1. How to Present Meaningful Ritual
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2. How do I get to Carnegie Hall?
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Practice … Practice … Practice
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3. How do we present meaningful ritual?
Practice … Practice … Practice
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4. What does it mean to present meaningful ritual?
Thoroughly Prepared
Proper Equipment & Attire
Conducted in a professional/meaningful manner
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5. Thoroughly Prepared Schedule plenty of rehearsals
(spoken words and music)
1st rehearsals should be on book
Later rehearsals should be off book
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6. Collegiate members MUST memorize!
Memorized/Learned
Collegiate members MUST memorize!
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7. Memorized/Learned
Alumnae members are highly encouraged to memorize too!
However, in special circumstances exceptions may be made
Ritual is never to be read from the book!
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8. Memorization Ensure time for memorization Utilize Member Ritual books
Sign out Master books early
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9. Memorization (continued)
I forgot my lines, now what?
Do not panic, do not giggle, remain calm!
Look to your prompter for a cue!
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10. Memorization (continued)
I am the prompter (VPR), what do I do?
If someone pauses during their lines…
Give them a minute to think
If they need a cue they will look at you
“feed” them the next few words
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11. Memorization (continued)
I am the VPR so I am permitted to hold a ritual book … may I read my lines?
NO! Even though you are acting as the prompter, you may not read out of the book
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12. Memorization (continued)
No one expects memorization to be perfect!
We all make mistakes
It is the effort that counts
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13. Memorization (continued)
Memorization techniques …
(share various memorization techniques)
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14. Proper Equipment
Proper equipment is required for all initiation ceremonies!
Consult Master Ritual Book, p for a chart of equipment needed
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15. Proper Equipment (continued)
NO substitutions or additions!
Common mistakes …
Tray is not silver or silver color
Use of additional items not listed
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16. Proper Equipment (continued)
Ensure ALL items are present and in good working order prior to the actual ceremony
Ensure any extra items are obtained prior to the ceremony
(i.e. batteries, extension cords, etc.)
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17. Proper Attire Proper attire is required for all initiation ceremonies!
Consult Master Ritual Book, p for proper attire for Collegiate Initiation Ceremony
(participants and initiates)
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18. Proper Attire (continued)
Proper attire for audience members is ALWAYS badge attire
ONLY initiates are to wear white for the Collegiate Initiation Ceremony!
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19. Professional/meaningful manner
Conduct ritual ceremonies as if they were performances
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20. Professional/meaningful manner
Make eye contact
Look at each participant
Speak TO them
Make them feel involved
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21. Professional/meaningful manner
Take your time, DON’T rush!
Speak at a comfortable pace
Enunciate words
Be clear and understood
Take a deep breath, it’s not a race!
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22. Professional/meaningful manner
Use proper pronunciations!
When in doubt … look it up!
Consult the Master Ritual book, page 93 for Pronunciation Guide
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23. Professional/meaningful manner
Speak the words with feeling
Speak the words with the emotion in which our founders wrote them
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24. Final thoughts …
Perform each ceremony as if it were your own … done with love, feeling and emotion!
We each experience only ONE pledge ceremony, ONE Initiation, etc.
Ensure that each ceremony creates memories that will last a lifetime!
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