[13164] in APO-L
Re: The letters, Crest, rituals and pledges
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Jeffrey N Woodford)
Thu Nov 2 10:49:13 1995
Date: Thu, 2 Nov 1995 09:45:49 -0600
Reply-To: Jeffrey N Woodford <jwoodfor@UNLGRAD1.UNL.EDU>
From: Jeffrey N Woodford <jwoodfor@UNLGRAD1.UNL.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <9511020725.AA01683@unlgrad1.unl.edu> from "Roger Lee Stearns
Jr." at Nov 2, 95 01:24:36 am
> This is just my personal feeling on the meaning behind our name and our
> crest. The pledges see these all throughout their pledging, its
> everywhere. But we don't tell them what it means until the activation
> ceremony.
>
> Personally I think that is wrong. I think we should be telling them what
> the ritual says it means, so they can learn and reflect upon that while
> they are pledges. I think we'll all agree that it is a very important
> part of the Fraternity. So why don't we cover this in the pledge program?
If we tell the pledges everything up front, then what would be the
significance of becoming a brother?
Simply curious,
-Jeff
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Jeffrey N. Woodford | Alumnus, Kappa Chapter, Carnegie Mellon Univ.
jwoodfor@unlgrad1.unl.edu | Brother, Alpha Sigma Chapter, Univ. of NE-Lincoln
Physical Chemistry Graduate TA...er, Slave...no, Student, yeah, that's it
