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What is (and isn't) considered secret in Alpha Sigma Phi:
The significance of the Greek letters (it is our secret motto). Our open motto is Causa latet vis est notissima, Latin for "the cause is hidden, the results are well known". Many brothers abbreviate the open motto to 'CLVEN' as a salutation.
The initiation ritual. (The pledging ceremony may be open to non-members at the discretion of the chapter.)
The fraternal grip, which has never been described in writing.
The symbolism of the badge and the coat of arms.
The symbolism of the pledge pin borrows from the symbolism of the old Alpha Kappa Pi fraternity, which consolidated with Alpha Sigma Phi in 1946. The meaning is considered private to pledges of the fraternity.
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Causa latet vis est notissima - the cause is hidden, the results are well known.
Alpha Alpha (University of Oklahoma) Chapter, #814, 1984
Last edited by AlphaSigOU; 01-03-2003 at 06:17 PM.
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