[17932] in APO-L
Re: initiation / OA
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Alpha Phi Omega)
Fri Dec 12 15:11:11 1997
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 15:07:43 -0500
Reply-To: Alpha Phi Omega <apo@indiana.edu>
From: Alpha Phi Omega <apo@indiana.edu>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <199712101816.NAA28018@tools.ecn.purdue.edu>
On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, Barton Mc Laughlin wrote:
> Up here in Alpha Gamma land we call the becoming-a-pledge ceremony Tapout,
> which brings in the Order of the Arrow connotations and meaning, and the
Then I'm not the only one who has noticed the striking similarities
between initiation and the Ordeal Ceremony in the Order of the Arrow.
I don't know if there are any policies about discussing the initiation
ritual on the list, but if anyone would like to take the discussion
offline, I would be very interested to hear what others have to say about
this.
Jonathan
Mu Chapter
Indiana University
