I've been shown & told a few things. But truthfully I really don't remember them because I really don't care what other organizations rituals & secret things are. That's their business, not mine.

I have a hunch that all GLO initiation rituals begin with *knock knock* Person A: "Who comes here?" Person B: "A neophyte of SAS"

I have no knowledge to back this up, but I would sure be interested (and no, no one go telling me, I just meant in general!) if sororities which sprung up from the same college had similar ritual. It would seem somewhat logical that in the same environment around each other they would develop similarly, don't you think?

(i.e. ADPi and Phi Mu from Wesleyan; Theta and Kappa from Monmouth, etc).

i have seen a website...
 

I remember seeing a website that was created by an ex-member of a certain fraternity which listed (in some detail) just about every secret that fraternity had. This situation makes me wonder if GLO's have (or should have) protection under the law from "secret" information being published in any way, including making a web page. I know the concept would be a stretch because of 1st amendment rights and what not, but it would seem to me that there would be some sort of legality which prevents an individual from publishing secret info in any capacity. Again, I know this is a stretch, but if you know of any situations concerning this, please reply.

I've often wondered that too, I look at some of the symbols our sister glo has and I hafta wonder i'm sorry Phi Mu's it's just morbid curiosity.

But more than that I wonder about the history of our own ritual, I have my suspicions about certian parts of it. Diamond Delta if you can contribute any info PM me.

Also adpishannan could you PM me the "other handshake" i've never heard of that.

I have to wonder about that too. I remember back when I had just been initated into Delta Sigma Pi and was pledging a local sorority back at my old school, I was at a party and my ex-boyfriend asked me what our rituals were.. he flat out asked me! Sure I may have been drinking, but I'm not STUPID!!!

And that was coming from a guy in a fraternity... you would think he'd have a little more respect :rolleyes:

I've actually thought about that with regards to the ritual that Sarah Ida Shaw helped create for another sorority.

I was a Chi O at NCSU but I graduated last May. Out of respect for their ritual (although they did not seem to show any respect for it themselves) I do not want to say which group wore the robes.

Gee besides the azure blue cat suits of ADPi, and the ruby red outfit I thought I read for another group...

I was under the impression most groups used robes

I am under that impression too, but she asked in response to my first post:
A few years ago the theme for my chapter's big fall date function was Caesar's Palace so everyone wore togas or similar attire. There were several guys there from XYZ fraternity and they were all wearing these robe things. The rumor was that the robes were part of their ritual. We all thought it was very bizarre that they would do that, but I never heard anyone ask them if the robes really were a part of their ritual.


I guess she's more curious to know which group I was referring to rather than which group actually wears robes.

I don't know if you mean ASA....while she did serve as president, she never actually attended a convention till the one in 1930 where she was (for lack of a better word) deposed. Our ritual was put together by the delegates at the 1914 reorganizational convention. I've seen more similarities (in crests, creed etc) between other Farmville Four groups than I have between ASA & Tri-Delta.

Just being picky--it's actually Pi Phi and Kappa that are from Monmouth, not Theta. :)

I think it's okay to wonder, too. But it's the speculation and prying that create rumors.

Just to clarify, my question was aimed more at "Has someone inadvertantly told you something about their secrets", not "Have you pried someone's secrets out of them." I wouldn't expect that GC members would pry, I just figured (from experience) that a lot of times alums who aren't active, deactivated members, or drunk members slip out secrets accidently or purposely.

SGill...right on
 

I collected ritual books when I was in my 20s, and I knew the
grip of about a dozen..So what? I kinda figured that it was not
the ritual, per se, but the member...who would heed it.
TKE had a Sigma Chi ritualist look over ours a few years back, to
see if things were "correct." Some folks were horrified...but if you
look on E-Bay you can occasionally find one for sale...
The founders of our organizations were not as savvy as Emily or
that Sigma Chi, and they came up with some pretty esoteric items
BUT...in the whole scheme of things...like our ancestors, our rituals are not embraced before the fact.
Enjoy yours, it was intended to be a guide towards a better life.
And, realize, gentle reader, there are lots of paths leading to that
spot...and, finally, that Fraternity is for Life.