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Delta Sigma Theta Initiation Ritual

The President and presiding officers shall stand throughout the ceremony unless otherwise indicated in the ceremony President, * * *: Will the meeting please come to order. Sergeant-at-Arms, are we free from intrusion? Sergeant-at-Arms: Worthy President, we are free from intrusion. President: I light the torch of Wisdom. Lights the red taper. Vice-President: Our motto is “Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom.” Behold the Torch of Wisdom. Pointing to Red Taper. It burns whenever Delta women are assembled, and guides our footsteps as we work in the name of our sorority. As college educated women, holding the torch aloft, we seek to use our trained intellect toward the advancement of intellectual, social, and spiritual pursuits in the service of mankind. President: Is there new business? Secretary: Worthy President and sorors, there await without those who would join our sisterhood. President: Sorors, you hear the words of our secretary. What is your pleasure? Soror Vice-President, do those without give evidence of being worthy to join our sisterhood? Have they been examined diligently? Vice-President: We have examined them diligently and we believe them worthy to be admitted. President: Have they satisfied our financial requirements? Treasurer: Worthy President, they have satisfied these requirements. President: Sergeant-at-Arms, permit those who are without to enter. Sergeant-at-Arms opens the door and candidates enter. Here it is important that music be played. The Delta Choir may hum Delta Sigma Theta, or there may be soft organ, piano, or record background music. Music stops after candidates line up. Dean of Pledges: Worthy President, I present these candidates for admission to our sisterhood. President: We are assembled on the most serious occasion in the cycle of our sorority-life – the induction of new members into Delta Sigma Theta. The Dean of Pledges and sorors responsible for your probationary activities have indicated the sorors of … Chapter that you have fulfilled the necessary requirements for membership into our sorority. As we proceed in this ceremony will each of you pause to consider this question: “De you of your own free will and accord seek admission into Delta Sigma Theta Sorority?” Candidates: I do. President: You seek of your own free will admission to our sisterhood and we agree to accept you. You are about to take upon yourselves vows and obligations from which you can never b