The selected 'variants' are not going in order (Zeta was skipped, among others) and those 'selected' are triangle-shaped like the All Seeing Eye. That is the theory the meme is trying to push. However, it's forced. The top of Gamma was conveniently cropped off in the pic and then the circle around Delta covers part of it to make it appear more like an 'I". This was to make it look like an actual "I" (eye) to fit the theme. A pointless effort as Iota (I) is a 'variant', so the meme is probably old from before that letter was used and they wanted to force Gamma to fit the meme. Beta (a 'B') doesn't fit the pattern as far as I can tell. Epsilon (an 'E') doesn't fit the pattern as far as I can tell. Eta (an 'H') doesn't fit the pattern as far as I can tell. Iota (an 'I') fits as noted above. Kappa (a 'K') doesn't fit the pattern as far as I can tell. https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/ct-greek-alphabet-covid-variants-faq-tt-20210727-wa4l37x5rbe7lcvjrtgsbb46cu-story.html https://archive.ph/c3Ld3 >- **Alpha** >First identified in the United Kingdom, and later found in the U.S. in December 2020, alpha is considered a variant of concern by the CDC, which noted it might have increased severity based on hospitalization and fatality rates. >- **Beta** >First identified in South Africa, this was detected in the U.S. at the end of January 2021. This is also considered a variant of concern by the CDC. >- **Delta** >First noted in India before being detected in the U.S. in March 2021, the CDC notes this variant of concern’s increased transmissibility. Researchers are watching the delta variant carefully as it continues to spread. Dr. Emily Landon, chief health care epidemiologist at the University of Chicago, said recently that the delta variant is “even more contagious than the alpha variant,” but state vaccination efforts should keep spread limited. >- **Gamma** >Brazil was the first place this was detected, and it’s also been recorded in Japan. The CDC considers the gamma a variant of concern; it was first detected in the U.S. in January 2021. >- **Epsilon** >Although the Epsilon variant is included on the state health department’s website, a spokeswoman said it would be soon taken off the “variants of concern” list as it is not considered one by the CDC. The CDC lists the Epsilon variant, which includes multiple mutations, as a variant of interest. >- **Eta** >The World Health Organization and CDC defines this as a variant of interest and noted it has been documented in multiple countries. >- **Iota** >The WHO and CDC consider this a variant of interest. It was documented earliest in the U.S.; according to the CDC, the first detection was in New York. >- **Kappa** >This is also a variant of interest according to the WHO and CDC, with its earliest documentation in India in October 2020. >- **Lambda** >Initially spreading in Peru in December 2020, the lambda variant has so far been found in states including Texas and South Carolina. It is considered a variant of interest by the World Health Organization.