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This is an interesting question. While I understand the necessity of the strict rule about no discussion of ritual on the internet, I think its fine to take photos of the sisters in Ritual attire so long as you're not taking photos of the actual ceremony. Like Deedee said, its the words and the symbols of Initiation that are secret, not the Ritual attire.
Its a slippery slope, though. While its permissible to post pictures in Ritual attire, there is a legitimate fear that a sister may have a lapse in judgement and post a picture on the net that is inappropriate. Sometimes its just easier to impose a strict across-the-board rule than to try and figure out the different gradations of what's ok to post and what's not.
I really feel for this sister because I don't think she really did anything wrong and she obviously just wanted to express her pride in her chapter. But I can also certainly understand the moderators' wish to be "better safe than sorry."
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