duke University Epsilon Theta-University of Tampa Beta Iota-Purdue University Epsilon Iota-UC San Diego combine the Greek chapter name or Beta Kappa-University of Kansas [Epsilon Kappa-] letters and the school name. Separate Beta Lambda- [Epsilon Lambda-Lehigh University] the two by an en dash with no spaces: Beta Mu-Bowling Green State University Epsilon Mu-College of William and Mary “Beta Theta-Duke.” Beta Nu-Carnegie Mellon University Epsilon Nu-James Madison University Beta Xi-Michigan State University Epsilon Xi- [ ] denotes closed chapters. Beta Pi-Willamette University [Epsilon Omicron-University of Wyoming] [Beta Rho-George Washington University] [Epsilon Pi-University of Connecticut] [Alpha-Mount Union College] Beta Sigma-University of Maryland [Epsilon Rho-Western Michigan University] Beta-University of Washington Beta Tau-University of Miami (Florida) Epsilon Sigma-San Diego State University Gamma-UC Berkeley Beta Upsilon-Oregon State University [Epsilon Tau-University of Central Florida] [Delta I-Trinity College (Texas)] [Beta Phi-University of Pennsylvania] [Epsilon Upsilon-Bradley University] [Delta II-Hanover College] Beta Chi-University of Denver Epsilon Phi-Loyola University [Delta III-USC] Beta Psi- [Epsilon Chi-University of South Carolina] Epsilon- Beta Omega-Washington State University Epsilon Psi- Zeta- Gamma Alpha- [Epsilon Omega-Louisiana Tech] Eta- Gamma Beta- Zeta Alpha- [Theta I-Fairmont College (Tennessee)] [Gamma Gamma-Texas Western College] [Zeta Beta-] [Theta II-Adelbert College (Ohio)] [Gamma Delta-] Zeta Gamma- Theta-Indiana University Gamma Epsilon- Zeta Delta-University of Rochester Iota-University of Illinois Gamma Zeta-Louisiana State University Zeta Epsilon-Santa Clara University Kappa-University of Nebraska -San Jose State University Zeta Zeta- University Lambda- Gamma Theta- Zeta Eta-Texas State University Mu- Gamma Iota-DePauw University Zeta Theta- Nu- Gamma Kappa-UC Santa Barbara Zeta Iota-Chapman University Xi-University of Michigan Gamma Lambda-Cal State, Fresno [Zeta Kappa-John Hopkins University] Omicron- Gamma Mu- Zeta Lambda-UC Riverside [Pi I-Fulton Synodical College (Missouri)] Gamma Nu-University of North Texas Zeta Nu- Pi- Gamma Xi-Texas Tech University Zeta Xi-University of Alabama, Birmingham UAB Rho-Syracuse University Gamma Omicron-Indiana State University [Zeta Omicron-Wilfrid Laurier University] Sigma-Northwestern University Gamma Pi- [Zeta Pi-Indiana University/Purdue University, Tau-University of Iowa Gamma Rho- Indianapolis] [Upsilon I-Bolivar College (Tennessee)] Gamma Sigma-University of Houston Zeta Rho- [Upsilon II-St. Lawrence] Gamma Tau-Texas Christian University Zeta Sigma-Northern Kentucky University [Upsilon-Stanford University] Gamma Upsilon- [Zeta Tau-Wake Forest University] [Phi Alpha-Franklin College] Gamma Phi-Arizona State University Zeta Upsilon- Phi-University of Colorado Gamma Chi-Cal State, Long Beach Zeta Phi-Cambridge Area [Chi I-Water Valley Seminary (Missouri)] [Gamma Psi-Emory University] - Chi-Cornell University [Gamma Omega-St. Lawrence University] [Phi Alpha-Franklin College] [Psi I-Lewis School] [Delta Alpha-] - [Psi II-Goucher College] Delta Beta- [Zeta Omega-Kenyon College] Omega-University of Wisconsin Delta Epsilon-University of the Pacific Eta Alpha-Pepperdine University [Alpha Beta-Swarthmore College] - Eta Beta- [Alpha Gamma-University of Toronto] Delta Eta-Cal State, Sacramento Eta Gamma-Texas A&M University Alpha Delta-University of Oregon [Delta Theta-] Eta Delta-University of North Florida Alpha Epsilon-Washington University (St. Louis) Delta Iota- [Eta Epsilon-Vanderbilt University] Alpha Zeta-Lawrence University Delta Kappa-University of South Florida Eta Zeta- Alpha Eta- Delta Lambda-Mississippi State University Eta Eta- Alpha Theta-University of North Dakota [Delta Mu-Florida Atlantic University] Eta Theta-St. Louis University Alpha Iota- Delta Nu-Northern Illinois University Eta Iota-University of Nevada, Reno Alpha Kappa- [Delta Xi-Ball State University] Eta Kappa-North Carolina State University Alpha Lambda-Drake University Delta Omicron-Morehead State University Theta Beta-Case Western Reserve University [Alpha Mu-Beloit College] Delta Pi-University of Southern Mississippi Eta Lambda-New Mexico State University Alpha Nu-USC Delta Rho- (Virginia Polytechnic Eta Mu- Alpha Xi- Institute and State University) Eta Nu-Hofstra University Alpha Omicron-Miami University (Ohio) Delta Sigma- Eta Xi-University of Texas, Tyler Alpha Pi- [Delta Tau-Missouri Southern] Eta Omicron-, Fort Smith Alpha Rho-Ohio Wesleyan University [-Indiana University/Purdue Eta Pi-DePaul University Alpha Sigma-UCLA University, Fort Wayne] Eta Rho-UC Merced Alpha Tau- -UC Irvine Eta Sigma- Alpha Upsilon-Southern Methodist University -UC Davis Eta Tau-Christopher Newport University -University of British Columbia [Delta Psi-Baylor University] Eta Upsilon- Alpha Chi-Pennsylvania State University Delta Omega- Eta Phi-NYU Alpha Psi-University of Mississippi [Epsilon Alpha-Union College] Eta Chi-Georgia College Alpha Omega-University of Arkansas Epsilon Beta- Eta Psi- [Beta Alpha-McGill University] Epsilon Gamma- Eta Omega-Portland State University Beta Beta- Epsilon Delta-Washington and Jefferson Theta Alpha-California Polytechnic, San Luis Beta Gamma- College Obispo Beta Delta-Colorado College Epsilon Epsilon-Tennessee Technological Theta Gamma-UNC Wilmington Beta Epsilon- University Theta Delta- Beta Zeta- Epsilon Zeta-Loyola Marymount University

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