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1057:The Lantern
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216:May 1, 1923
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949:Ohio Union
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122:Azure blue
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220:sorority
200:sorority
167:Chapters
110:National
99:Emphasis
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1459:Related
1393:Block O
1363:Coaches
1353:Fellows
1343:Faculty
1082:WOSU-FM
412:Epsilon
371:Seattle
299:Status
248:Symbols
206:History
86:Defunct
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1328:Alumni
1321:People
862:Venues
579:, 1959
143:Flower
135:Symbol
129:Silver
126:
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115:Colors
83:Status
70:Social
1348:Staff
1042:Media
796:Teams
387:Delta
358:Gamma
308:Alpha
107:Scope
1469:1870
1097:WVSG
1092:WOSA
608:2021
437:Zeta
333:Beta
222:for
149:and
147:Rose
124:and
67:Type
261:ΣΗΧ
214:on
210:At
194:ΣΗΧ
29:ΣΗΧ
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