They are college fraternities... -----Original Message----- From: Paula [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 8:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [GA-CEM] Symbols on Markers Have a question that I hope someone can answer. While doing a cemetery survey we ran across a marker in fairly rough shape but was able to make out some of the markings on it. Just under the name there was a set of three symbols "theta kappa omega" and then a space and another set of three symbols "phi nu phi" and then just under that were the dates. Can someone tell me please what these symbols designate? Thank you, Paula ==== GA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Georgia Cemetery list, use [email protected] or [email protected] if you are on the Digest list. To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett The GA-CEMETERY Volunteer and Cemetery Inventory site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gacemete/ To search the Archives of this list http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl type in GA-CEMETERIES ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237
Although many of us understood the connection to college fraternities/sororities, the symbolism with cemeteries and graves is not as well known. Here is another site of interest: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pointe/7336/tubeschristsymbols.htm BTW, with a little bit of sleuth work on the internet, I found someone in the "Theta Kappa Omega" fraternity and have sent him a note to see if he can provide some insight into the names for us. I'll say up front that I'm not knowledgeable of the Greek letters, or of other associated symbolism, but from what I understand, in the Greek alphabet Theta translates to "Th" and "Kappa" is "K" and "Omega" is either the "End" or "Eternity." Will follow up with a post from the Theta Kappa Omega member. . . if he sends me back anything. Bob Carter Greensboro, NC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Connie Nixon" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 1:33 PM Subject: RE: [GA-CEM] Symbols on Markers > They are college fraternities... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paula [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 8:14 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [GA-CEM] Symbols on Markers > > Have a question that I hope someone can answer. While doing a cemetery > survey we ran across a marker in fairly rough shape but was able to make out > some of the markings on it. Just under the name there was a set of three > symbols "theta kappa omega" and then a space and another set of three > symbols "phi nu phi" and then just under that were the dates. Can someone > tell me please what these symbols designate? > Thank you, > Paula > > > > ==== GA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > If you wish to subscribe to or unsubscribe from the Georgia Cemetery list, > use > [email protected] or [email protected] > if > you are on the Digest list. > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > The GA-CEMETERY Volunteer and Cemetery Inventory site: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gacemete/ > To search the Archives of this list > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl type in GA-CEMETERIES > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > ==== GA-CEMETERIES Mailing List ==== > Checkout the other lists being watched over by your List Mom; > http://mailing_lists.homestead.com/lists.html > To learn more about my world visit http://dwp.bigplanet.com/kburnett > The GA-CEMETERY Volunteer and Cemetery Inventory site: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gacemete/ > To search the Archives of this list http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl type in GA-CEMETERIES > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >