Excellent fluency, to be sure 
The translator must have been designed by some very clever fellow, for you just missed the case. Thumbs up
When come back bring Phi.
In case it isn’t clear to you*, it is traditional on these boards to refer to long-dead, newly-resurrected threads as “zombies” and make some reference along those lines right after they are resurrected. Thus, this case’s “BRAAAAAINS…”.
Oh
No, I completely lack the savy. I never read the Boards before, to be honest, so I am in total ignorance of the usages. The thread hit me from a completely uncorrelated search, and since I happened to know the subject, and happen to love Straight Dope, felt the need to drop a marble.
If it is considered bad form to post on an old thread, even if it had got no answer, I apologise.
Still, a good use of the Greek
Oh, it’s generally fine form if you provide something of substance, as you did. No problem with that.
It used to be, but the powers that be changed the rules about it a while back. And since your debut post was entirely substantive, it is the opposite of bad form.
On the other hand, it’s important that someone note that it is indeed an old thread, so that unaware posters don’t enter into arguments with people who haven’t been around for over a decade.
I realize this is an old post but still would like to point out some facts for people who come across this thread
I myself am a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. If you wont to know the true meaning to our infamous saying ‘Phi Alpha’, join SAE and enlighten yourself as a True Gentleman and a Phi Alpha Raider. All accross the globe, certain organizations have certain ‘rights of passages’ that mean a great deal to them than some outsider. I can guarentee all fraternities have something they hold dear to their heart that others do not know the real meaning to it.
I am also a soldier in the Army currently serving in Afghanistan. Even here, different units have different mottos that some people do not know and may never know what the hell they are talking about. The other day, I rendered a salute to an officer and said “Good Afternoon, Ma’am” Her response was "don’t compromise’ Will I ever know what the hell she meant? probably not but it just goes to show, different organizations have something they keep to themselves. If you want to know, join. Simple as that!
Phi Alpha
*rites
Also, *across.
Waddayou want from a Greak?
College boy.
I forgot how much I despised the Greek system in college, until I read this thread.
This thread reminds me of the 40-something PMs I got asking me to disclose fraternity secrets when I started the “Ask the frat boy” thread.
I loved the fact that when I attended university, the Greek system was effectively banned. When the drinking age rose, frats were magically re-enabled by the university.
Or one could consult Wikipedia. (Not the current version of the page, of course, but an older one.)
When I was in college at The University of Alabama the SAE chapter was banned from campus for selling cocaine at the fraternity house.
http://www.nytimes.com/1992/02/02/nyregion/campus-life-alabama-fraternity-suspended-4-years-for-little-progress.html