Traditions

[pirate00]

Being an elder chapter (founded in 1953), we have long-standing traditions, such as...

-B L T Parties (Black tie, Lingerie, or Toga attire)
-Heaven and Hell mixers
-Guys Nite/Girls Nite
-Big bro/Lil bro retreats
-Brothers Only retreats
-Family trees (colors on our letter sweaters denote which family we belong to)
-Informal families (Buddhas, Buddhasses, Seahorses, and Buffaloes just to name a few)
-We hold a Turtle installation ceremony immediately after initiation
-Pactolus (PM me about this one ya'll): The APO Witch Project
-Adventure Week (from pledgehood to brotherhood)
-Pledge class gives gift to chapter at end of pledgehood
-Semi-formal each semester
-Whitewater rafting in West Virginia

.......for more info, just PM me

[naraht]

Originally Posted by pirate00

Being an elder chapter (founded in 1953),

Um, what does that make Kappa Chapter (founded in 1929)?

[Sister Havana]

Originally Posted by naraht

Um, what does that make Kappa Chapter (founded in 1929)?

And Mu Chapter.

Our chapter has the following traditions:

-Family Trees/Names
-Big/Little assignments
-Semester retreat (we attempt camping)
-Yearly awards ceremony (held Spring Semester)
-Jersey/Paddle exchange at Inductions/Awards (depending on semester)
-Big/Little Twin Party (trying to resurface)
-Chapter mascot - Harvey the Hoosebag...(long story)

We're working on traditions such as black and white party, turning the awards ceremony into a banquet, and working at least once a semester with our little brother chapter, Mu Omega.

On a side note - Regionals Conference December 2007 at USF Tampa! Woo!

[APO-WW]

Originally Posted by pirate00

Being an elder chapter (founded in 1953), we have long-standing traditions, such as...

-B L T Parties (Black tie, Lingerie, or Toga attire)
-Heaven and Hell mixers
-Guys Nite/Girls Nite
-Big bro/Lil bro retreats
-Brothers Only retreats
-Family trees (colors on our letter sweaters denote which family we belong to)
-Informal families (Buddhas, Buddhasses, Seahorses, and Buffaloes just to name a few)
-We hold a Turtle installation ceremony immediately after initiation
-Pactolus (PM me about this one ya'll): The APO Witch Project
-Adventure Week (from pledgehood to brotherhood)
-Pledge class gives gift to chapter at end of pledgehood
-Semi-formal each semester
-Whitewater rafting in West Virginia

.......for more info, just PM me

OMG, I remember Heaven & Hell! Easy to do with the four brothers who lived just off campus when I was a nibble. And a TURTLE ceremony?!? Outstanding! I shared that experience with Alpha Gamma Mu.

Our pledge classes went by letter, and we did have the occasional theme running through nicknames (Kermit's little was Animal, whose little was Fozzy...). My branch of the family tree was the only one that was a straight line, but we can all tie knots in cherry stems.

[Sister Havana]

My chapter has a really elaborate Turtle ceremony too.

[scarleteriberry]

There are no more turtles at my chapter...it was a HUGE problem a few years before I pledged...Are you a turtle?

[pirate00]

Originally Posted by scarleteriberry

There are no more turtles at my chapter...it was a HUGE problem a few years before I pledged...Are you a turtle?

YBYSAIA!!!!!