[13140] in APO-L
Re: Initiation Oath for Pledges?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Randy Finder)
Wed Nov 1 15:18:48 1995
Date: Wed, 1 Nov 1995 14:44:05 -0400
Reply-To: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
From: Randy Finder <naraht@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <01HX4R9WQ8CKQT8RZY@DRYCAS.CLUB.CC.CMU.EDU>
On Wed, 1 Nov 1995, Jonathan T. Alloy wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> In reading a review of the recent Region 3 conference, I came across the
> notion that the initiation oath should be part of pledges' education.
>
I missed the conference (unfortunately), but I think this came up on
APO-L over the summer. The general feeling is that it is certainly
allowed and encouraged to tell them. I know of at least two chapters that
hand out a slip of paper with the oath on it for the pledges to read
while they are filling out thier forms right before the initiation.
Someone can listen to the oath and then walk out (though I've never seen
anyone do so) without making the final commitment. So in that respect,
de facto, everything up to and including the pledge oath is public and
everything up to and including the inititation oath is available to those
who are pledges.
> If you have further information about this, please let me know. If this is
> in fact a requirement/suggestion/really good idea, please quote from where
> you know this.
>
I don't think this has ever been specifically stated. It is not in the
pledging standards.
> I am not opposed to the idea, but would like further clarification. I was under
> the impression that everything in the ritual book dealing with initiation was
> stricly for Brothers or neophytes.
Just remember a pledge(neophyte) could walk out upon hearing the oath
without taking it.....
YiLFS
Randy finder
Section 84 staff
>
> Thanks. In L,F,S,
>
> Jonathan
> Alpha Gamma Chi Pledgemaster
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> Jonathan T. Alloy * c2mxall@fre.fsu.umd.edu * (301) 689-3602
>
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