SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON POST-INITIATION REFLECTION
Welcome New Members
& Congratulations!
WHAT IS OUR RITUAL?
Discussion for Newly Initiated Members
When you went through the Ritual, was it what you were expecting? How or how not?
WHAT IS OUR RITUAL?
Discussion for Newly Initiated Members
When you went through the Ritual, was it what you were expecting? How or how not?
Discussion for Previously Initiated Members
What do you recall from your initiation and what were your thoughts and feelings?
WHAT IS OUR RITUAL?
Discussion for Newly Initiated Members
When you went through the Ritual, was it what you were expecting? How or how not?
Discussion for Previously Initiated Members
What do you recall from your initiation and what were your thoughts and feelings?
Group Discussions
Based on the Ritual, what are some of the things that we value as an organization?
How should we treat each other as brothers?
THE TRUE GENTLEMAN
THE TRUE GENTLEMAN IS THE MAN WHOSE CONDUCT PROCEEDS FROM GOOD WILL AND AN ACUTE SENSE OF PROPRIETY, AND WHOSE SELF-CONTROL IS EQUAL TO ALL EMERGENCIES; WHO DOES NOT MAKE THE POOR MAN CONSCIOUS OF HIS POVERTY, THE OBSCURE MAN OF HIS OBSCURITY, OR ANY MAN OF HIS INFERIORITY OR DEFORMITY; WHO IS HIMSELF HUMBLED IF NECESSITY COMPELS HIM TO HUMBLE ANOTHER; WHO DOES NOT FLATTER WEALTH, CRINGE BEFORE POWER, OR BOAST OF HIS OWN POSSESSIONS OR ACHIEVEMENTS; WHO SPEAKS WITH FRANKNESS BUT ALWAYS WITH SINCERITY AND SYMPATHY; WHOSE DEED FOLLOWS HIS WORD; WHO THINKS OF THE RIGHTS AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS, RATHER THAN HIS OWN; AND WHO APPEARS WELL IN ANY COMPANY, A MAN WITH WHOM HONOR IS SACRED AND VIRTUE SAFE.
JOHN WALTER WAYLAND
THE TRUE GENTLEMAN
THE TRUE GENTLEMAN IS THE MAN WHOSE CONDUCT PROCEEDS FROM GOOD WILL AND AN ACUTE SENSE OF PROPRIETY, AND WHOSE SELF-CONTROL IS EQUAL TO ALL EMERGENCIES; WHO DOES NOT MAKE THE POOR MAN CONSCIOUS OF HIS POVERTY, THE OBSCURE MAN OF HIS OBSCURITY, OR ANY MAN OF HIS INFERIORITY OR DEFORMITY; WHO IS HIMSELF HUMBLED IF NECESSITY COMPELS HIM TO HUMBLE ANOTHER; WHO DOES NOT FLATTER WEALTH, CRINGE BEFORE POWER, OR BOAST OF HIS OWN POSSESSIONS OR ACHIEVEMENTS; WHO SPEAKS WITH FRANKNESS BUT ALWAYS WITH SINCERITY AND SYMPATHY; WHOSE DEED FOLLOWS HIS WORD; WHO THINKS OF THE RIGHTS AND FEELINGS OF OTHERS, RATHER THAN HIS OWN; AND WHO APPEARS WELL IN ANY COMPANY, A MAN WITH WHOM HONOR IS SACRED AND VIRTUE SAFE.
JOHN WALTER WAYLAND
Select a line that means the most to you individually and share it with those in your group. Each person should select one line and share.
OATHS
Which of these oaths resonate with you most?
Which of these oaths seem harder or require extra attention?
QUESTIONS?