I wasn't allowed to show my NM book to anyone, we were not allowed to talk about our new member period to anyone (no specifics anyway, just the basics like "we learn about the history, the songs" etc.)
I did find that some people (mostly non-members) are very interested in what a NM period is about, but it's always the same stupid questions ("do they haze you?" etc.)
It sometimes is a problem if a NM quits, but we trust them not to tell anything, and if they do: well, ritual isn't shared untill initiation so they can't tell the really important things.
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