Rituals Outside?

[Titchou]

Well, our inspiration isn't secret. I wasn't think about secret ritual...there are public ones...ones you do at things pledges can attend...memorials, etc...

[DrPhil]

And there are places outside that are quite guarded. People have private property, high fenced yards, and neighbors miles away. We aren't talking about initiation outside of Whole Foods.

I would never want our private ritual of chicken legging and goat milking to be viewed by the public. Our public ritual of ox tailing is fair game.

[ZetaPhi708]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

And there are places outside that are quite guarded. People have private property and fenced yards. We aren't talking about initiation outside of Whole Foods.

I would never want our private ritual of chicken legging and goat milking to be viewed by the public. Our public ritual of ox tailing is fair game.

QUOTE OF THE NIGHT. I'M DONE.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by Titchou

Well, our inspiration isn't secret. I wasn't think about secret ritual...there are public ones...ones you do at things pledges can attend...memorials, etc...

We do have Candlelighting ceremony at convention that is fantastic outside. I've seen it in Phoenix against the Camelback mountain and in Tucson against a backdrop of mountains with our logo in lights projected on the mountains. The ceremony is open to the public. AZ Theta and AZ-Alpha Xi attended the Tucson ceremony with me. It's just not the same when it's inside. It really loses something in translation.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ZetaPhi708

Side-swerve: with due respect to each organization on here, does your GLO have public ceremonies that can be attended by family members, friends, co-workers outside of the GLO?

There's at least one thread on that, maybe more. Maybe later I can look.

[ZetaPhi708]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

There's at least one thread on that, maybe more. Maybe later I can look.

I will look also; apologizes if the thread exists already.

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ZetaPhi708

I will look also; apologizes if the thread exists already.

Well, I have looked some and can't find it; maybe it's just buried in a thread somewhere, though I know it's been talked about. Hmmm.

The pledging/new member/associate member ceremonies of a number of groups are open—Lambda Chi and KA Order come to mind as examples.

We have open versions of our Founder's Day ceremony and our memorial ceremony.

[aephi alum]

Our Founders' Day, chapter installation, and memorial ceremonies are open. Ribboning, pinning, and initiation are closed to all but initiated members and new members.