The Secret Service and Ritual

[DeltaBetaBaby]

In all practicality, does it matter that much if a non-member learns your ritual? Does that somehow take away from your experience?

I am with DU and AKL on this one.

Originally Posted by DeltaBetaBaby

In all practicality, does it matter that much if a non-member learns your ritual? Does that somehow take away from your experience?

I am with DU and AKL on this one.

Has anyone heard from wptw lately?

I don't mind if a non-member gets hold of my Ritual as long as it's not used maliciously -- certain websites from 2001 come to mind.

If a collector somehow comes across my Ritual and can appreciate the beauty in what is said in those words, I won't lose any sleep over it.

[jon1856]

Sort of in-line with the thread:
Bush twin robbed in restaurant

Our Foreign Staff
One of President Bush’s daughters had her mobile phone and purse stolen in Argentina, despite her heavy Secret Service protection.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...465869,00.html

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americ...rse/index.html

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/age...871456323.html

Originally Posted by jon1856

Sort of in-line with the thread:
Bush twin robbed in restaurant

Our Foreign Staff
One of President Bush’s daughters had her mobile phone and purse stolen in Argentina, despite her heavy Secret Service protection.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article...465869,00.html

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americ...rse/index.html

http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/age...871456323.html

Off-topic, but one of Bush's staffers got mugged and his nose broken at one of the Waikiki bars I frequent last night.

[ladygreek]

It happens at our national conventions and regional conferences because the hotel's/convention center's AV folx are in the room. Sure they hear it, but they do not know the symbolism behind what is being done and why. And if they are doing their job they aren't paying attention to what is being said, just to how it sounds and projects on the large screens.

Very honestly, watching someone else's Ritual would be boring to me in that it wouldn't make any sense to me.

[KSUViolet06]

Secret Service members wouldn't gain anything from seeing or hearing anyone's ritual.
Think about it, their JOB is to protect the person they are guarding.

If they are accurately performing their duties, they are most likely not paying attention to anything we are doing or saying unless it is threatening to the person they are protecting.

[BetteDavisEyes]

We had a lady from the church we were holding our New Member Pinning walk in. She was very nice about it & showed us how to properly lock the door from the inside to prevent it from happening again.

Also had a waiter accidentally walk into the wrong room holding a tray of food during a formal meeting. It was at the Student Union where the rooms don't lock well. One tug & the door opens. He looked confused, some girls looked panicked, & I started laughing.

[AChiOhSnap]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Secret Service members wouldn't gain anything from seeing or hearing anyone's ritual.
Think about it, their JOB is to protect the person they are guarding.

If they are accurately performing their duties, they are most likely not paying attention to anything we are doing or saying unless it is threatening to the person they are protecting.

I agree with you, and I actually think that SS would probably still monitor their protectee even if they were standing outside her sorority chapter room while ritual was being conducted. Not to like, glean the inner workings of Theta but because they care way more about the president's daughter than they do about her sorority.

I know people said that SS were forced to stand outside, but I wouldn't be at all surprised if the agents put the chapter room under surveillance via hidden video camera or audio monitoring or something. My best guess is that the secret service is watching their charges in all sorts of ways all the time, even if they or their friends are not aware of it.

I have a vague inclination that the secretive and sacred nature of sorority ritual means squat to the United States secret service.