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At Lambda Chi Alpha's 2002 General Assembly, we approved use of an "alumni ritual". It's done in two versions: "open" (like our Associate Member ceremony) or "closed" (performed in a "ritual-like" ceremony).
Each graduating senior is presented with an "alumni pyramid", a small plexiglass pyramid that can be used as a paperweight or decorative piece on a desk or mantle.
The ritual was created to let graduating seniors know that the idea of "not four years, but for life" isn't just an empty phrase. Since it's A)only been around for two years, and B)not mandatory, we're not sure of how much impact it's had to date.
This sort of thing is no guarantee that people will continue to be involved after graduation, but it's a start.
-BF
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Bill Foltz, B-O 130
Illinois State '77
"People the world over have always been more impressed by the power of our example than by the example of our power."
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