Lavalier?

[Tulip86]

I wasn't allowed to show my NM book to anyone, we were not allowed to talk about our new member period to anyone (no specifics anyway, just the basics like "we learn about the history, the songs" etc.)

I did find that some people (mostly non-members) are very interested in what a NM period is about, but it's always the same stupid questions ("do they haze you?" etc.)

It sometimes is a problem if a NM quits, but we trust them not to tell anything, and if they do: well, ritual isn't shared untill initiation so they can't tell the really important things.

[TSteven]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Nothing in the AOII new member manual is secret. If it were, you'd run the risk of divulging information to women who might not end up getting initiated into the fraternity. I didn't show my manual to anyone else because they wouldn't be interested, not because they couldn't see what was in it. A lot of the NPC groups now have their new member information on their webpages. Chi Omega has a huge amount of information for their new members easily accessible by nonmembers on their website. It's just basic history, etc. That being said, the new member programs are much more than just the manuals distributed to the sisters and the tests given on that material.

This applies to the situations I described. The materials I used to help my friends study were considered public and from what I recall, considered basic history and information of the specific GLO. Nothing secrete was divulged in any materials that I read.

For what it is worth, the following is from the Sigma Chi website regarding the Fraternity’s pledge manual.

Sigma Chi's reference manual, The Norman Shield is distributed to undergraduates at the beginning of pledgeship. It is also available for anyone who is interested in the Fraternity. It contains history and information about Sigma Chi and is published every two years.

Frankly, I am happy and proud to share my copy of the The Norman Shield with anyone who may be interested in reading about Sigma Chi Fraternity. But as KSUViolet06 noted above, nobody has asked to read it nor have I suggested others do so.