This is because most fraternities and sororities are named after a series of Greek letters, such as Alpha Delta Pi or Sigma Phi.

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What I'm gonna do is draw a larger table, the same basic structure: I'm choosing Alpha and Beta on the rows, my pair is choosing Alpha and Beta on the columns, but now I'm going to put both grades in.

我要画个结构相同的大表格,用列来表示我选α还是β,用行来表示我对手选α还是β,但我要把两人成绩写在一个单元格里

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But if I choose Alpha and my pair chooses Beta, I get an A and she gets a C.

要是我选α我对手选β,我得A 她得C

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