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This summer I was working at Curves whenI ran into my high school Home Ec teacher. I was wearing my letters, and she told me that she was a Phi Mu too, then she proceded to make a hand gesture with which we are all undoubtably familiar. I have to admit I was shocked, because I've always considered that a part of ritual so that even the motion without the acompanying words was secret. And Curves is a very public place. So, I didn't return the gesture but I did gush over how incredibly exciting that was and how much I love it! But the discomfort over it still stuck with me later. I really feel that the gesture is a part of ritual, and shouldn't be used as a form of recognizing another Phi Mu in a public setting, but was that a practice in the past? Or is it still being used in other places? I met a younger alum at the same job and she didn't use a gesture either, which made me think it might be a tradition that has faded away.
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