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1) Where was Jewel Degree held? At the Chapter's house/room/suite or whatever? At a private home or restaurant? Jewel Degree was held at state convention in Austin (right up the road from my school). It was held in one of the conference rooms. I don't remember who it was at the time, but since it was state convention, some grand council officer presided over the ceremony.
2) Did an Alumnae Association invite the Seniors to Jewel Degree, or did the Chapter tell the Alumnae when & where it was going to be held? I'm not really sure. The few seniors that we had were told that we could go to the convention to have jewel degree done. Before that, I'm not too sure who did it. I do know that now the San Antonio AA goes to several chapters around the state(SWT, Baylor, A&M) and does it for them.
3) About how many Alumnae showed up for Jewel Degree? Since it was convention, there were enough alums for each part, plus many others.
4) Any other comments on Jewel Degree? I really love this ceremony. When I participated in giving it, I picked up more than when I received it. I like always picking up on something new everytime some fo our ritual is performed. Oh yeah, when I had jewel degree done, there was a girl there from some other chapter(maybe from Delta Mu, Sam Houston SU) who was having it done also who was deaf. One of her pledge sisters was signing the ceremony for her. Apparently alot of the chapter had learned sign language. I think that I was so facinated with the girl signing that I don't think that I paid a lot of attention to the actual ritual. Those girls showed so much sisterhood!!
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