[17906] in APO-L
Re: induction vs. initiation
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (T.J. Salter)
Wed Dec 10 10:58:43 1997
Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 10:55:34 -0500
Reply-To: "T.J. Salter" <tsalter@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
From: "T.J. Salter" <tsalter@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199712101525.KAA30870@moose.uvm.edu>
Here at Alpha Gamma Eta usually have to to a second to think about which
one we are talking about, they we usually say the wrong one. Vivs that was
the first time I've heard induction referring to becoming a pledge and it
making sense. inducted into pledgeship, but most wont think of that. when
I first heard induction all I could think of was, was the hall of fame.
you are inducted and you are part of it forever. when inducted in APO, for
whatever reason you may choose not to finish pledging, thus you never
become an official part of the group. on the flip side when I think of
initiation I think of orientation at school a kind of here is a trial run
and here's all the info you are going to need to survive and do well
here. unofficially we just call them the pledge ceremony and the
brotherhood ceremony.
that is just where I'm coming from on that issue
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On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Jonathan Whitall wrote:
> > Ok, better question
> > Why do so many chapters call the "Brotherhood Initiation Ritual" inductions?
> > rushee's are inducted into pledgeship
> > pledges (well, neophytes really, being post vote) are initiated into
> > Brotherhood, and Brothers are installed into office.
> > The first is up for debate, the other two (Initiation, Installation) are
> > definitely formalized within APO documents...
> > I find it interesting that so many posted it and so many said inducted....
> > Vivs
> >
>
> I think the real reason behind this is that we can't keep them straight.
> For whatever reason, there is about a 60% chance for members to refer to
> initiation as induction. Usually someone will correct him/her, and then
> we'll all laugh because we all have trouble remembering the proper name.
>
> Are there any other chapters with this problem?
>
> Jonathan Whitall
> Mu Chapter
> Indiana University
>
