Handshakes?
 

If you were to meet a sister/brother of another chapter (say you were visiting their campus) would you greet them with your handshake? Is it something you would do to kind of prove you're a sister/brother? I was wondering because only maybe like one or two people out of my chapter of like 80 girls actually know our handshake. What do you think?

the only time i have ever seen the handshake or done it was during initiation. i barely even remember how to do it http://www.greekchat.com/forums/ubb/frown.gif.

I think the handshake is mainly something to "test" membership with. If you are genuinely concerned as to whether on not someone is a brother/sister, challenge them with the handshake. The only time I've ever seen where you had to do it, was going to watch an initiation. To get in, you either had to give the handshake or show your membership card.

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Steve Corbin
Lambda Chi Alpha
Theta Kappa Chapter
Rose-Hulman Inst. of Tech.

Only 2 out of 80 know the handshake? Wow, you guys must not do ritual meetings all that often. It is customary that every knew member learn the handshake during their ritual initiation into the fraternity. I know when you visit another Crow chapter, members usually greet each other with the handshake.

AXPAlum

I trully mean no disrespect to anyone, but are any of my other Devine 9ers laughging at this thread. No need to comment, becuase I will probably get hate mail for saying it.

Peace and Luv to all,

MN

What's to laugh at? Don't BGLO's have secret handshakes?

I like to use the secret handshake when I meet brothers from different chapters. It's just one example of the common bond we share. It's also a good way to let them know you are a brother as opposed to a pledge, so they don't feel the need to "talk carefully" about rituals or other secrets.

:shaking my head:


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MandingoNupe...
Do/did you get hate mail? I know you were just kidding...RIGHT, you WERE JUST KIDDING?

**don't mind spelling mistakes, i just got my nails done today**

well, sigma alpha iota HAS a handshake, which every sister is mandated to know. it's used in every meeting, at every ritual both in the chapter and at province day and national conventions.

BGLO members...why would you be laughing? is there something about your organizations and handshakes that we should all know??

etienne

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MandingoNupe,

I wasn't laughing....just smirking. I find it very intriguing to see that 2 out 80 people know their organization's handshake & I find it intriguing that some people only use their handshake as ONLY a challenge.


As far as my organization, the handshake is an everyday thing. It can be used as a challenge to someone that we are not sure of, but it is more so a greeting or simply a "handshake". There is generally more involved when we are challenging someone though. That might be why we find it intriguing.

YEAH, we do have handshakes and we use them ALL the TIME, ESPECIALLY the Fraternities (which is why we're chuckling). Further, each time new members are brought in they are taught the handshake and other secrets and by doing this, older members' memories are "refreshed" so there is no room to forget.



[This message has been edited by 12dn94dst (edited August 13, 2000).]

The use of the Delt handshake (grip) is fairly common, but not always used.

If we're unsure that another person is an initiated member, we have a challange before the grip is used so as not to give away a closely guarded secret.

I'm just back from Karnea, our international convention, and most were using the grip.

Fraternally,
DeltAlum

Not all orgs use handshakes for the same reason. Mine does have one and although we may not use it everyday, we use it. We use it at EVERY RITUAL meeting(every other week), EVERY initiation(each semester), EVERY YEAR at our national convention, EVERY YEAR at our regional conventions, I think you get the idea.

To answer your question Manders, we would greet other chapter sisters by hand shake and password.

As I said, I really didn't mean to offend anyone. I was just LMAO becuase out of 80 members, only two know the grip???? Please, there is no way in the world any Self respecting NUPE, Kappa, Alpha, Omega, Sigma, Iota would even think about not knowing thier respective grips. It's simply unheard of in BGLOs.

Peace,

ManndingoNUPE