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Originally Posted by MysticCat
Good points, but to clarify: In most fraternal organizations of which I'm aware, ritual is typically not "simply" something done on a regular basis.
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I had written another sentence but erased it. I meant that the word ritual in its simplest implications is something that is done on a regular basis, for example, someone's "morning ritual" of waking up, eating breakfast, brushing your teeth, showering. A Greek org ritual could be someone that you do regularly to say, start a meeting, induct new members, a handshake, etc.
I was trying to explain what a ritual is in the broader sense, then applied it to what the term refers to in Greek/fraternal/other organizations, because I am assuming the OP is not a native English speaker and/or the term "ritual" may or may not translate culturally.
Forgive the misunderstanding. My post was meant to try to put things in general terms that someone outside the US collegiate Greek system could understand. I know that there is so much more to the process, and many, many better posts about the topic.