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Our open motto is "Hellenic Culture and Christian Ideals", which will clue anyone off the bat that the founders of Chi Omega were Christian, and incorperated Christianity into the fraternity. However, I believe that we should be able to incorperate students of ALL backgrounds, and if someone is uncomfortable, I would rather keep the member than the exact ritual (because, lets face it, if a few people don't put their hands on a bible, it isn't a big deal!).
When I was pldege educator, I was alwas on the lookout for students who weren't comfortable with religious parts, and I always offered them alternatives (you don't have to say the word God, you don't have to do anything that makes you uncomfortable, you have a choice... etc). I think that in order to really be open to members with different backgrounds we have to take these considerations into account.
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