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Originally Posted by kdgang
Hello! I am an alumnae of a local/social sorority. Our founders pulled the chapter a couple years ago. Well, now we are making a comeback! We are having a campout with our brother fraternity, in a couple weeks, and the new girls will be there. We are wanting to do some kind of ritual to welcome them into the sorority and note our comeback. I know rituals are a sticky topic...I don't want to know yours! I just need help with creating one. I want something new, refreshing, to signifiy this milestone. We will be putting them through a neophyte and active ritual eventually, but I think creating something new that can link us would be great. I am open to any and all suggestions. Thank you!
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So your "ritual" will be viewed by boys (non-members)?
I also wonder why you would have an "official" event such as a campout with a fraternity. If it is to deepen the bonds of sisterhood, then having anyone else there, especially boys, isn't going to help that happen. I am not sure what kind of "neophyte" experience you are attempting to produce, having a co-ed sleepaway (again, with non-members). You really need to figure out your goals.
In my opinion, if your sorority is keen on developing a sisterhood/tradition/ritual, etc., they need to sit down and figure out who they are, who they want to be, how they want to be perceived, etc., and then figure out what words/symbols/experiences will represent that.
It's like you are trying to buy a frame for a picture that hasn't been painted yet. Empty inside.