This past October, we held our initiation in a hotel ballroom which happened to be right next to another ballroom in which a wedding reception was going on. The ballrooms were separated by those huge movable walls, which are by no means soundproof. We could hear everything from the bride and groom being announced, to announcements about the buffett, and toasts. Then came the music. Initiation is a very serious time, and it is very hard when the "Chicken Dance" is being played in the background. I think we all lost it when they started to play the "Cha Cha Slide" (sort of a new electric slide/line dance song). Even our alum were having a hard time keeping a straight face. Next year we're thinking about incorporating the dance into ritual. "Three hops this time..."
