Need Help with Pre-Rit
 

hey guys. i was looking for some advice or suggestions on an interesting situation. im the kappa here at a newly founded colony, and am thus in charge of planning pre rit/i week etc. now this leaves me in an interesting bind. first off, not having seen initiation myself (nor has anyone else in the colony). and second, that i dont really have any tradition to follow on. i was wondering if you could tell me some good events or activities for pre rit. any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks.

Email me at brotherhighphi@hotmail.com.
I am my chapter's Phi and can give you some good ideas as well as help you with anything else you have.

Welcome to GreekChat!:)

I am sure your New High Pi had something to do with it!:D He is a Great Brother first off and will work with you as much as he can and you will let him!:cool:

By the way, Welcome to the new Brothers at U. I. W! What a great Presence Three LXA Zetas will be in San Antonio.

Please check through LXA section of GC!

1. Brother Jon Sagaras web site for listing of LXA Zetas.

2. Brother Josh Bennetts, CD that he made about BN at Fl. Tech. Lot of insight and information.

3. Matt Troy,em1843 who I know and anyother Brother will be more than willing to help, there are some great ones here!

4. Last but not least lifesaver, Andy "The Man" Ackfeld your New High Pi!

Welcome and In ZAX,

PM me - I have some ideas - since you haven't seen Ritual yet, but still want to plan some Pre-Initiation activities, it's a bit more challenging.

On the Beta Nu Zeta's new Alumni Assocation website, There is a pretty big section that includes information about the Evolution and Development of the Lamba Chi Alpha's Brother Badge as well as the Theta Kappa Nu's Badge.... It includes a nice Photo Gallery of different variations of the Badges....

This information could be used for a nice Kappa Session.... just an idea

http://alumni.bnzeta.org/history

IN ZAX
Joshua Allen Bennett (JB)
BN 566

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JB, I had not seen that thread of the Site!:)

It is awesome Bro!:cool:

I want royalties for the TKN - AA Badge!:D

Still cannot get , well you know what I am refering to!:eek:

It is still awesome to see any part of your Site of BN! I know where all of the information came from as our Brother as I keep telling Him Is One Of the Most reknowned Historians of LXA! Just cant get him to beleive me!:(

Damn, why dont you come to KC and help/teach me to do a web site for LX Z!:D

As usual, Bro. You are awesome! Hope you and Jon Sagara got together like we talked about!:cool: He is one of not only us but Bros like you who can do this stuff!:)

Pikey

When our local became a colony, all the brothers were initiated. Why do you say you haven't been? Does LXA now have non-initiated colonies?

Jono

Jono, that is a good question.!

When I was Initiated in My Colony, We were all for lack of a better word, Initiated!

Why not you as the way you put it?

I'm assuming that either A) they are going to be initiated this week and were working on a Pre I set up, which happens. or B)This post was bogus and trying to get us to say something related to hazing or the ritual. I at first assumed A but since I haven't gotten a response on the board or a reply to an email I'm now assuming B.

M, unless you or we hear something, I have to agree with you!

Jono and were talking about this last night and I took for granted that since he mentioned UIW that it was the new colony that lifesaver is the New High Pi for!

Maybe on these boards, we should never take anything for granted!:eek:

I think lifesaver when I talked to him said they had Ritual, but I hope he can help us get the straight scoop!

Andy, calling Andy!:)

Naw, Pikey's legit.

I have been working with him to plan a pre-rit and I reccomended he come on here to get some more ideas.

Hes from the colony that I am High Pi for.

Jono,

Lambda Chi policy is that AM's MUST BE initiated in 6-8 weeks. All charterings now take AT LEAST a year as one of the chartering standards is 'continued operations for at least a year." So they have to initiate them.

Also, not all Lambda Chi colonies start off as locals - many start off just as very informal interest groups often only weeks or months old. UIW started this way. They really got the ball rolling last fall.

As for the numbering process...Its my understanding that they will have numbers, but no zeta designation until they are chartered. So the first member intiated will be 'University of the Incarnate Word Colony - 001.' Assumnig they get their charter in a year, they will be a Pi series zeta, maybe Pi Beta Zeta, so then that brothers number would become 'Pi Beta - 001'. I think. This is all new to me... I have NO experience with colonies until now.

Anyhow, ritual is this weekend. And pikey has a great pre-rit / brotherhood week planned. Email me if you want details.

Sounds great then and tell him good luck
I'm more than willing to help with anything but I've just gotten cautious with how much I'm willing to talk about with people. We do something called Sharing of the Light that I talked to him about. It was created by Doc Dirghalli EM270. It is a great time of fellowship and brotherhood. I also sent him some other things. Who will be doing the initiation for the colony?

Tell them all good luck.

lifesaver, thanks for the heads up!!

As you well know, there of us who post on GC are more than willing to help anyway we can in any especially new adventure!

I am sure times have changed since I was Initiated in 1966! Ah, the good old days!:D

Andy, I know it will be the blind leading the blind Bro. But I got faith in you and always willing to get a call from you, well not as late as last time!:D Hell to get Mature!:(

M PM me about sharing the light! We may do something similar.

I know we do a visitatin during Pre-I where the New Associates are taken around to where the Chapter has began, lived etc.

To funny, one is a Taco Bell, the next is a vacant lot!:eek:

Sounds like the chapter here at UNC - of the 8 house locations I know of, only 3 of those houses are still standing today - 4 were bulldozed for parking lots at UNC, the other one was condemned and torn down, and is now a small apartment building.

Kind of sad, really. But at least the house where I was initiated is still standing - but I just missed out on buying it - it was for sale, and I called one day to late - I would love to have had that house!

Grr.....

Bummer LXAAlum!:(

I know that the House we demolished last Aug. was one that when we were just a local went looking for a House! The owner had a Crippled Bother and as long as he was living would not sell it. We had by his word the first option to buy it! He was true to his word and we were there for 30 + yrs but it is like a lot of us it got old and tired!

So, coming Founders Day we have only had 3 houses in 40 years of BX/LXA!:)

We got you beat, 70 years, 2 houses. Both standing.

hey guys. sorry that i did not reply between moot court competition, school, and planning pre-rit i've been pretty busy. i know you are all busy as well and i really appreciate you taking the time to post replies and help me along with pre-rit. like you mentioned having not seen ritual, it does present an interesting problem. i've been working with andy and we've come up with pretty good list of brotherhood activities. if anyone of you were really interested i could email you. im guessing from some of your replies that it would not be smart to post about it here?? well pre-rit officially starts tomorrow at 6pm tomorrow. so thanks again for your help, and i look forward to talking to you in the future.

EM1843, Bite me gently you big Hulk!:D

PIKEY, watch Andy, He is Nutsoid!:) But also remember, there are a lot of Brothers Here that Love Him!

He will not lead you astray! Will you Andy!:mad: :D

We All Wish You The Best Of Luck in Your Newest Endevor, It will be one that your never going to forget! I have been doing this for almost 40 years and is the greatest experience that I have ever had!

You have found out from this site, that you will never be alone!

I have had the Privilage of Meeting some Brothers and Talking with most via Ma Bell! If you would like to PM me your #, I will be more than happy to bend your ear!:cool:

No snide remarks if you all please!:mad:

When You get Initiated, The True Meaning will All Come out of which We Speak!:cool:

Cant wait to hear from you!

Good Luck and seriously feel free to call me if you need anyhelp.

The sharing of the brotherhood is my FAVORITE activity like that EVER. Saw it at leadership seminar in '93 and ALWAYS looked forward to it. it was the highlight of LS for me the 3 times I went as an undergrad. I Still remember some of the stories I heard there and its been over 10 years. Didnt know brother Dirghalli was the creative force behind it. He truely is an amazing man. After his keynote speech at the GA in Indy in '94 (the seed speech) I realized what a gift he has been to LXA.

Friday night I will be facilitating a sharing of the brotherhood at a bonfire. I CANT WAIT. I am really looking forward to seeing rit through their eyes. I have been blessed by my experience with LXA. The more I give, the more I receive indeed.

UT-San Antonio and St. Mary's University will be facilitating the initiation. Check your PM's.

Doc just spoke at our 70th Aniversary celebration and gave the same speach. I can't express how luck guys at my chapter are to get to hear him, especially in a room with less than a 100 people, and then to get to sit and talk and drink with him. He'll be at our Initiation this weekend and at our Celebration of Life.

Just initiated 23 founding fathers into the colony at the University of the Incarnate Word. It was amazing and inspiring. The sharing of the brotherhood was a perfect end to pre-rit and ended things on a positive note. The guys really got to know AND understand the perspective each came from. I am still recovering from being so strung out crazy last week - but it was definately WELL WORTH IT.

Thanks for everyones words of encouragement.