Phi Mu Fraternity invites all interfraternal Greek organizations and campuses with a fraternity/sorority community to join Phi Mu by participating in the third annual National Ritual Celebration Week, March 3 - 3, 2013. The week will once again include the National Panhellenic Conference's International Badge Day on Monday, March 4, 2013.

This website will continue to be a resource for all inter/national Greek organizations that would like ritual programming. Feel free to continue to use any or all of the provided materials outside of National Ritual Celebration week to:

• Create activities and discussions that will encourage your members to reflect on why fraternities/sororities have rituals
• Reflect on why fraternities and sororities were founded
• Explore what it means to live by one's ritual
• Learn how to celebrate being a part of an interfraternal community
• Discuss what being a member of an organization with a ritual means.

To learn more about how National Ritual Week was created, click here.

National Ritual Celebration Week 2012
Partners
If you are interested in participating in National Ritual Celebration Week 2013, contributing to the resource materials, have questions or want to brainstorm ideas please contact Gabby Leon, Director of Programming and Leadership Development, at gleon@phimu.org or 770-632-2101.

Inter/National Organization		Fraternity/Sorority Community Partner	Fraternity/Sorority Campus Community	Individuals
Alpha Chi Omega		Association of Fraternal Leadership Values (AFLV)	Drexel University	Mari Ann Callais, Ph.D.
Alpha Delta Pi		Association of Fraternity/Sorority Advisers (AFA)	Florida Atlantic University College Panhellenic Association and Interfraternity Council	Rachel Westra Marsh
Alpha Epsilon Phi		CAMPUSPEAK	George Mason University	Scott Clark
Alpha Omicron Pi		College Lifestyles	New Jersey Institute of Technology	TJ Sullivan
Alpha Phi		Group Interactive Networks, Inc. (The GIN System)	Missouri State University
Alpha Sigma Alpha		National Panhellenic Conference (NPC)	Oregon State University
Alpha Sigma Tau		North-American Greek Association (NGLA)	University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign
Alpha Tau Omega		North-American Interfraternity Conference (NIC)	University of Missouri Kansas City
Delta Delta Delta		Order of Omega	University of North Florida Panhellenic Council
Delta Gamma		Phired Up Productions	University of Oregon
Delta Phi Epsilon		Southeastern Panhellenic Association (SEPA)	Virginia Commonwealth University - Alpha Sigma Alpha Chapter
Kappa Alpha Theta		Southeastern Interfraternity Conference (SEIFC)	Wright State University
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Pi Beta Phi
Phi Delta Theta
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Sigma Kappa Sorority
Sigma Nu Fraternity, Inc.
Sigma Sigma Sigma
Sigma Tau Gamma
Theta Delta Sigma
Zeta Tau Alpha

Resources
These resources have been created by Phi Mu Fraternity, other inter/national Greek organizations and  individuals in the interfraternal community. The files can be used as-is or edited for your organization. If your organization does participate, please send pictures and program details afterwards to Gabby Leon at gleon@phimu.org.

Each file is listed individually below and will open in Microsoft Word or Adobe Reader.

Program Materials and Graphics

• Ritual Week Logo Color
  
• Ritual Week Logo Black and White
  
• Ritual Week Bookmark - can be used for marketing and public relations before and during National Ritual Celebration Week
  
• Sample Press Release - can be used for marketing and public relations before and during National Ritual Celebration Week
• Twitter hashtag - #NRCW2012  
• Tweet Us #NRCW 2012 Image - Tweet Us image for websites
  
• Facebook Page Posts - can be used for marketing and public relations during National Ritual Celebration Week
  

Articles
These articles can be shared and discussed with the chapter as a group or emailed to members to read on their own time.

• Secret Thoughts of the Ritual - written by Dr. Edward King, Sigma Chi Fraternity
  
• Stop Blaming the Media Blog Post- written by Spencer Montgomery, Sigma Nu Fraternity
  
• Greeks on a Bad Pedestal
  
• Living_Our_Ritual - this article about Ritual appeared in the Fall/Winter 2011 Alpha Omicron Pi magazine
• Fraternity...the Starbucks way - written by David Stollman, a co-founder of CAMPUSPEAK, a full-time speaker and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon.  Learn about his speaking here.

Programs - Fraternity/Sorority Councils and/or Communities

• Drexal Universirty Fraterntiy and Sorority Life 2012 NRCW Plan
  
• Community Creed - activity to create a Creed based on the Creeds of members of the council or fraternity/sorority community
• PHA Creed Example - Missouri State University
  
• Values Activity - activity to create values and ideas for the council or fraternity/sorority community 
• Founders Ritual Award - an outline to create a Founders Ritual Award
• Ritual Video - - walks you step by step through creating a video about Ritual for your council or community 
  • Panhellenic Council Video at Elmhurst University 
  • Secret Thoughts of Ritual Video
  • NRCW 2012 by Georgia College State University Phi Mu Chapter
  • Living the Ritual Video (North-American Interfraternity Conference)  
  • You are Always Wearing your Letters (Delta Zeta, Grand Valley State) 
  • Greeks for Good 
  • NRCW 2012 by Georgia State University Phi Mu Chapter
  • Zeta Tau Alpha member at Wright State University reflects on her values from Zeta Tau Alpha
    

Activities/Programs

• Chapter Ritual Questionnaire - this can be passed out to members to give them the chance to reflect on how they see the chapter when it comes to practicing ritual
  
• Connecting With Chapters of the Same Affiliation - an activity to learn about other chapters in your organization
  
• Discussion Topics and Questions - list of questions that can be used to start a conversation about ritual and values-based organizations
  
• Founders Ritual Award - an outline to create a founders ritual award
  
• How to Evaluate the Role of Ritual - an activity that will allow members to see priorities in the chapter
  
• Reviewing the Creed - a guide to review your organization's creed
  
• Ritual Assessment - an assessment for members to learn where ritual stands within the chapter
  
• Ritual Chairman Best Practices - tips for the ritual chairman
  
• Ritual: Consistent/Inconsistent Conversation - information for a conversation exploring ritual
  
• Ritual Jenga  - a fun game to play
  
• Ritual Jeopardy - a fun game to play
• Ritual Just Live It - list of items for members and chapters to incorporate ritual
  
• Ritual Review - list of possible items to review with the chapter
  
• Ritual Video - walks you step by step through creating a video about Ritual for your chapter
  
• #RitualChat Activity - an online activity to spark Ritual conversation
  
• Using Music for Ritual Education - list of songs that can be used to focus members on a ritual experience