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davidrostowsky | February 5, 2010 at 10:16 pm
A typical week in the life of most fraternity members on campus involves a weekly ritual known as chapter. Chapter occurs once a week in my house where brothers meet and discuss the past week and upcoming events of the fraternity. Within the general ritual of chapter there is many different smaller rituals that go on. Typically our chapter will start with the president giving an update of the important events surrounding our chapter. This will include a recap of any social events such as a party, brotherhood events and notify us of any important activities that are upcoming. Afterward we receive an update of our budgetary status from our treasurer. Each council gives a variety of updates including social events, athletic activities and a menu for the week. After these relatively mundane tasks are performed and details are discussed and debated and ultimately exhausted we move on to my favorite part of the meeting, good and welfare. Good and Welfare is a time for all brothers to share stories of the past week. Good, funny, stupid, or congratulatory these stories are what help to make fraternal ties so strong. These stories range from telling of a night out in college town to eating at Doug’s fish fry. To finish our chapter we nominate a brother of the week, someone who has done something stupid, or funny, or helpful to the house. This person in a typical collegiate fashion chug a beer while we toast them. These stories are what makes the fraternity so strong and why these strangers become friends for life. Chapter is another ritual that creates the fraternal bond. In addition to formals, date nights, parties, chapters are another ritual where frat brothers are able to come together. To round out the meeting we conclude with our fraternal song concluding another fraternal ritual.