[sigmanuzk]

Our chapter refers to it as pinning. There are two options we have, 1. We have a portion of our White Rose where Brothers can pin their girlfriends, announce engagements, etc. very simple very easy. 2. If a brother is pinning an Alpha Xi Delta, we have a whole big ceremony that we go through. Durring serenedes(ask me if you have no clue what i'm talking about), both houses meet in the sorority mall. We all circle up and sing our house sings Sigma Nu Girl or All Hail Sigma Nu and the Fuzzies sing their Rose song. Next a large metal Alpha Xi Delta and a Large badge outline and Sigma Nu letters are set on fire(tradition dictates that they are wrapped with diapers). The brother pins His girlfriend and then the burning letters are set on the grass so that both houses letters are burned in. Very elaborate, very time consuming. Either method that is chosen has to be told to the commander in advance and a bottle passing seremony is performed.

Mug passing at our chapter goes as follows once for good luck, twice for pinning, three times for engagement, and four times for a bun in the oven. For those of you that don't know what a mug passing is we all circle up with a beverage in hand and a mug is passed around as each person pours a portion of his drink in the big mug the identity of the person for whom the passing is for is only known to the commander. Each time the mug passes the commander means something after the proper amount of times around the circle the person who the ceremony is for will drink. If he finishes he'll have good luck. We have a little chant that goes along with it but it's not appropriate for this board pm me if you want to know it.

Kenny