THE Pi Bappa Alpha Fraternity RITUAL &PART PART IL. PART U1, PART IV. PART V PART VI PART VII. PART VIL. PART IX, . PART X, Table of Contents Poreword — .. Care of Ritual. Opening Ceremony 1. Chapter meetings 2. Conventions 3. Supreme Council Meeting Admission Ceremony ee eee Reception Ceremony... = % 1, Visiting 8.M.C.s of Chapters 2 District Officers 3 National Officers Installation of Officers 4, Chapter Officers 2 National Officers Pledging Ceremony . cee Initiatory Ceremony Preparations sald Section 1 : ae 13 Section 2) 1s Preparatory Ins 16 Initiatory Ceremony 2» Section 1 20 Section 2 a Installation Ceremony for New Chapters... 43 Closing Ceremony .. Bauer. Memorial ServiceForeword ‘The Ritual of Pi Kappa Alpha is simple. Tts principles form the basework of the idealism that has been built up during the life of the Fraternity, The general purpose of this Ritual is to furnish an orderly procedure in demonstrating the true meaning of Pi Kappa Alpha, Great care and attention have been given to the details and specifi instructions have been written to prevent confusion. It is recom: mended that each Chapter use constantly the appropriate ceremonies and that special effort should be made to exemplity the various cere- monies in a dignified manner. . 1m thls revision ofthe Ritual, ft has been the purpose of the Ritual Committee not to alter any of the traditions of the Fraternity nor to remove or to add any fundamental part of any ceremony. We have atterapted to clarify the obscure, to simplify, to explain and to dignify. ‘The purpose of the Initiatory Ceremony is to put fundamental principles and high idealiam into dramatic form and thereby to create in the mind of the initiate an emotional state that will become a life- long driving force in the eniulatioti of that idealiare: For this reason, and out of reverence for tradition, it is proper that _great time and effort be given so that the ceremonies may be effec tively presented, ‘Those wha have studied and worked with the Ritual have been refreshed by the privilege of working together in the spirit of ¢ca.