Little known facts/suggestions:

• there are two different ways to write sigma - one for the end of the sentence and one for everywhere else.
  
• the "proper" pronunciation of upsilon is like the German ü. (Start saying "eeeee" (long) and then change the shape of your mouth to a "you" while still saying "eeeee".)
  
• one set of mnemonics for remebering the order:

  All Bigots Get Diarrhea Eventually
  Zorro Ate THe Ice Kap(pa)
  Let's Munch Nuts EXcessively, Okay?
  Pigs Really Stink Terribly
  Under Five Chairs, PSYchiatrists Wink.