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And, if it is not secret anymore then it will take the fun out of discovering, knowing, or revealing rituals. It's the thrill of the chase.
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For people who are looking for a thrill, that's true. For someone like me, who's a student of social psychology and fascinated by ways people choose to bind themselves together, the secrecy is of no consequence to our interest (except insofar as it interests us that many members consider secrecy important). I've been exposed to DU's ritual as well as the ritual of one secret IFC group. Neither was more interesting to me than the other.
I am as interested in governments and religions (both of which are in many ways analogous to GLOs) as I am in Greek organizations. How do groups codify the values that are important to them? How do they attempt to control their members' behavior? What rewards and punishments motivate people to follow rules? How do people delineate group members from non-members? These are the questions that interest me. The "thrill of the chase" is just an impediment to learning more.
Hanna