IME Oral

Lamp

the emblem of the highest virtue which our Fraternity bids us keep closest to our heart.

Lamp speech

“Let your light so shine before men that they may see you good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven“

Ladder

which recalls to us the ____ which Jacob saw ascending from earth unto Heaven and typifies the seven cardinal virtues: Prudence, Humility, Chastity, Obedience, Faith, Hope, and Charity.

Rule

which teaches us to guide our own lives according to rule and line with self-control and sweetness while following toward others the Golden Rule of tolerance and judgment restrained by love.

Sword

This is the Sword, guarding our Constitution and Ritual reminding us of those truly fraternal virtues, silence and circumspection.

I hereby solemnly swear always to cherish in my heart…

a feeling of fraternity and love

for all who now are, or may ever be in time to come…

sworn members of this Fraternity;

To abide by all the regulations of the society, now and forever,

and never at anytime, under any circumstances

whatsoever, to break my bond with it

or to divulge its secrets

Ritual symbols which represent our values

lamp, ladder, rule, sword

grip

Felay - meelay - chiray w fancy handshake

English password

Friends rejoice greatly

Greek password

Fee-lay mah-lah chi-ray

English motto

Charity vaunteth not itself

Greek motto

Ah-gah-pay oo pair-pair oo e-tie

English chapter sub-motto

Together We Are More

Once More United 1st verse

Once more united,

Faith and friendship plighted,

Join in entreating,

Peace to this our meeting.

This hour of union,

This space of sweet communion,

Alpha, we give to thee.

Once More United 2nd verse

Let no intrusion

Of the day’s confusion

Naught inharmonious

Here come upon us

One light for guiding

One thought abiding

Thy name sweet charity.

Once More United 3rd verse

Ere our disbanding

In they shelter standing

Our pledges we renew

Alpha thy work to do.

Thy precepts to observe,

Faithfully thee to serve

Alpha, eternally.