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Originally posted by MysticCat81
What I would have liked to have seen was a concrete example, like the Phi Delta Theta pledge or president (or alum) talking about the values or principles of Phi Delta Theta. You know, "Phi Delta Theta stands for ...," or "The foundational principles of Phi Delta Theta are ...," or "Phi Delta Theta taught me ...." Surely they have a way to talk about this without breaching secrecy.
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Something that needs to be definitely addressed in pledge (ahem... new member) education programs. I was taught as a young Entered Apprentice Mason on what is considered secret and what can be safely told to non-members:
"If it's written in the monitor of ceremonies, it can be told."
What is considered secret: the modes of recognitions (signs, tokens, grips etc.), the internal business of the chapter (business meetings, personal details of members living in the house.
Few don't take the time to really get the meaning of what (XYZ) fraternity means to him.
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