Fraternity and Sorority members to not pray to mythological gods and goddesses. These mythological personalities serve to remind us of the high moral standars by which we should live in service to the world and our Fraternity. For example, ZTA's "patron" ooddess is Themis, the goddess of justice and truth. In our creed, ritual and open motto we strive to live truthfully and honestly.
The rituals of most Greek orgs are based on 19th Century Christian theology. There are exceptions, such as the traditionally Jewish fraternities and sororities and the non-sectarian groups that use no religion whatsoever in their rituals. This is open knowledge and you don't have to "see" the rituals to find this out.
Asking to see a copy of rituals serves no purpose. If the other groups are like ours, the chapter only owns one copy of a ritual book and it is kept in safety by the Ritual Chairperson. There's no way that most of the people here would give you their rituals, out of loyalty to their fraternity.
Some groups don't even write down their ritual - it is passed down as an oral history. Delta Upsilon's ritual is public - anyone can attend their ceremonies.
If you feel that Greeks are "un-godly", why do you bother posting here? You won't change us, we won't change your opinion and everything remains status quo. It's about as pointless as the Baptists wanting to convert all the Jews, Hindus and Buddhists.
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