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Originally posted by IvySpice
The difference is that everyone knows the words to the wedding ceremony long before they get engaged. No one knows what the ritual will be like, or what promises they will be expected to make, until they go through it. Maybe you make the promise because there are a hundred women in white robes kneeling around you holding candles and you don't want to make a big scene saying "No."
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Maybe they don't know what the ritual will be like, but part of new member education is making sure that the new members know it is a lifetime commitment prior to ritual. If that isn't part of the education process, then maybe therein lies the problem--the chapter needs to make sure that the new members understand this. While I didn't know what ritual was prior to being initiated, I knew "AOII is for Always".
I guess maybe I take promises/pledges to heart more than some people do!