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All
the Greek organizations on your campus maintain a Creed or Mission Statement
that guides the principles of their chapter.
Many of the values they espouse are similar in nature.
Click here for an
all-encompassing Greek Community Mission Statement.
Perhaps
you have heard the popular myth that all fraternity and sorority rituals are
placed within the Library of Congress. Click here
to learn more.
In order
to assess your member’s opinions and feelings about your chapter’s Ritual
and the way it is presently executed, the best way is to anonymously collect
feedback. Click here
for a sample questionnaire you may use.
If you would like to facilitate a Ritual Discussion with your
chapter, click here for a
sample exercise with discussion questions.
Many
chapters encourage all members to sign a “Code of Standards” that creates
mutual accountability between the members and the chapter. To learn how to create a set of chapter standards, click here.
We also have two sample versions of such a document.
Feel free to use or modify these templates for your chapter.
Did you know that not all Greek Rituals are secret?
Delta Upsilon International Fraternity is one such organization.
Their chapter rituals are open to the public.
You can read about their Pledge Pinning ceremony at the following web
page. http://www.deltau.org/chapter_resources/pledge_education/pledgin.htm
The North-American Interfraternity Conference has a great
video available entitled Sharing My Ritual. “This video explores the
meaning of ritual, the role it should play in our lives, and how we can best
understand and apply the teachings of our ceremonies. This is an excellent
post-initiation resource or resource for upper-classmen programming.” You can
contact the NIC at (317) 872-1112 or e-mail them at nic@nicindy.org
There are a number of excellent books available about Greek
life, values, hazing, Greek history, rituals, etc. These are a few that we
recommend. Please contact us if
you believe we have excluded a great resource and would like to see it added.
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