[20125] in APO-L
Re: rededication
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kegan J. Baird)
Fri Feb 5 15:00:15 1999
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:01:02 -0700
Reply-To: Kegan Baird <kxbaird@USWEST.COM>
From: "Kegan J. Baird" <kxbaird@USWEST.COM>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
In regards to the re-dedication ceremony in Lee's Brotherhood 401 workshop, I
asked him just after the convention if there was a modular form of the workshop
and the ceremony. He told me that he feels that modularization and scripting
ruin the spirit of the workshop, a thought that I have come to agree with. I
changed my request for just the rededication ceremony, and he gave me
instructions for making my own. If Lee approves, I can send those instructions
to you.
In terms of a re-dedication ceremony, however, the big thing that Lee is getting
at, and something that I think should be key in doing a rededication, is that
the ceremony should be personalized to the chapter. Obviously, there will need
to be a fraternity-wide re-dedication for the 75th anniversary, but a chapter's
own R-D ceremony should be a unique reflection of the chapter itself.
The clif-notes version of what Lee sent me is this. You should choose some
single concept like brotherhood or need or humility, something simple but
meaningful. Write a short introduction that focuses on that term and how it
relates to APO. Get 4 or 5 brothers together and ask them how the single
concept relates to their experiences in APO. Write a short section for each of
them relating their experiences to the concept. Finish with a conclusion, then
add stage directions as needed. Practice it with some people and iron out the
kinks. Steal what you need to from the pledge and activation ceremonies.
A re-dedication doesn't need to be overly complex, just personal. When writing
it, think of a couple writing their marriage vows. Different couples have
different vows because they find differing things meaningful. The same should
be true for a chapter. Every chapter has different things that are special to
it, and a re-dedication serves to remind everybody in the chapter what a special
thing APO is and why they pledged to serve in APO in the first place.
And now I'll stop rambling. :)
-Kegan Baird
Sec.30 Chair
