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Being realistic, in an organization like Delt which is rapidly closing on its 150th anniversary with 140,000-plus initiated members, the thought that secrets (probably all of them) get out at one time or another shouldn't be a surprize. I suspect that's true of every fraternity and sorority.
It is important to me that I protect our secrets, but if someone else decides, for whatever reason, to publish everything there's simply nothing I can do about it. I wouldn't be happy, but still powerless.
In the final analysis, it's not whether your Ritual, etc. are an absolute secret -- but rather how you feel about it, and how to live up to the meaning and intent. At least that's how I feel about it.
BTW, our colors, flower, open motto and a few other things are not secret. We have a pre-initiation ceremony called The Rite of Iris which is also not secret. Some chapters don't even do it.
Finally, I'm not really interested in other groups secrets. What good does it do me to know them -- except to try to be "one up" on someone else. So what?
ETA there are some groups (I think DU is one of them, who are completely non-secret. That's OK, too.
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DeltAlum
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The above is the opinion of the poster which may or may not be based in known facts and does not necessarily reflect the views of Delta Tau Delta or Greek Chat -- but it might.
Last edited by DeltAlum; 07-17-2004 at 11:53 AM.
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