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Originally posted by AXiD670
Isn't there a fraternity whose ritual meaning is open? Am I imagining that? If so, why would they have an open ritual like that?
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Delta Upsilon, which was founded in 1834 with the express intent of opposing the secrecy of the two existing fraternities at Williams College. The founders of Delta Upsilon believed that these fraternities had abused their secrecy by conspiring to have their members elected to campus offices, regardless of qualification. They decided that their fraternity would not be secret, so that no one could make a similar accusation against it. (Keep in mind that in the first half of the nineteenth century, fraternity secrecy often involved more than just the details of the ritual -- on some campuses, membership and meeting time and place were secret.)
You can read Delta Upsilon's initiation ritual at their website
here (Adobe Acrobat required).
There is at least one other NIC member with an open, but "private," ritual (that is, they allow non-members at their rituals, but by invitation), but which one it is escapes me.
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Originally posted by decadence
Professional fraternities.
i.e. members of PFA
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There may well be some members of the Professional Fraternity Association with open rituals, but every PFA member I am familiar with keeps its ritual secret.
ETA: You were a little faster than me on the "Submit" button, seraphimsprite.
