Rituals

[Kevin]

Any initiate of Sigma Nu that reveals ANYTHING about our ritual or secrets would be expelled from Sigma Nu.

You'd know why if you were a Sigma Nu.

[piphisecrets]

Originally posted by MoxieGrrl
Have any of you ever found out, accidentially or otherwise, a part of another GLO's ritual? How did it make you feel?

Just a hint if you do a search under Chi Omega or Sigma Chi under this topic in a search engine you are bound to find out something.

[bcdphie]

A few years back I girl I know was very adament about showing me the Sigma Chi handshake. I remember it very well - she just grabbed my hand, but I yanked it away quickly. I told her I had no interest in seeing this suppossed hand shake. She didn't undestand when I tried to explain to her that it was totally disrespectful to want to find out about orgs rituals, and in my case especially Sigma Chi since because all my good friends, boyfriend and now brother are all Sigs.

[RockChalk]

Once on a random net surf, I came across a site for a chapter of Theta Chi. There was a link on the main page called "Theta Chi secrets." When you clicked on the link, it took you to a list of obviously bogus secrets like "we only eat on Tuesday" and "when we run into a brother, we start beating the crap out of him. He's supposed to say, 'Ow! Quit it! Ow! Quit it!'" Then you scrolled down to the bottom of the page and it says, "What, you didn't think we'd *really* give away our secrets, did you?" It was pretty funny.

Anyway, that's as close as I've ever gotten to learning somebody's ritual.

[Tom Earp]

Just PM me about LXA Ritual! I will be more than Happy To Tell You to F OFF!

I would not let my Ex Wife look into the trunks that held the Gear for fear of Divorce! Yes I would have!

If you for some stange reason want to give up your Ritual Secrets, that is your choice but your stupidity!

That is the Bonding for your Org and No one else!

While I may Know certain things about someone, that is my business, not anyone elses!

[Lady Pi Phi]

I would be very offended if another member of a different Greek Organization shared his or her GLO's secrets with me or asked me to share with them my secrets.
However, I find that it is people that are not members of a GLO that are always asking questions. When I told my non-greek friends that I had finally inititated they asked me, "What did you have to do, did you have to eat fish, blah, blah, blah, etc, etc. etc. And I was like I can't tell you about my initiation." And they didn't seem to understand why it was such a big secret. I found it very difficult to explain to them why it was so important that it was kept between my sisters and I. Another non-greek friend, asked me what my letters meant and I said Pi Beta Phi, and she was like but what does that mean. And jokingly I said I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you. She laughed and then asked again it was difficult for her to understand why I couldn't tell her. When people ask me what I had to do when I initiated all I say to them, is there was no hazing, but I can't tell you anymore than that. If you really want to know our secrets then why don't you rush, maybe you'll initiate and become part of the special bond we share.

Pi Phi Love aand Mine,

Emily

P.S if you find that there are people who really need to see a ritual then tell them to go and see the Delta Upsilons. They're a non secret fraternity

[ROWDYsister]

Originally posted by Lady Pi Phi
However, I find that it is people that are not members of a GLO that are always asking questions.

I know what you mean! Only one of my friends from high school and my mom have ever questioned me about an inscription and they didn't get it when I couldn't tell them, because of fraternal secrecy. My friend said, "Why does it matter? I'm not going to care about what it means, and none of your sisters are around." I told her, "That's exactly why I can't tell you...it doesn't mean anything to you and my sisters trust me to not share anything."

My mom was like, "But I'm your mother!" and I shook my head sympathetically and said, "I'm sorry mom, but you're not a Pi Phi."

[ohdollypop]

I've always wondered whether or not initiations for the same sorority vary across campuses? I'm not asking for anyone to reveal anything, but do chapters personalize their initiations over time?

[jharb]

I know we were told during Initation that the first two days of ceremonies were Indiana Gamma specific ceremonies. Also that during the second day from a certain point onward it was the nationals initiation ceremony.

I thought this was pretty neat that our chapter had come up with it's own specific ritual.

Jess

[justamom]

I can't remember a single time my GDI (sorry if you hate the term)
roommates asked anything about AXO. Yet, there were girlfriends of the Sigma Chis who were hell bent on finding things out usually right after initiaton. It has a lot to do with maturity in my opinion. It's like "I've got a secret" in grade school.
Those who seek out the information must feel left out or empty somehow.

The important thing for everyone to remember is- The way you live your live is the only way the TRUE meaning of the ritual comes alive. It's "secrets" are revealed over and over to YOU and those who share in the meaning.

You may know the notes, but that doesn't mean you can sing.

[Optimist Prime]

My dad wanted to know my handshake and said i should be loyal to my first fraternity, my family. I was like...gonna raise the bs flag on that one, I will never tell anyone. Untill it is time to iniate them as brothers, that is. Obviously we tell our pledges after they're done pledging, otherwise no more fraternity.

[XOMichelle]

I think it's funny that everyone agrees they would be offended if someone told them their ritual. Although I might be a bit uncomfortable, I would still be curious.

My Dad told me one thing he used to do in college with his frat brothers. I thought it ws some kind of sick hazing tradition. When I met some DKE's on my campus (Dad was a DKE), I told him what my Dad's frat had done back in the day. After I finished my story, the guy I was talking to said, "So did your Dad say that was initation or something?" I was kinda shocked, I didn't think that could be an initation ceremony, and perhaps the guy said that to just to throw me off track. But I've been curious ever since to find out if my Dad actually did tell me some kind of ritual.

Anyway. I know it's not kosher to tell people your ritual, but even if a few things slip I don't think it takes away the meaning of the symbolism or the menaing of your org. So, loose lips won't be sinking any GLO's anytime soon.

[mmcline]

When i was a pledge, I was told about the Chi-o website that reveals rituals. I didn't look at it and There was no way I was telling my suitemates who were chi-os. I do know some rituals from people telling me, If they tell me it goes in one ear and out the other.

At our formal,last spring, the sisters left our dates alone and went off by ourselves to do a small private rituals. Several dates came out to spy and were caught. I honestly was extremely upset, not only b/c they heard things but b/c a couple were in frats and should know better. In my opinion, if you are in ANY GLO, you should know to respect other GLOs rituals, so if someone tells you, you don't say a word and forget about it.

[tkepunx]

Yeah, I wouldn't trust all the websites out there that claim to have greek secrets. A couple of the guys in my chapter went there, and told me about it. I did a search and found one with TKE "secrets", they were all just made up things, like the guys looked at our letters and tried to come up with what they would mean. So just remember, what you hear about another fraternity or sorority's ritual and secrets could just be total BS.

-Phil
TKE, Sigma Chi Chapter, UC Davis

Anyone else heard that the ritual of every GLO is on file at the Library of Congress? i dont' remember who told me that, but i went to the website one time, so see if they had our ritual, but all i ever found was the lyrics to some of the Sigma Nu songs.

Is this just another urban legend?

Kitso
KS 361