The naming of the new coronavirus variant Omicron is causing some confusion. Since May the World Health Organization has been using letters of the Greek alphabet, in order, to name coronavirus ...

Alpha to omega, where would we be without the Greek alphabet? We’d have to find other names for COVID variants, unproven software, sororities, fraternities, dominant animals in packs and some math ...

The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet had been a fairly innocuous entity for 2,500 years. But in just two weeks, it became notorious. Omicron moved beyond classical philosophy texts, beyond the realm ...

WHO Renames Coronavirus B.1.617.2 Strain as ‘Delta Variant’, to Use Greek Alphabet Instead of Country Names People stand in a queue as they arrive to get a COVID-19 vaccination at a vaccination center ...

Fraternity & Sorority Life includes traditions, symbols and language that may be new to some students and families. This page offers an accessible overview of the Greek alphabet and key terms to ...

First, many called it simply the coronavirus, then COVID or COVID-19. Now, we are keeping track of descriptors like alpha, beta and gamma, the variants of COVID-19. The World Health Organization ...